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IBM Business Strategy group
Does anyone have any information on the Business and Strategy or the Finance groups at IBM Strategy and Transformation? What type of projects are undertaken by this group? I realize this group is not in the same league of MBB , but how does it compare to the likes of Roland Berger, AT Kearney ,...
Enterprise Sales > Canadian MBA > Consulting
Hey Guys, I currently work in Enterprise Sales for a major software company (Salesforce.com, Oracle, Microsoft) and I'm looking to make a career change. The parts of the job I enjoy - the presentations, the strategy, the custom solution building - align well with consulting. It seems like I will...
Fighting Against The odds
Go to a non target school, have a low gpa, and nothing to make up for it. Want to have a job in management consulting .
Client Interaction & Team Collaboration in Post-MBA Consulting
For post-mba strategy consulting, how much time is spent interacting with clients and working with other people vs. doing independent analysis and preparing slide decks?
Breaking into MBB?
I am currently a tax intern for a Big 4 firm. I have quickly found that this monotonous work is not for me. I don't go to a target school, but I do have a 3.8 GPA. Although for grad school purposes it's more like a 3.4-3.5 (I transferred from a community college). I am a Junior right now, and have...
Skills necessary to become at Consultant at a BIG 4 Firm
Tulane University for UG in History Carnegie Mellon - Public Policy and Management No internships in Consulting, though I was on the Executive Board of the Heinz Consulting Club, Vice President of the Heinz Analytics Club, and an Associate Consultant with a student organization that completed an M &...
HOW ON EARTH CAN SOMEONE GET A HIGH GPA!!?!
I am honestly a very very very hard working person, studied through nights, and I still keep having Bs in my GPA around 2.93 out of 4. Every job says they want someone with high gpa because they have dedication to stay long hours, but hello!!! i did , it just didnt work with me..... How on earth can...
HSW Chances - Former Consultant/Currently PE-VC
This is my first time posting in the b-school forum and I'm not sure if this type of question is posted much, but I thought I would give it a shot. What are my chances at HSW given the following credentials: - Attended top 10 undergrad (e.g. Dartmouth, Duke, UChicago) - Majored in applied math and...
MBA - Kellogg vs Yale vs Cornell Go!
Hey guys, I have the fortune to be accepted to these programs and would appreciate some honest feedback on which school to spend my next two years Background: late 20s upon matriculation, 4 years in 2nd/3rd tier consulting (big 4), public university engineering undergrad Plans: Short term: To either...
niche consulting areas
Trying to find niche consulting areas that may be easier to break into not coming from university recruiting. Any ideas?
Big Data and Analytics vs Strategy
I've been on projects on both spectrums and fortunate enough to see various industries. All in all, I thoroughly enjoy both but would need to specialize soon. Which one out of the two would you recommend as they are equal interest to me? I am eventually going to get a MBA and hope to have my own...
Victor Cheng's Ultimate Consulting Kit
Hey Monkeys, Has anyone tried or know anyone who has used VC's Ultimate Consulting Kit? Just wondering if it's worth it. Cheers
First Year 2014 Salaries-MBB, OW, Deloitte, PwC, Booz, ATK, LEK
Summer internships and full time recruiting have long been done. What are the post-undergrad and post-MBA salaries looking like this year? Easy format to fill as much as you may like.: Company: Level: (Post-Grad School or Post-Undergrad) Base: Bonus: Signing Bonus: Relocation: Profit Sharing:...
Consulting mock interview
Hey guys, So I have a consulting case interview coming up in less than 2 weeks, and given that I have a finance background, I don't really have any case interviewing experience. I've been studying on my own for a while now, but I'm looking for someone kind enough to give me a mock case interview...
MBB Consulting Q&A
2/25/13 update: Ampharos has now been working in consulting for 5+ months and said he can continue answering questions regarding MBB , recruiting, breaking in, day to day life, etc, ask away! Hi Guys, 5+ months ago I started working at my top-choice MBB firm full time after receiving my offer...
Resume - Please help me out!
Graduated from a top 25 school in 2011 and now I'm going to a regional school for a certificate in accounting. Any advice on my resume would be appreciated! I'm looking to get into the following careers: 1. Healthcare consulting (Aon, tower watson, big 4, ect) 2. Public Accounting 3. FP&A 4....
Fired from prestigious consulting firm - been unemployed for 6 months - HELP
First a little about me. I graduated with a liberal arts major and a high GPA from a 'target' school in 2011. Shortly thereafter I began working at a small strategy consulting firm in NY (V50 firm). After 1 year at this job, I was told I had to leave due to 'poor performance' and was forced to...
