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Junior Internship Dilemma: Offer at 2 of MBB vs top IBD group at GS/MS/JPM
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When practice cases become real life deals
This is not a question, but an observation. A lot of people ask me if case interviews are based on real situations. And my answer is yes, that happens all the time - people interview based on real life experiences. However, I found it quite amusing that a purely hypothetical case that existed for...
Offers for tier 2 consulting (ATK / LEK) and top 5 BBIB - What is better for MBB? [AUSTRALIA]
Hello everyone. My first post so I'll make this worth your while. I am in my penultimate year. I currently have two offers for summer internships in Australia. One is for a "tier 2" consulting firm (think ATK / LEK). The other is with a top bulge bracket Investment Bank in Australia - which I have...
Health and Environmental Consulting
Hello everyone. I am looking for companies that you can get into health/ environmental/ international development consulting from an entry level position. I have experience in tech and corporate social responsibility. I study health and environmental economics. What companies have specific entry...
Is London School of Economics worth losing networking opportunities?
Hi everyone, I've been lurking this website for a while and I have a question for all you knowledgeable monkeys. I apologize if I am too long-winded. I've included a short version for all those interested. Background: Essentially, I'm at a non-target school for the top three consulting firms. I'd...
Work Experience Advice - IT auditing good enough for b-school?
Hello all! Longtime lurker, first time poster here. So I currently work in Big 4 Advisory as an IT auditor. I am not a fan of the work and I really want out. My true aspirations are to go to b-school and get into consulting. That said, have a few questions if anyone could provide insight: 1) How do...
McKinsey case interview advice, part II
Using preset frameworks show you can memorize information and then regurgitate it when something sounds similar in the interview. Say you get lucky and get a MARKET ENTRY case after practicing MARKET ENTRY frameworks. 7 issues, bam! Does this mean you'll be good in front of a client? Does this mean...
What not to do in a McKinsey case interview, Part I
Me: Our client is a petting zoo that has lost revenue because of repeated animal attacks on children. Our client hired your team to help them turn around this problem. What should they do? Interviewee: Can I have 60 seconds to collect my thoughts? Me: Sure, go ahead. Interviewee: I look at this...
Former McKinsey manager, taking questions
Glad to talk about my role at McKinsey or the case interview process - post your questions
Engineer thinking of getting an MBA, then possibly Management or IT Consulting
Hi, I'm currently an electrical engineer working in the Silicon Valley, I've been thinking of quitting my current job and moving back home to San Diego. I'll have 1.75 years work experience if I moved next month. Also been thinking about a career change, and possibly getting an MBA from SDSU. Its...
Frustrated junior consultant
Just finished a particularly painful project where any actual analysis was canned by the director without looking at it - we literally wrote some slides at the last minute that played to the client politics and repacked the clients work. It was so cliche it drove me crazy. As someone sold on the...
How to land a summer internship at MBB during undergrad?
Title says it all.. At a target school in Canada.
Advice on Engineering, Finance and Medicine
I have finished high school with top marks. After a gap year I went on to study Biomedical Engineering, gaining a 1st class degree + awards/scholarships. I have been working for 1 year as a mechanical engineer on some interesting projects in biotechnology/medical devices. However, I am increasingly...
Career Guidance, Need some Insight
I'm a rising Junior at a target school, and up to this point, I have had no work experience outside of a family owned business. I'm an Economics major, about a 3.7 GPA, and in the Honors Program. My first two summers, I screwed around, had fun, but recently, I've gotten serious about career...
Please help :) question about what to choose for summer
Hi people :) it's my first time on the WSO site. Nice to meet you all. I'm quite uncertain about what I should do for my freshman year summer. WSO seems to be a wonderful place to get some good advice, so thanks in advance! So far I have three options 1. a summer job of teaching English: nothing...
Gallup Consulting
I recently got my MBA from a good b-school in the U.S. I applied to Gallup Consulting and am expecting an offer from them. However, I am not sure if I am that passionate about HR consulting and more importantly, I am worried about the exit options. I looked up LinkedIn to see where else ex-Gallup...
Case Interview Practice via Skype: Looking for Partners
I just finished undergrad in Europe and have a couple interviews lined up with top consulting firms this month. I've thoroughly read through CIP, watched Victor Cheng's online videos, and listened to LOMS extensively. I've practiced with 20+ cases from old HBS and Sloan casebooks (this includes...
