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Consulting Firms 101 Video Series

Management Consulted

There are 3 different tiers of consulting firms – Top 3 Firms, Big 4 firms, and Tier 2 firms – and there are pros and cons for working at each level. In this video series, we compare the firms using 6 different metrics: Branding/prestige. Top 3 Firms: McKinsey, Bain, and BCG. business consulting' Interviews.

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2016 Top 10 U.S. MBA programs for Management Consulting

Management Consulted

Going to a top notch business school to get an MBA is high on the list for many aspiring consultants, especially those based in or desiring to work in the U.S. MBA programs should you apply to if you want the best inroads to consulting? MBA programs for Management Consulting – and the results may surprise you.

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A Commercial Pilot’s 2-Year Plan to Break into Consulting

Management Consulted

Beau approached us a few months ago to ask about breaking into consulting. He had the epiphany that consulting was his calling in life, and went searching for details – finding MC in the process. We’ve got your resume to go through, and as I gather you have a whole bunch of questions about consulting. Is that right?

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8 Example Case Interview Questions

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They want you to estimate the market demand for cell phones over the next 30 years and tell them if there is a market for this invention (and prove it) – Bain Case. They just invented the cellular phone 3 years ago. What’s wrong with this conclusion? What should he do differently tomorrow? – McKinsey Case.

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The Top 8 Undergrad Consulting Majors

Management Consulted

As consulting has become more popular (frantically so), we are getting increasing numbers of emails from undergrads – and even high schoolers – begging the question – if you want to break into consulting, what should you major in – and what majors are deal-breakers?

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Consulting Case Anatomy – A Simple Breakdown

Management Consulted

As a prospective consultant, one of the things that can seem the most mysterious in the case study prep process is wondering what the interviewer is going to ask you next. Bain and Monitor-Deloitte use a blend of the 2 styles, and many other firms trend toward interviewee-led – it’s easier to implement. 1 – The Background.

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Consultant Ninja: Signs of Crunch Time: Management Consulting Blog

Consultant Ninja

Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Countdown metric unit shrinking. ["96 Posted by Consultant Ninja. Posted by Consultant Ninja. Consultant Insider.