Accenture UK SAP Consulting
Hi All, I will be having a final HR interview and followed by a video conference case interview with one of the Exec, for a SAP consultant role with Accenture UK. May I know what can I expect from the HR interview as well as the case interview, as this is a first time I encounter a case interview...
UCLA major??
Hi, I’m attending UCLA and hope to eventually work in finance or consulting. I’ve heard people tell me that its a target, while others say it’s barely a semi-target. It’s at least clear that it’s not as much of a target as the ivies, so I’m assuming my major will matter more. I’m...
Leveraging Network
Hello fellow monkeys, I have a few questions that i am hoping a few of you will be able to answer. I am fortunate to have a network of people can connect me to other influential people. The main question I have is what would be the most optimal way. I'll list the scenarios: 1) I have a close cousin...
Public sector Conslting vs Tech consulting
I have an opportunity to work as an entry level public sector consultant at one firm and an entry level tech consultant at the other. Any advice on whats better ( more interesting and has better exit ops?). The public sector firm isnt the strongest in PS but its strategy practice is strong and the...
Internship Selection
Hey Guys, So far I have two internship offers for next summer: Protiviti (consulting intern) and Walmart corporate (internal audit intern) The way the internship at Walmart was explained to me was so: Not just financial auditing,would include some process improvement, etc. Protiviti would TRY to get...
Financial Operations Risk Consulting - Any insight?
Does anyone have experience in financial operations risk consulting who can give me some details about the workload, pay, career track, credentials needed to grow (MBA/ CFA /MSF)? I'm interviewing with a small firm in NYC who has given me their details, but I want to compare it to the Big 4 or...
Oliver Wyman vs. Accenture - Summer Internship
Hi All, Looking for some insight in choosing between Oliver Wyman and Accenture for a summer role in Toronto. Which would you pick and why? Are there any major advantages to choosing either at this point?
Consulting Companies, ranking?
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could clear up how these consulting companies stack up against each other. I'm mostly talking about econ consulting and smaller companies. Navigant Berkeley Research Group FTI IBM - consulting which should i go for? also, stupid question but does FTI fall under econ...
Consulting vs. Investment Banking vs. Investment Management etc.
Hi everyone, I'm currently a sophomore at the University of South Florida. I am beginning to think of what I want to eventually do career wise but am having a hard time deciding and finding "good" information. So far, I am thinking about Management Consulting, Investment Banking, Stock Brokering,...
Skype Case Practice
PM me if anyone wants to do cases... I have a BA first round interview with McKinsey coming up in 2 weeks and need as much practice as possible. Thanks.
Should you even be aiming for BB IBD anymore?
A couple of stories have hit the tapes recently which both make fairly depressing reading for those looking to jump into a new 2/3 year analyst programme at a bulge bracket bank. 1 - Bonuses are down. Way down. I can only give UK figures here but the average 1st year salary is now around £65,000...
McKinsey, Bain, GS, or GE offer choices
After a crazy recruiting season I have managed to get offers from McKinsey and Bain, entry level analyst position all in comp around 85k. GS is in S&T , fixed income all in comp I think should be ~90k (depending on my bonus) and GE is in corporate development all in comp 70k. All the offers are in...
S&T or Consulting financial Service resume Review
Please help me review my resume . current OCR no response yet. I must be doing something wrong
Recent Finance graduate, need all your expertise on consulting resume
Hey guys, Im a recent graduate in Finance major trying to break into consulting. I need to get my resume evaluated for the upcoming fall hiring session so please feel free to bash it, crap on it (with hearts) and rip it apart. Thank you all for your constructive insults ahead.
Consultant Staffing/Travel - Chicago
Hey guys, I have a quick question regarding consultant travel that is specific to Chicago. (Other big cities for comparisons will help too) How often in general are consultants in Chicago locally staffed? I'm very interested in joining the industry in the future, but don't want to travel every...
Associate Partner with Mckinsey
I have always been facinated by McKinsey and company and I am looking forward to working with them some time in future. I have an MBA and work experince of 13 years. I currently work as a Senior manager at at Big 4. Does anyone knows if McKinsey hires at "Associate Partner" level, I am not...
From Financial Services Consulting to Commodities
Hello all, I am currently a financial services consultant right out of my MSc but have been trying to get into commodities for a while. It seems hard to get in directly after school if you have not graduated from a target one but now that I have some experience in consulting, how can I leverage it...
