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Reader FAQ: From Big 4 to M/B/B and Transitioning from the Military to Consulting

You ask great questions (contact us if you have one that's burning), and we've quite frankly been lazy about sharing our answers with all of you. We won't promise that…

How To: From Part-Time MBA To Full-Time Consultant

A popular question we receive is something like the following: I've been working full-time for last 10 years at Big Company doing Big Company Function. I recently enrolled in a…

Why I Left McKinsey, Part 2

This is part 2 of my 2 article series on why I left McKinsey. In article #1, I explained why I left and dove into what I perceived to be…

Why I Left McKinsey

One of the most frequent questions that I get is why I left McKinsey. Until now, I've been hesitant to address this in-depth - mostly because I didn't feel it…

Consulting MBA 101: Great Books, Magazines, and Websites

It's important to be well-read when you apply for a consulting job, for several reasons: 1) Your knowledge of current business issues will be tested (directly and indirectly) throughout the…

Decks vs Derivatives: 6 Differences between Consulting and Sales & Trading

Because an earlier article on investment banking versus consulting was so well-received, I decided to write another one on sales & trading (aka S&T). In general, both S&T and management…

2011 Management Consulting Salaries – Undergraduate, MBA, and More

Here are the companies which we have 2011 management consulting compensation data: -A.T. Kearney -Bain (post-MBA) -BCG (undergraduate and post-MBA) -Booz & Co (U.S. and Dubai) -L.E.K. (post-MBA) -McKinsey (undergraduate…

Charles River Interview Secrets from an Ex-Consultant turned CPG Analyst

Happy (almost) Thanksgiving everyone! Have a special treat for you guys - a 36 minute podcast interview with Shreenath Regunathan. Shreenath has a very interesting background - he graduated from…

How to Land Offers at Bain and Deloitte… from a Completely Non-technical Background!

Today, we've got a very special interview for you guys. Ryan first reached out to us after purchasing The Consulting Bible. He was able to secure summer internship offers at…

Consulting Cover Letters: the complete guide, dos and don’ts, and more!

After the success of our guide to writing a consulting resume, it only made sense to write one about composing consulting cover letters as well :) Here we go! Why cover…

Grad School, Switching Industries, and Off-Cycle Recruiting

Here are some of my favorite reader questions from the last few months. If you have a question, please use the contact button in the lower right corner to submit…

I’m back!

I'll admit, Management Consulted has been somewhat stale over the past year - very little new content, no new products, no improvements to the site's look/feel. Quite a few of…