Using T2 internship and applying to MBB?
Hey everyone, I've secured an internship at a T2 (ATK/LEK) but secretely I'm a bit of a prestige whore. I think I'd like to consider MBB at least, but I am not sure if it would be severely frowned upon to do an internship at this T2 and try to interview at MBB after. Would this be ok, or would I...
How could I set the stage while I'm at my consulting firm to exit into a strategy role at companies such as Google or Facebook?
I will soon be a consultant (post-MBA) at my firm, and would like to hear from ex-consultants who exited into strategy roles at top technology companies on how they did it.
Consulting - the logical next step for me?
Hi all, I've been following the site/forums for over a year now, and this is my first forum submission. I value the experiences and perspectives of you all, and was hoping for some insights that any of you may have.
Dumbest questions to ask a consultant
I'm starting an MBA in a couple months and I've set up a few meetings over the summer with people I know or have been introduced to at a few MBB and D offices I'm potentially interested in. I'm just wanting to learn more about the process and the industry since I come from a non-business background....
Greetings from the east coast.
Hi Everyone, I'm a graduated senior with a deferred acceptance at a top B-school (think H/S/W). I'm currently planning on working two years in a Healthcare related field and will hopefully transition to MBB consulting post MBA . I am looking for advice for how to maximize my next four years as well...
breaking into consulting a year or 2 after my MBA
Hi WSO , I got my MBA from a top 10 school in 2013. 'am currently working in corporate finance at a not-so-well-known company and would like to break into management consulting within the next year. From what I hear getting into a consulting firm is tough for experienced hires. My questions are: 1....
Consulting the right choice for me?
Hey Guys, I'm currently 16 and an exchange student from Germany in the US, the job as an consultant including lifestyle seems pretty cool, but my only issue was always the "shitty" pay, but now I read that consultants get paid all expenses, such as lunches and nights in "luxury" hotels. Including to...
Ambition dying, dead, or just on hold?
Hi guys I posted earlier about my miserable time in consulting ( Thought Consulting was My Dream...I Hate It ). Two months after my original post, I still dislike it and have made the decision to quietly seek other employment, hopefully lining up a job reasonably quickly.
Long Overdue Introduction
Hello, WSO community Quick and dirty "about me": I grew up in Hawaii. Graduated from high school (barely) despite a 50% drop-rate for my class, and as one would expect college was not much of an option for me nor was it a desire. Moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18. Got a warehouse job for a...
HELP- Best Consulting Projects to get staffed on?
Hello everyone, Thanks to a lot of hard work, some luck, and advice from the WSO community, I will be starting at a Tier 2 (think PwC , Deloitte ) management consulting firm in August. I'm trying to be intentional now about which Partners/ Managers I network with now so that I can try to influence...
Why don't investment banks have consulting arms?
Admittedly - I just started watching House of Lies, where some bank tried to buy a consulting firm. So why don't investment banks have consulting arms? Or acquire a consulting firm? Or even have in-house consulting groups? The best I can think of is Big 4 which has some MM investment banking...
H1B 2014 -- Did anybody else not get selected in the lottery? What now?
I graduated in December and accepted an offer from a big 4 consulting firm that helped sponsor my h1b petition (premium processing). Haven't heard back from USCIS yet so I'm getting pretty realistic about my status... HR and the law firm that helped me say we'll need to wait until official...
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Selling Research for Revenue?
Is it possible to you research of company as a public form of revenue? The plan is to start an advisory firm with consulting, accounting, management services (to name a few). In terms of service fees, if I can get a company to agree to publicly disclose their financial performance rather than...
How could I get an MBB offer from a top 5 MBA b-school?
I plan on going to a top 5 MBA school to get an MBB offer. I'm amazed by the large number of students who get offers from MBB , especially at Kellogg. Is it really easier getting a job there as a top 5 MBA than in undergrad? How could I guarantee myself a position at MBB?
Monitor Case Interview. Help needed ASAP!
Hey everyone, I have an interview coming up with Monitor very soon , and I am trying to find some time to prepare for it. I have looked up some cases online and checked out the Victor Cheng materials. I even did some Deloitte interviews, but it seems like Monitor does theirs differently than...
