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Consulting Case Interviews
- Case Interview: Complete Prep Guide
- Case Interview Examples: Master List
- Case Interview Frameworks: Ultimate Guide
- 3 Things You Must Know To Solve Every Case Interview
- 5 Core Case Study Principles Every Interviewee MUST Know
- 5 Expert Tactics to Master the Case Interview
- 6 Types of Case Interviews: Why You Need to Know Each One
- 10 Steps to Solving Any Sizing Question
- Advanced Case Tactics: Interviewer- vs. Interviewee-Led Case Interviews
- An Insider’s Look at The Case Interview Scoring System
- Breaking Down Case Interview Frameworks – Profitability
- Breaking Down Case Interview Frameworks – M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Breaking Down Case Interview Frameworks – Market Study
- Breaking Down Case Interview Frameworks – Market Sizing
- Case Interview 101 What Case Interviews Are and Why Firms Use Them
- Case Interview Basics
- Case Interview Structure
- Case Interview: What To Wear
- Case Structure Walkthrough
- Consulting Case Anatomy – A Simple Breakdown
- Case Study Interview Questions and Answers
- How to Ace an Accenture Interview
- How to ace a Mercer consulting interview
- Intro to Consulting Case Frameworks
- Management Consulting Interviews: 2 Smart Case Techniques
- Mental Math for Consulting – newly expanded and updated!
- What is MECE?
- How to be MECE
- MECE Case Framework Example
- MECE Framework: Case Interview Example
- Structure of Three Case Interview Rounds
- Top 3 Tips for Case Interviews
- Video Overview – Advanced Case Interviews
- Video Overview – Case Interviews 101
- What’s the difference between 1st and 2nd round interviews?
- Introducing our Free Case of the Month!
Consulting Firm Profiles
- Abt Associates
- Accenture
- Advisory Board
- Advancy
- AlixPartners
- Altman Solon
- Alvarez & Marsal
- Analysis Group
- Archstone Consulting (The Hackett Group)
- Artisan Healthcare Consulting
- Arthur D. Little
- Bain
- Bates White Economic Consulting
- BearingPoint
- Blue Matter Consulting
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Boston Consulting Group
- Brattle Group
- Bridgespan Consulting
- BTS Group
- Buck Consultants
- Bulger Partners
- Capgemini
- Celerant Consulting
- Clarkston Consulting
- Cornerstone Research
- DayBlink Consulting
- DeciBio
- Deloitte Digital
- Deloitte S&A
- Eagle Hill Consulting
- EY
- FTI Consulting
- Gallup Consulting
- Galt & Company
- Gartner
- GE Healthcare Partners
- GFK Custom Research
- ghSMART
- Guidehouse
- Hay Group
- Health Advances LLC
- IBM GBS
- Impact Advisors
- Infosys Consulting
- Insight Sourcing Group
- IQVIA Consulting Services (formerly IMS Consulting Group)
- Kalypso
- Kantar
- Kearney
- Kenway Consulting
- KPMG Consulting
- L.E.K. Strategy
- LeapPoint
- Marakon – a Charles River Associates Company
- McKinsey & Company
- Mercer
- NERA Economic Consulting
- North Highland Consulting
- Novantas
- OC&C Strategy
- Oliver Wyman
- Parthenon-EY
- Putnam Associates
- PwC
- Roland Berger
- RSM
- Seabury Group
- SEI Consulting
- Simon-Kucher & Partners
- Slalom Consulting
- Strategy& (PwC)
- Stax
- Syneos Health
- The Cambridge Group
- The Chartis Group
- The Keystone Group
- The Poirier Group
- Triangle Insights Group
- Trinity Life Sciences
- West Monroe Partners
- Willis Towers Watson
- ZS Associates
Consulting 101
- Management Consulting: What is it?
- 6 reasons why Companies spend $2 million to hire Management Consultants
- Battle Between Global Management Consulting Firms and Boutiques
- Consulting 101 Video Series
- Consulting Firms 101 Video Series
- Here’s how to get a management consulting job outside of the classroom
- Management Consulting and the Consulting Industry
- Management Consulting “Lingo”
- MC meets MC – Management Consulted meets Marc Cosentino
- How do Consulting Partners Bill out Work?
- I know nothing about consulting. How do I learn more?
- What Do Consultants Actually Do?
