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4 Ways to Develop Practical Business Understanding for Consulting

Management Consulted

A prospective management consultant without basic business understanding is like a camera tripod with 2 legs — it just won’t work out for you. Here, we’re not talking about actually developing case interview skills per se – we have a whole bunch of suggested articles at the end that will help you do that.

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Reader FAQ – “Designer” Consulting Resumes, Late Applications, and Plan Bs

Management Consulted

You’ve bombarded us with insightful questions about resumes, interviews, applications, and how to pick up the pieces and consider alternatives to consulting when you don’t make the cut. While each question comes from a unique personal perspective, many of the issues apply to our entire reader base of consulting wanna-bes.

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When it’s Time to Focus on Your Consulting Career

Tom Spencer

When in college you have to pick a major, which is the first step to focusing your career. When choosing classes, the first two years you get to explore different topics within that major and in your last 2-3 years you are focusing on classes that interest you and preparing for your first job. Consulting. Making the decision.

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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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Management Consulted West Coast Tour – Fall 2014

Management Consulted

After our East Coast Fall Tour concluded, we flew back over to the West Coast to host events with consulting clubs from Arizona State University, Stanford University, the University of Southern California and Pepperdine University. At ASU, we enjoyed a great session with 30 students that are members of the on-campus consulting club.

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Boutique vs Large Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

University is a difficult journey for anyone, regardless of major. Since graduation, I have had the pleasure of working for both a boutique and a large strategy consulting firm and wanted to share my insights on the differences in: Undergraduate recruiting. Projects and client types. Workplace culture. Exit opportunities.

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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.