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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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The Paths of Consultancy

Tom Spencer

Daryl Morey took the path less travelled, the path that began with academia and consultancy. Rice had only a few years as a management consultant before deciding on a career switch, but her time in consultancy was the platform upon which she was able to leap into her political career. And that’s just the a’s.

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From the Bench and Bedside to the Boardrooms (How to transition from academia into consulting, Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

Boston Consulting Group : Bridge to BCG. Bain: Advantage & Advance into Consulting. These programs include putting new consultants through a “mini-MBA” where they spend approximately 3 weeks learning core business principles from leading economics, accounting, and finance professors. Image: Pexels.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

The Boston Consulting Group. BCG has a strong presence in the New York, Boston and New Jersey regions – almost as strong as McKinsey. A few dozen consultants working in technology for the financial service industry are based at the Broadway office. The office at NYC has grown quite a bit the past ~7 years.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in Boston

Management Consulted

And then, there’s a sociological anomaly – a sub-group of people called the “Consultants.” ” In fact, 2 of the MBB (McKinsey, Bain and BCG) elite firms, Bain and BCG, have their headquarters in Boston, MA. McKinsey Boston is a NE underdog, but there are still many reasons to choose it.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

FTI Consulting has 5 areas of expertise, but excels in Forensic & Litigation Consulting and Corporate Finance/Restructuring. Corporate Finance/Restructuring. FTI’s top 3 competitors are CRA International, Navigant Consulting, and interestingly enough, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

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Top Consulting Firms

CaseInterview.com

What are the Top Consulting Firms? 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.