Consulting Fit Interviews
- 4 Key Consulting Fit Interview Questions You Must Prepare For
- 8 Fit Interview Questions and Their Fatal Mistakes
- 4 Types Of Fit Interview Questions
- Case Interview: Questions to Ask at the End of an Interview
- Consulting Bible – Fit and Experiential Interview
- Hero Stories
- McKinsey PEI: Personal Experience Interview
- The Best Follow-up Question You Can Ask
- The Biggest Mistake You Can Make in the Fit Interview
- Why Consulting?
- How to answer, “Why consulting?”, in an interview
- What are consulting firms looking for in fit interviews?
- Launching the Consulting Fit Interview Bootcamp – Online
- Video Overviews – Advanced Consulting Fit Interviews
- Video Overview – Consulting Fit Interviews 101
Consulting Firm Resources
Networking for Consulting
- 3 Secrets to Effective Networking for Consulting
- 9 Networking Myths….Busted
- 10 Dos & Don’ts for Delivering Your Elevator Pitch
- Consulting Firms: Networking The Non-Sleazy Way
- Networking 101
- Networking 102
- Networking and Applying Off-Cycle
- Networking at Management Consulting Company Info Sessions
- Networking Course at Management Consulted
- Networking How To – Building Your Consulting Asset File
- Networking for Consulting Internships
- The Value of Networking
- Video Overview – Networking 101
- Video Overview – Advanced Networking For Consulting
Consulting Resumes and CVs
- Consulting Resume: Complete Guide
- 5 Universal Qualities of a Winning Management Consulting Resume
- Consulting Cover Letter Q&A: 5 Tips
- Consulting Resume Review – Jenny Rae and Chris
- Consulting Resume Structure and 23 Other MC Tips
- How Management Consultants Read Resumes
- Inside Secrets For Resume Review
- MC Edits: More Common Mistakes in Consulting Resumes
- MC Edits: Top 10 (now 11) Mistakes in Consulting Resumes
- Perfect Your Consulting Resume
- Top 5 Consulting Resume Mistakes by Advanced Degree Holders
- Writing a Management Consulting Resume from Scratch
- Do Undergrad Clubs and Experiences Matter on my Consulting Resume?
- How important is undergrad GPA for MBA consulting recruitment?
- I have a low SAT score. Should I retake the SAT?
- What are minimum GPA requirements for consulting jobs?
- What’s wrong with not including interests on your resume/CV?
- Video Overview – Advanced Consulting Resumes
- Video Overview – Consulting Resume 101
Consulting Recruiting
- Best Global MBA Programs for Consulting
- Top 10 U.S. MBA Programs for Consulting
- Top 10 Global MBA Programs for Consulting
- Break Into Consulting: Non-MBA Masters
- 3 Strategies to Apply for U.S. Consulting Jobs From European Business Schools
- 3 Ways Management Consulting Applications Differ from Traditional Ones
- 5 Tips for Undergrads Wanting to Land a Consulting Internship
- 5 Questions to ask when deciding between consulting offers
- 6 Ways You Can Prepare for Consulting Right Now
- 7 People who NEED to apply to McKinsey in the next 8 days
- 8 Insider Secrets to Bain Recruiting
- 10 Tips for Starting & Funding a New Consulting Club on Campus
- Consulting Clubs: Get Informed, Get Connected and Get Casing!
- Big Banks move internship recruiting back – what it means for consulting internship recruiting
- Business school recruiting and applying to international offices: round-up of reader questions
- Consulting Bible – Preface
- Consulting summer internship: 6 secrets to guaranteeing a return offer
- Finding the right boutique consulting firm
- Fortune 500 vs. niche consulting internship
- Getting a Consulting Job with an Engineering / Technical Background
- Getting a Consulting Job with a Liberal Arts / Humanities Background
- Good reads from the consulting blogosphere
- Grad School, Switching Industries, and Off-Cycle Recruiting
- How To Break Into Consulting With A Non-Consulting Internship
- How to Break into Management Consulting by Pursuing an MBA
- How To Become A Consultant From A Legal Background
- How to Get a Consulting Job in a Tough Economy
- How to Get Consulting Jobs When Firms Don’t Recruit at Your School
- How to Transition to Management Consulting after Law School
- McKinsey PST: Complete Prep Guide
- Negotiating A Job Offer: What Consultants Can and Can’t Do
- Overview of the Management Consulting Recruiting Process
- Overview of the Management Consulting Summer Internship
- Sophomore Year Success: 3 Opportunities to Pursue In Your 2nd Year
- The 3 Secrets of a Successful Consulting Interview Suit
- The Top 8 Undergrad Consulting Majors
- Top 5 Consultant Jokes
- Top 10 Universities in Canada for Management Consulting
- When and Why To Turn Down A Consulting Internship
- Why You Should Do Engineering or Business If You Want to Break Into Consulting
- After several years in finance, I’ve decided to transition into consulting. How do I start?
