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6 Reasons Why Companies Spend $2 Million To Hire Management Consultants

Today's post departs from its usual focus on recruiting to take a 5,000 mile view of the consulting industry and its purpose. Consultants can have a negative reputation - charging…

Welcome to new readers, an interview with Social Geekette, and useful resources for understanding management consulting

This blog has been growing my leaps and bounds. I've really appreciated meeting readers and helping people in their quest to break into the consulting industry. For new readers, consider…

How to get a consulting job in a tough economy: notes from recruiting talks

credit repair costs Our Recruiting in a Down Market talks from last week covered a lot of useful material that we'd like to share with readers. TLDR: Networking is everything…

Why you should do engineering or business if you want to break into consulting: return from hiatus plus a slew of reader questions

It's been too long since my last post. After a string of talks at schools such as UPenn and Yale, I'm back on the blogging train. For now, here are…

Business school recruiting and applying to international offices: round-up of reader questions

letters on wanting him back A new resource for prospective consultants - this was advertised through the Consulting Magazine newsletter. It's a niche social network dedicated to students who are…

Interview with Marquis of McKinsey and Marquis’ Weblog – Life as a Consultant series

The Life of a Consultant series continues. The guest today is Marquis - former McKinsey consultant, Stanford GSB graduate, and author of the popular consulting blog Marquis' Weblog. Previous interviews…

The Top 11 Mistakes You’re Making in Your Consulting Resume

I've been offering a resume editing service since site launch. In this time, I've had the fortune to work with hundreds of clients. Below is a list of the Top…

You’ve been rejected from all consulting jobs. What’s next?

It's an important question - and never more so than in today's market. What's next - when your resume doesn't receive an interview; your first round doesn't lead to a…

East Coast Speaking Tour: Recruiting In A Down Market

Brian of Mergers & Inquisitions posted on this very topic earlier today. We're scheduling a trip to the East Coast next week to speak at schools about recruiting for finance…

Interview with Steve Shu of Nortel Business Consulting – Life as a Consultant series

Readers are in for a real treat this time as the Life of a Consultant series continues with insider insights to the Nortel interview and more from Steve Shu. Read…

Finding the Right Boutique Consulting Firm, and Removing Embarrassing Facebook Photos

I'm back in a blog-posting mode now, so expect a major content injection in the next few days. Coming up, I have an interview with Steve Shu (of consulting blog…

Interview with Steward from Kearney Shanghai – Life as a Consultant series

This is the second post in my "Life as a Consultant" series. The first was with a Booz Allen consultant. Expect more soon from current and former consultants at firms…