Fast math. Just the term itself is enough to strike fear into any English or History major. Here’s the thing: no matter your background, you will be expected to be comfortable with fast math during your consulting case interviews. If…
McKinsey, Bain, and BCG look for specific traits in consultants. After years of working with candidates that go to MBB firms and other consulting firms, we’ve noticed something. McKinsey, Bain, and BCG look for something different in consultants than other…
When you sit down for an interview or a performance review at a management consulting firm, you are being evaluated beyond just your current role. In fact, you are being assessed for longer term viability – from the next level…
In 2015, we launched our first ever Mental Math course – with tremendous success. Literally thousands of clients have used Mental Math for Consulting to help them land 1 or more offers from top 10 firms. We don’t attribute all…
In 2013, The Economist published an article on the increasing demand for management consulting in various sectors of society. This article, titled, “To the Brainy, the Spoils”, was headed up with the following tagline: “As the world grows more confusing,…
Strategic thinking. Passion for results. Creativity. Structure. These were the key words used during information sessions, interview introductions and sell weekends to describe my future life in consulting. As I look back on it now, they are the words that…