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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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Management Consulted East Coast Tour – Fall 2015

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We kicked off our busy travel season with our annual East Coast Fall Tour to host events with consulting clubs from the University of Virginia, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and Harvard Business School. Now I’m a lot more confident in submitting/preparing my resume.”

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Top Consulting Firms

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While it sometimes seems that everyone wants to get into the top 3 strategy consulting firms McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and Bain & Company (Bain), also known as MBB , it's worth noting that there are several other top consulting firms that can give a career a real boost. Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company.

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

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Is my resume where it needs to be?” We’ve got your resume to go through, and as I gather you have a whole bunch of questions about consulting. Do you want to talk about your resume and your experience first, or do you want to talk about the questions that you have? Commercial Pilot’s Resume. Is that right?

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L.E.K. Strategy Consulting Interviews and Culture

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A global consulting firm founded in London, England in 1983 and containing the heart and of Bain & BCG, L.E.K. An offshoot of Bain & Company, L.E.K. Starting his consulting career at Boston Consulting Group in 1976, he joined Bain in 1980, becoming a partner in 1981 and then leaving to form L.E.K. Aviation & Travel.

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Short blogging break plus preview of what’s coming up at Management Consulted

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Hi readers: I hate to pause the blog train, but for the next few days I will be traveling and enjoying the last moments of 2008. Sample case studies that are as challenging (if not more so) as the toughest ones you’ll encounter at any McKinsey/Bain/BCG interview. You can expect my posting to start again on Friday, January 2.

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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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