This is the concluding part 2 of my series on consulting exit opportunities. The previous post covered finance and entrepreneurship. Graduate school (MBA, JD, masters & PhD) Percentage: 25% Many undergraduate consulting hires pursue graduate school after a few years.…
The Life as a Consultant series continues. The guest today is a senior consultant from Celerant Consulting – an operations-focused consulting firm. Previous interviews featured consultants from Booz Allen, AT Kearney, Nortel, and McKinsey. Disclaimer: I did not personally conduct…
I’ve briefly discussed consulting exit options before. This article is part 1 of 2 that will “deep dive” into the topic (with a precise estimate of the percentage pursuing each). I considered bumming on a beach in Koh Samui when…
If you’re not familiar with my interview with a consultant from Booz Allen, we briefly covered government consulting which generated great reader interest. Booz guy thoughtfully followed up with some additional thoughts on the topic. My notes are in italics.…
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 $2 million for 12 week’s work that results in stacks of…
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 subscribing to my RSS. It’s the most convenient way to…
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. The key takeaways for lazy people are: Networking is everything – focus on a…
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 answers to some reader comments and emails. I’ll followup with…
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 currently involved with campus consulting clubs. It’s just getting started…
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 covered consultants from Booz Allen, AT Kearney, and Nortel. Some…