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The Consulting Myth

Tom Spencer

The first piece of advice I was given when I started my Master’s in Management at London Business School was to beware of the mirage of consulting. applying to consulting began to seem like more of a rite of passage than a genuine attempt at forging a professional path. Not the benefits, not the travel, not the prestige.

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How to Get a McKinsey Interview Through Networking

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I wanted to send you a quick note on how I have been able to secure a McKinsey interview , despite not knowing anyone in consultancy. To be quite honest, I had never thought about a career in consulting until I: A) Read a McKinsey report. My Thoughts: This is a great example of how the management consulting interview process works.

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BCG Offer vs. AT Kearney Offer

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From a prestige factor, BCG is the better name to have on the consulting resume , particularly if you are early in your career and you do not have another big brand name employer preceding ATK or BCG. 4) Or at some point, quit BCG, live off savings, move to the country of your choice (assuming you have travel visas, etc.)

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Applying to McKinsey from a Non-Target School

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I hadn't applied during the regular recruiting season as I was planning on going directly to an MBA program and trying to get into consulting afterwards. Before my interviews with both firms, I actually got rejected from non- management consulting jobs (even though they were both less prestigious firms and would have been backups for me).

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F1Y Success Stories

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The stories below are from readers who have successfully landed their first management consulting offer. Success Story: I just wanted to very briefly reach out, offer my thanks and let you know of my success with consulting recruiting in my final year of a Bachelor of Commerce degree at [ public research university ].