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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. Consultants – depending on firm – travel anywhere from 25-75% of their time. This attitude permeates all interactions.

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Top Consulting Firms

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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. McKinsey is the world leader in consulting prestige.

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Management Consulting in Canada

Tom Spencer

Traditionally, general strategy consulting firms have operated independently from the rest of the consulting value chain, with prominent firms including McKinsey, Bain, BCG, AT Kearney, Oliver Wyman, Booz & Co, and Monitor having busy practices. Consulting in the Canadian Landscape. Rationale for Hiring a Management Consultant.

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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

Any time I discuss my experience in landing an offer at my top choice firm after getting offers from bigger firms like McKinsey and BCG, and smaller sized firms like LEK, Putnam Associates, and Promidian Consulting, I focus on four main areas: Doing your homework! For example: Mckinsey: Insight 2018 and Insight STEM + Healthcare.

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Job Hub: Virgin Group Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

This group has a startling 300 companies in its portfolio in sectors ranging from travel, telecommunications, health, financial services, leisure, music, space travel, and renewable energy. The group’s travel-related operations, led by 51%-owned Virgin Atlantic Airways, are among its largest cash generators.

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Launch of The Consulting Bible – your secret weapon in today’s economy

Management Consulted

From salaries to travel, from boutiques to MBB, I’ve helped people understand the job, write the perfect resumes , and ace the toughest interviews. In it, you’ll find: Over 50 key fit questions that will arise specifically in consulting interviews (there are important differences versus finance interviews).

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

“I am competitive in nature and always give the best in whatever I do and my passions include photography, travelling and embracing new cultures and languages. Consultants get to travel quite a lot and meet different kinds of people and this makes them diverse and enables them to have insights, which others can only strive for.