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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. Mentorship.

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Management Consulting

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This may involve traveling to the client’s site to collect data, interview employees, and examine daily operations. It actually follows the career of Mitt Romney, who worked at BCG, Bain and Bain Capital, but it gives an insider’s view of these firms as they were just starting.

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Coronavirus & Consulting Offers

Tom Spencer

The travel and hospitality industries have been decimated, stock markets around the world have tanked, and governments struggle to combat this devil on so many fronts. If the virus isn’t under control by May 1 st 2021 and the economy hasn’t picked up, do recruiters have plans to push back start dates? Commerce has ground to a halt.

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

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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. Plus, they expressed a preference for her to take a traveling companion – but they didn’t offer to pay for the buddy.

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Bulger Partners – Strategy Consulting for the Software Economy

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In fact, the firm is already beating out heavyweights such as McKinsey, Bain, and Parthenon-EY for strategy projects in the tech sector due to better industry specialty. Be aware that the firm only recruits at a few select undergrad programs. The firm also employs a lighter travel model than many other firms.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

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As usual getting into McKinsey is tough, but it’s even tougher in NYC – with many target recruiting schools nearby and hundreds of aspirants swarming to locate in NY, it’s a highly competitive office. 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

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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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