Deloitte consulting -> LSE undergrad/LSE undergrad; which option is better for IB career?
Hi guys I have 1 more year of A-levels (high school) in the UK and I was wondering whether it is worth applying for a gap year scheme at Deloitte consulting if I want to get an IB job after university? Say I got an offer from LSE to read Philosophy and Economics as well as an offer to do a year long...
Asking for an introduction
I just met with not my manager, but my manager's manager. We just had a very informal talk that I set up about life and career path and progression and what his job entailed. He seems to like me. I mentioned several times (and he knows) that I want to enter consulting after graduation. I even had a...
Consulting internship during sophomore summer?
Hello fellow primates, I currently attend a semi-target (think USC/Berkeley/UCLA/McKenna/Pomona) and will be a sophomore in the fall. I recently received an offer from a top consulting firm for summer 2014 (think MBB , Booz, Deloitte , LEK). However, I definitely think that I want to recruit for an...
Best airline for flying out of NYC
I'll be starting my FT consulting gig here in a couple of weeks, and obviously want to soak up the periphery benefits of frequent travel. For traveling out of NYC , who do you guys recommend I travel with? American, Delta, United, US Air? I've heard American has the best benefits (nicest lounges,...
Sharing Hotel Rooms and Rental Cars
New to the forum, but I did a search and could not find a solid answer. I'll be starting at a tier 3 consulting firm in the fall, and figured it wasn't kosher to ask anyone at the firm. How often do junior consultants have to share rooms with others? If I get staffed in city where public...
Computer Science graduate - wants to switch into consulting
Hey, guys. I'm a computer science graduate working as a software engineer in silicon valley. I've been working at this SV start-up for three years and about to go on my fourth. When I hit four years of experience, I want to apply to business school. From my research, I've found that Northwestern's...
How does a non-business major prepare for case interviews?
I've heard English majors who haven't taken any econ/finance/stat courses break into consulting. How do people like them study for case interviews without that basic knowledge? Do they just memorize frameworks? Is there anyone on this board that made it through being a non-business major and can...
What is working smart?
Now days everyone says just working hard is not enough, you need to work smart. What is your defintions or secrets of 'working smart'? Especially as an analyst consultant?
Kinda torn on what offer should I pick?
Option 1: It is a small no name consulting firm in the bay area. Roughly 50 people. Only one office though growing quick;y. Think (http://www.consultingmag.com/Small_Jewels). They work with large tech companies like apple, google, oracle, hp doing work with their partners doing lots of marketing...
Strategy Consulting to Asset Management
I am a recent grad looking for job and have been applying to lots of analyst position at many AM firms. No luck yet but I did get a position at a boutique consulting firm (think, http://www.consultingmag.com/article/ART830192?C=FDJMnuIrWSBjCi). We work with F500 technology companies. I am concerned...
No offer from 2 MBB internship interviews, how to recover?
Hey WSO , I'm a rising senior at a non-target school majoring in Finance. I interviewed with Bain and BCG (Bain was 1 round and BCG was 2, didn't make it past the 1st for BCG) and wasn't extended an offer for their summer internship programs. Thankfully, I still have full-time recruitment coming up...
Question to current/past MBB analysts/consultants level (1-3 years)
Hi - this is a question only current or past MBB employees are eligible to answer (so if you have never worked there in person, or only heard 1 or 2 of your friends talking about it, please don't contribute to this topic because your insight is not helpful, with all due respect).
SAT vs ACT - Importance of Math
Hey all, Let me preface that the question is nitpicky but when these firms are judging you by a single piece of paper everything seems to count. I've read on a number of sources that most firms want to see M/CR on the SAT= 750/750 as a minimum. The Math score is ESPECIALLY important to prove you...
Consulting Case interview Question help!
Can anyone lay out the framework/structure for this consulting case interview question? It's about PMI. I'm stuck!! : Two companies in the financial service industry have recently merged. You will be addressing the boards of these two companies regarding their upcoming IT integration strategy and...
How to save my butt after horrible 2.1GPA first year?
Hey guys,
Exit opps - BB vs. Non-MBB consulting
There have been a few threads, but not too much information on how exit opportunities look after consulting at firms other than MBB , e.g., OW, Booz, ATK, LEK, Deloitte , PwC , Accenture , E&Y. The only common theme is "MBA" but is there anything else? Any strong exits into finance (IB/VC), VC ,...
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