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Why Trying to Pivot to a Consulting Career through an Online MBA Might Not be the Best Idea

Tom Spencer

MBA consulting recruiting season starts every fall. For a few falls now, in my capacity as a volunteer career advisor, I have had to uncomfortably tell incredibly intelligent MBA students from highly respected schools that they are utterly ill-informed about entering the consulting profession. The Consulting Career Landscape.

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Competitive Advantage in Consulting and in Life

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It applies not only to how you serve clients as a consultant but also how you manage your own career. My thoughts on this topic are widely applicable to CIBs (Case Interview Beginners), F1Ys (Future first years), and CIFMs (Consulting Isn't for Me). The concept of competitive advantage is quite simple. which game to play.

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How to Keep Your Job as a Consultant

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It is very difficult to get a job in consulting. Fortunately, it is actually far easier to do well in consulting (in my opinion) than it is to get a job offer in consulting. Fortunately, it is actually far easier to do well in consulting (in my opinion) than it is to get a job offer in consulting.

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The Big Brand Name Employer

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I have aimed to enter the consulting industry as my career goal, and I have tried it once with a emerging consultancy, I got the chance to do my second case, but due to my lack of practice and the time limit of my preparation (I am now in my military service), I didn't get to the next round. Additional Resources.

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Personal Ethics -- in Consulting Offers and in Business

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Question: Thank you for creating the LOMS program and imparting so much wisdom in your email updates! I was hoping to get your advice regarding signing offer letters. As an undergraduate senior, I have never been placed in this position before, and so I would like to know how you would handle this issue. Looking forward to hearing from you!

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Monitor Deloitte Interview

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Being an engineering major, and not business, I was wondering if an interviewer takes a candidate’s background into consideration when deciding on a case? Being an engineering major, and not business, I was wondering if an interviewer takes a candidate’s background into consideration when deciding on a case?

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The Uncertainty Arbitrage

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There is a simple principle the underlies the relationship between client and consulting firm. In its usual context, arbitrage is a financial trading strategy design to exploit goods that are inefficiently priced. In the business of consulting , there is one major arbitrage that you should be aware of.