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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. Banking salaries average 50-100% higher than consulting salaries , with the difference increasingly significant as your seniority increases.

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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

ALVAREZ & MARSAL CONSULTING. Alvarez & Marsal have been making waves in recent years for the high profile, high quality work they did in the midst of the banking crisis. But can you guess which firm was hired as their bankruptcy consultants? The firm’s first turnaround client was the household brand, Timex Corporation.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. As consulting firms go, FTI Consulting is a newcomer – but at just over 30 years old, the firm has made impressive strides to become one of the most respected name in legal analysis and data-driven research to support major initiatives for law firms, banks and the majority of the Fortune 500.

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Sample Consulting Case Questions

Tom Spencer

Below we provide a selection of sample consulting case questions. Our client is a mid-sized retail bank in Kazakhstan. The bank has achieved sustained revenue growth over the last two years but its profits have consistently declined. Turnarounds. (Source: Flickr ). Declining Profitability. Our client is eBay.

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The consulting case study: What you need to know

freshminds

Different industries need to test different skills and therefore depending on whether you’re applying to management consultancies, strategy consultancies or investment banking, your case study will be slightly different. Strategy Consulting : tend to use “strategic” type case studies (more details below).

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Consultant Ninja: Finally, two counter-cyclical markets: Management.

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. The other sector Im long on is turnaround consulting: 10-13-08. Posted by Consultant Ninja. I am a strategy consultant at.

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Business Buy-Sell Facts

Martinka Consulting

You will sign a personal guarantee if you’re using a bank and probably if it’s seller financing if the seller has good lawyers. It will not be 100% financed by the bank and the seller; you will have skin in the game. If you want to control the deal look for a turnaround business and roll the dice. Show growth.

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