Post MBA consulting --> CEO of a startup?
Has anyone ever heard of someone doing a path described in the title? I know Meg Whitman did consulting before working as an executive at Disney, Hasbro, Stride Rite, FTD before landing the CEO job at eBay. Is consulting --> CEO of a startup possible given someone has strong ties to the startup...
Please help decide on 2 offers
Hi can you guys help decide on which offer to accept? I have been out working for a year since leaving a semi-target uni in the UK. I currently work in the Treasury support function for a national bank but the nature of role increasingly shifted towards compliance since the legal team didn’t have...
Real Estate and Infrastructure Practice
Hey all - I've been a long time reader of the site, but mostly have followed the RE forum. I've recently landed something in an RE practice of a well known consulting company. I believe they focus on restructuing assets and financing, and management of projects/developments. Does anyone here have...
Control Risk
Hey all, I've got a buddy who is an incredible fit for Control Risk. Is anyone able to explain the analyst/consultant ladder there. Any other info you have about moving into a position there would be great. He's got about 8 years of very applicable experience and is in the last year of an Ivy league...
Operations and Strategy at Big 4: Exit Oppurtunities
Hi Guys, I have just completed my MBA in Asia. Prior to my MBA , I worked in Banking Ops for 3 years. Did my MBA to move to trading but wasn't able to make that transition. I have an offer from a Big 4 in their O&S advisory division (senior Consultant) but I am not too keen to accept the offer...
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The "Perfect Pre-Law " who Jumped Ship. Is it too late?
I just graduated from an ivy (with a top ugrad business program..) in History (with distinction/honors). My GPA is a 3.94. The only courses I took that are in any way business related are Calc II, microeconomics and macroeconomics which I received As in. I did a significant amount of research and...
Emory Goizueta or UCLA business econ for consulting
Hi-so as May 1st approaches, I still find that I cannot make a decision about college. I have narrowed it down to Emory and UCLA. I hope to enter the consulting field after college and I just wanted some fresh opinions on which of these two schools could set me up better for this future. Emory would...
I'm New Here
Hello, I am a total newbie to finance but I want to learn more. I'm a student at UNC Chapel Hill and will apply to business school this summer. I'm interested in finance, consulting, and commercial real estate. Right now I'm working on learning more about these industries and seeing where my likes...
McGladrey Technology Consulting Vs. IBM Supply Chain
Hey everyone, I'm new to this but I'm graduating soon from a non target, but reputable state business school. I am looking at two offers that I am having trouble deciding on and I need some help from you all. A little background on my long term goals: I want to go to an Ivy League for MBA so I know...
Chances at MBB/top consulting firms with Masters & Msc
Hey fellow monkeys, I wanted to know what you all thought of my chances of getting into a top consulting firm considering my profile: Undergrad in Management at a good school in canada: 3.1 Gpa Admission to a top business school in Canada for their 2 year Double degree program which will allow me to...
MBB consulting in not so sexy location vs tech firm
Hey guys, I am considering two offers, one from an MBB consulting firm in a small international office and another one from a large tech firm in the US in a non tech position (think strategy, internal consulting). Which position would be most helpful if I want to apply to MBA? If I take the...
Booz, PwC, and "Strategy&"
I am surprised nobody has started this topic yet, but PwC just released their rebranding of Booz & Co. The name they chose? Strategy&. Apparently PwC has a pension for picking rediculous names for its consulting firms. Before spinning off its strategy arm in 2002, they branded it "Monday" because it...
H1B visa sponsoring consulting companies
Hello, I am an foreign trained physician with 6 years of clinical experience (outside the US) and 3 years of clinical research experience in the U.S. I obtained my masters in public health degree about a year ago, from a non-target public university (in the Midwest). I desire to break into...
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College Advice Needed
First, I hope I am posting this in the correct section. Anyhow, onto the main topic of this post. In the next 4-6 months, I will have to send in my college applications. As of now, I am planning on getting a bachelor's in some engineering field, but exactly what specialty is currently undecided. So...
Trying to Stay Healthy - A Consultant's Life on the Road.
I recently accepted a full time offer to start in the fall and have been wondering about various things that can make or break my next 2-4 years as a consultant. One thing that came up pretty important was how to stay healthy while managing a hectic traveling lifestyle. Like many of you I'm going to...
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