- Are thank you letters necessary?
- Are there some firms that do their recruiting in Winter and Spring?
- Can you tell me more about your background and how you broke into management consulting?
- For companies like McKinsey, Bain, Booz, and BCG – are certain offices “easier” to recruit for?
- Welcome New Readers
Consulting Skills
- 2×2 Matrix: Opposing Characteristics Framework
- Conflict Resolution Skills
- Business Valuation Methods
- Communication Skills
- Brain Teasers
- 3 skills necessary to make it to Partner at a Consulting Firm
- 4 Guidelines to Excellent PowerPoint Storytelling
- 4 Ways to Develop Practical Business Understanding for Consulting
- 5 Mistakes That Will Get You Fired
- 5 Recommended Courses to Develop Business Understanding for Consulting
- 7 Must-Do’s Before Starting Your Summer Internship
- 11 Tips for New Consultants to Hit the Ground Running
- A Consultant’s Guide to Navigating the Age of Trump
- Financial Modeling 101
- Financial Modeling 102
- Introducing CareerWaze
- Introducing PowerPoint for Consulting
- Italia Innovation Consulting Immersion
- Launching the Independent Consultant’s Toolkit
- How to Become a Killer Financial Modeler
- Strategy Simplified
- Thinking Like a Consultant – Communicating Core Values
- Thinking Like a Consultant: Paralysis by Analysis
- Thinking Like a Consultant – People Skills
- Thinking Like a Consultant: Quantitative Reasoning and Prioritization
- The Management Consultant’s Dictionary
- The Pyramid Principle: Communication, Presentation, and Persuasion
- Introducing PowerPoint for Consulting
- 3 Month Mastery – 6 Prep Steps to succeed as a management consultant
- Video Overview – 3 Month Mastery of Consulting
Consulting Lifestyle
- 5 Secrets to Surviving your First Consulting Job
- 7 Strategies for Securing an Internal Transfer within a Consulting Firm
- Day in the Life of a Management Consultant (Client Version)
- Everything You’ve Wanted to Know About International Consulting
- Perks of the Management Consulting Lifestyle
- Work-Life Balance: Does it exist in consulting?
Management Consulting vs. Other Careers
- Investment Banking Financial Models vs. Consulting Financial Models
- 3 Ways Financial Advisory Consulting Bests Strategy Consulting
- 5 Reasons to Choose Strategy Consulting Over Financial Advisory Consulting
- 5 Ways Tech Consulting differs from Strategy Consulting
- Consulting vs. Venture Capital
- Management Consulting versus Investment Banking
- Investment Banking Analyst: A Day in the Life vs. Consulting
- Decks vs. Derivatives: 6 Differences Between Consulting and Sales & Trading
- How do I know if I want to do consulting or finance?
Business Book Reviews
- Look Over My Shoulder: Review
- Beyond the E-Myth
- Boston Consulting Group On Strategy
- Case Interview Secrets
- Lords of Strategy
- Michael Porter On Competition
- People over Profit
- Start-Up Nation
- Steve Jobs
- The 4-Hour Work Week
- The E-Myth
- The McKinsey Way
- The Pyramid Principle
- The Starbucks Experience
- The Ultimate Question 2.0
- Consulting MBA 101: Great Books, Magazines, and Websites
Consultant Interviews:
Breaking Into Consulting
- 2 Years of Networking Results in Consulting Job at PwC
- A Bright Young Banker’s BCG Interview
- A Commercial Pilot’s 2 – Year Plan to Break into Consulting
- A Deloitte Consulting Interview & Offer From Wisconsin Non-Target
- A Penn State MBA Considers Deloitte Federal Consulting: An Interview with Sam
- An Undergrad’s Tale of the PST and Beyond
- A UVA Undergrad’s Path to Offers from Bain or BCG
- Collin got his dream job in healthcare consulting…entirely through networking!
