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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Popular fields for AlixPartners alum include venture capital, private equity, financial services, investment management and retail. Even for such a high travel firm, which we’ll discuss below, they all seem to be so gosh darn chummy with each other. The travel here is tough, and long, and the hours aren’t easy. Healthcare.

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Simon-Kucher & Partners Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Consumer & Retail. Transportation, Travel & Tourism. Intern pay and training are on-par compared to what you will find at many other consulting firms, and prior interns have found it a good foot in the door for landing permanent positions. Travel is unavoidable at Simon-Kucher. B2B Services. Construction.

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Kalypso Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Kalypso specializes in working with clients in the Consumer Goods (especially packaged products), Technology, Industrial Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Healthcare, and Retail sectors. As with most small firms, Kalypso makes an investment in hiring and training interns – if you’re good, they would love for you to stick around!

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Conversation with Marakon

Tom Spencer

Alex Formstone is a Principal in Marakon ’s London office, and heads up recruiting in the UK for graduates and MBAs. I recently had the good fortune to talk briefly with Alex about his career, Marakon and its recruitment process. That being said, the travel model will vary depending on the needs of the client.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

He began by helping firms recruit competent executives, acquire new customers, and establish conducive office space. After 2 years, he recruited 2 friends from Chicago and formed the Business Research and Development Company with $500 borrowed from the bank. This idea became a theory, and he developed a practice. Automotive.

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A Commercial Pilot’s 2-Year Plan to Break into Consulting

Management Consulted

So I just started really getting training for and looking for opportunities in project management in the media space, and after about a year-and-a-half of just building up the skill set necessary to get one of those roles, I landed a job for a small production company here in Atlanta. Yeah, sure. I was the best student my instructors had.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in Washington, DC

Management Consulted

The Washington, DC office’s recruitment team hires highly intelligent people who start as great communicators but are trainable. The DC office management pushes training programs and the culture is all about grooming employees into McKinsey-bred consultants; they do everything they can to stay on top.