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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

One of my biggest fears when I first gained an interest in consulting was that I was simply ineligible as a non-business student. Breaking into the consulting industry with a non-business degree can be challenging as a sizeable portion of hires are from top business schools, but non-business hires are on the rise.

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3 ways financial advisory consulting bests strategy consulting

Management Consulted

In our last post, we discussed 5 major differences between 2 prominent types of consulting. From the variety of work and access to C-level executives to the wide array of exit opportunities, strategy operations consulting far surpassed financial advisory consulting as our recommended career to pursue. Missed part one?

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Dinged From MBB Consulting Firms – Now What?

Management Consulted

If you’re new to consulting, it won’t take you long to discover that MBB firms are insanely competitive. If you are an undergrad who has been turned down for a summer internship at MBB, going in to finance is your next best bet. Your next option should be to land a position in a boutique consulting firm.

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Alternatives to a Traditional Summer Internship

Tom Spencer

Developing the Right Mindset. By articulating the problems you solved in your resume and during future interviews, recruiters will be better able to understand your professional skillset. For one, the team was able to develop an easy-to-use website. Student Organizations focused on Consulting, Finance, or Technology.

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Bates White Economic Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

BATES WHITE ECONOMIC CONSULTING. Bates White Economic Consulting is a highly reputable boutique firm that has been gathering momentum in recent years. In case you hadn’t figured it out by now, Bates White is a boutique economic consultancy firm headquartered at Washington, D.C. BATES WHITE ORGANIZATION. Practice Areas.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

Last week we held an MC exclusive subscriber giveaway contest – entrants told us in 200 words or less how they became interested in consulting. The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you.

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What are interviewers from consulting firms really looking for?

Tom Spencer

Second, it’s whether you’re able to develop a plausible hypothesis and insights given marginal information. The point of this is to gauge your business sense, and your ability to tackle real world solutions that consultants deal with. So don’t give them anything that would make them doubt your ability to be a consultant.