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Travel, Training and Mentorship

Tom Spencer

Three significant aspects in the life of a management consultant: travel, training and mentorship. When it comes to travel, different consulting firms have different policies. Bain and BCG often spend a lot of time with the client at the beginning and end of the project but less time in between. Image Source: Flickr ).

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Management Consulting

CaseInterview.com

They evaluate issues that the client is facing and help them develop action plans for improvement. This may involve traveling to the client’s site to collect data, interview employees, and examine daily operations. I always develop specific criteria to measure the success of my recommendations.

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Why I Never Wanted to Be a Consultant: Confessions of a Bain Consultant

Management Consulted

This is Part 2 of a 12-part “Transparency” series, tracing Jenny Rae’s slightly crazy life from her early (5-year-old) roots in business to her travels and then to Bain and beyond. I had never before been to the developing world – Jackson, Mississippi was the closest I’d ever come. Then, enjoy! ** .

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in San Francisco

Management Consulted

Bain & Company , One Embarcadero Center, Suite 3400, San Francisco, CA, 94111. There is so much hype about Bain in the consulting world, it shouldn’t surprise you that it sits pretty on our list at #1. Vault recognized Bain as the “Best place to work in 2015” in the entire U.S. San Francisco, CA, 94104.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

Currently located on 430 Park Avenue, the latest buzz on the street is the new office being built for BCG New York – they are moving from midtown Manhattan to the colossal state-of-the-art Hudson Yards development. Bain & Company. Bain, one of the world’s most prestigious consulting firms, was founded in 1973.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

Consulting compensates with perks that banking does not offer – from better travel allowances to more generous health and retirement packages. Consultants – depending on firm – travel anywhere from 25-75% of their time. At the Big 3 (Bain, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey), you can expect travel 50-75% of the time.

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Oliver Wyman Careers

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Leadership Development. While Bain has a deeper penetration within the private equity shops, Oliver Wyman is a contender known for its deep financial content expertise. 4) The Leadership Development practice works on the people side of businesses. Bain & Company). Financial Services Consulting. Talent Programs.