- Duke University undergrad prepares for BCG Interview Superday
- Experienced Hire from Harvard breaks in to Healthcare Consulting (Part 1)
- Experienced Hire from Harvard breaks in to Healthcare Consulting (Part 2)
- From a Part-Time MBA to Full-Time Consultant
- From STEM PhD to Federal Consulting: An Interview with Josh
- Harvard Junior Weighs Internships in VC and Consulting
- How a Berkeley undergrad secured fulltime offers
- How Aaron broke in: A Pre-MBA internship at Deloitte
- How to Land a Summer Internship with Deloitte Consulting S&O
- How To: From Part-Time MBA To Full-Time Consultant
- International Consulting Story: Arianna Espinosa
- Interview Secrets From an Ex-Consultant Turned CPG Analyst
- Land Offers at Bain & Deloitte From a Non-Technical Background
- Non-Target School Applicant Looking to Break into Consulting in Chicago
- Win at the LEK Interview Process Even When Applying From Abroad
- Rocking an IBM Interview From a Non-Target School
- Royal Air Force Officer Nails London McKinsey Interview
- Transition to Consulting: Military to Consulting
- Undergrad Bootcamper Break into McKinsey
Consultant Interviews:
Life As A Consultant
- 5 Questions with an Associate at BCG London
- An Ex-North Highland London Consultant Dishes On His Time At The Firm
- Booz Allen Consultant Interview
- Booz Allen Interview on Obama and Public Sector Consulting
- Interview with a Consultant at Deloitte S&O Chicago
- Interview with a Former Bain Consultant
- Interview with a Marquis of McKinsey and Marquis’ Weblog
- Interview with Steve Shu of Nortel Business Consulting
- Interview with Steward from A.T. Kearney Shanghai
- Lisa Bright shares about her McKinsey Career
- London School of Economics Postgrad Talks About Life At Deloitte
- Marie Kondo Business Inspiration
- MC Coach Interview: My First Year at McKinsey
- Part 2 of our interview with Entrepreneur and ex-Deloitte consultant Carly Bigi
- Two Current Women Entrepreneurs Talk About Their Experience As Women In Consulting
Management Consulted News
- Privacy Policy
- Cookie Policy
- Terms & Conditions
- 2012: Year in Review
- 2013 MC Giveaway…win one of 16 FREE Interview Prep Sessions
- 2017 price changes at Management Consulted
- 2018 ExperienceBain TECH
- 2018 Open NYC Consulting Bootcamp
- 2019 Consulting Salary Information Promo
- 2019 Consulting Salary Report Teaser
- 3 Month Mastery – The Ultimate Guide for New Consultants!
- 5 reasons to sign up for a Management Consulting Bootcamp (registration now open!)
- All Hail Moustache Movember
- Black Belt Supreme (BBS) November Session Closes Oct 31!
- Black Belt Supreme 2015 closes May 31 (or when capacity is reached)!
- Black Belt Supreme 2017 Closes May 31st!
- Black Belt Supreme closes May 31!
- Bridge to BCG, McKinsey Insight, Bain AIC 2019 application deadlines
- Case Interview Prep in Spanish!
- Consulting Bible Table of Contents
- Double trouble…Launching the Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd Edition
- East Coast Speaking Tour: Recruiting in a Down Market
- Fall 2014 East Coast Tour Recap
- Favorite 5 Consulting Articles of 2018
- Final 2013 West Coast Adventures: Bain, Berkeley, and Stanford
- I’m Back!
- Interview Blitz – in London THIS SATURDAY!
- Interview Blitz – in San Fran THIS WEEKEND!
- Launch of The Consulting Bible – your secret weapon in today’s economy
- Management Consulted East Coast Tour – Fall 2015
- Management Consulted featured in Forbes!
- Management Consulted Goes to London (and Beyond)
- Management Consulted UK Tour – Fall 2015
- Management Consulted West Coast Tour – Fall 2014
- MBA Application Deadlines 2019
- MBA Internship Application Deadlines for McKinsey, Bain, and BCG
- MC on The Road – LA
- Official site launch – thanks to Mergers and Inquisitions, and some useful consulting resources from around the web
- Recap: Week of June 16, 2019
- The Consulting Bible Giveaway and Important Site Updates
- The MC Consulting Interview Bootcamp – Sunday, Sept. 7 in NYC
- They Call It…The Consulting Bible. Now In Its Second Edition.
