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Job Hub: Virgin Group Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

This group has a startling 300 companies in its portfolio in sectors ranging from travel, telecommunications, health, financial services, leisure, music, space travel, and renewable energy. History & Culture. Led by visionary founder, chairman, and owner Sir Richard Branson, holding company Virgin Group gets around.

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Student consulting – it does more than deliver

Tom Spencer

According to Smith, the lack of experience, expertise, speed, and legitimacy of students in contrast to professional consultants means that both clients and students get little out of it and waste valuable time and energy that could be better spent elsewhere. However, there is a problem with Smith’s view.

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Applying to McKinsey from a Non-Target School

CaseInterview.com

This reminds me of my own story applying to every investment bank on Wall Street and not even getting an interview with most and not getting past Round 1 with anybody. You put in a lot of time, energy, and money (travel to interviews, taking people out to lunch, buying a new suit, prep materials, etc.) The learning curve is expensive.