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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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The Secret Sauce to a Superior Customer Experience

Rick Conlow

I travel often. Check out the PIMS Database, US Office of Consumer Affairs, Forrester, Bain and ACSI. And training, coaching, recognizing, and supporting your employee teams so they become superstars. See this: 21 Servant Leadership Training Lessons. A superior customer experience is rare. Superior service pays.

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First Six Months – Adjusting to Consulting Life

Tom Spencer

Bill Nielsen graduated from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business last June, and began working at Bain & Company in Chicago in September 2018. The first week was mostly training and orientation. Bill, how did your first week on the job go? Any highs or lows? How have you dealt with that change?

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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. 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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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. The larger firms like Bain, BCG, and McKinsey kept their promises. Commerce has ground to a halt. As the world goes mad, what will you be doing this summer?

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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

Interesting, the office in New York is very transient and has a hoteling system (so you don’t have an assigned desk) – so if you sign up for Deloitte NYC, be prepared to travel all the time. Bain & Company. Bain, one of the world’s most prestigious consulting firms, was founded in 1973.