- Tour Recap – Day 1 (Georgia Tech)
- Tour Recap – Day 2 (Duke)
- Tour Recap – Day 3 (Georgetown)
- Tour Recap – Day 4 (Columbia)
- Tour Recap – Day 5 (Yale)
- Tour Recap – Day 6 (Harvard)
- Tour Recap – Day 7 (New York Consulting Bootcamp)
- UK 2013 Consulting Bootcamp Tour Recap
- West Coast Mini-Tour – Berkeley, Bootcamps and Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Winter 2014 East Coast Tour Recap
Transparency Series
Post Consulting Job Hub
- TOMS Jobs and Culture
- Uber Jobs and Culture
- Salesforce Jobs and Culture
- Google Jobs and Culture
- Pixar Animation Studios Jobs and Culture
- Amazon Jobs and Culture
- Boeing Jobs and Culture
- Chick-Fil-A Jobs and Culture
- Square Jobs and Culture
- Georgia-Pacific Jobs and Culture
- Tesla Motors Jobs and Culture
- Virgin Group Jobs and Culture
- Airbnb Jobs and Culture
- T-Mobile Jobs and Culture
- Starbucks Jobs and Culture
- 5 Mistakes to Avoid when transitioning from Consulting to Tech
- 28% of Management Consultants Pursue Finance
- An Ex-Consultant’s Jump into the Start Up World
- Why I left McKinsey: Part 1
- Why I left McKinsey: Part 2
FAQs
- Consulting FAQs
- Can I go from Teach for America to Consulting?
- Cracking case interviews, why we don’t outsource and the merits of a JD/MBA
- “Designer” Consulting Resumes, Late Applications, and Plan Bs
- From Big 4 to M/B/B and Transitioning from the Military to Consulting
- How doctors can become consultants, recruiting from a non-target MBA program, and why I twitter infrequently
- How do I prepare for the consulting recruiting process?
- How do you find boutique consulting firms to see if they’re a good fit for you?
- How should I rank my office preferences?
- I didn’t get the consulting summer internship I wanted. What now?
- I have a phone interview! How do I handle that?
- I missed the summer recruiting cycle here at my university. What can I do now?
- I’m not getting any interview offers. How can I change that?
- I’m still too young to apply for management consulting jobs but want to get a head start.
- Is the nature of pre-MBA experience important?
- My educational background is weak, How much will this affect my chances?”
- Role Play in Consulting Interviews: Roundup of Reader Questions
- Should my Facebook and Myspace accounts be on my consulting resume? What about my blog?
- Switching gears: from intern to full-time, from IT to strategy, and from PwC and IBM to MBB
- The one-page resume rule, applying overseas, and why our phone number is unlisted
- The thought of applying directly to the McKinsey New York office from Sydney never crossed my mind. Is this possible?
- The truth about GPA, SAT, GMAT, career changes, and office selection: a weekly roundup of reader questions
- What can I do to get more business experience?
- Weekend getaway flights, new hire jitters, and the LinkedIn labyrinth
- Why did you start this blog?
- Welcome All Future Management Consultants – Favorite Posts, Link Roundup, and Reader Questions
- Will attending a top business school make it much easier to get into management consulting?
- Will Tech Consulting experience help me in recruiting for Strategy Consulting?
- You’ve Been Rejected from All Consulting Jobs. What’s Next?
Consulting Travel
- How to Get an Expedited Passport
- 5 Insane Perks of Travel at Elite Consulting Firms
- Airline Status Match: A Complete Guide
- Airline Status Stacking: How I’m getting status on American, Delta, and Southwest
- Best 5 Apps For Consultant Travel
- Best Airline for Consultants: Delta or United?
- Best Airport In The World: Reader’s Choice Awards
- Best reward credit cards for consulting
- Chase Sapphire Preferred vs. Chase Sapphire Reserve
- Craziest Travel Story of 2018
- Decision time: How I chose my 2018 Delta Choice Benefits
- Delta American Express Gold – The Gold Standard of Airline Credit Cards?
- Delta Boarding Zones Change: Business Travelers Get Shafted
- Delta Status Match & Status Match Challenge Options
- Firm Credit Card Use Changes In 2019
- Marriott Rewards Levels: Choosing Benefits
- The Two Travel Cards in Every New Consultant’s Wallet
- Two Best Reward Credit Cards for Consultants
- Top 5 myths about Travel as a Management Consultant
- United Status Match & Status Match Challenge Options
- Which Airline Delivers The Best Consulting Business Travel Experience?
Consulting Salaries
- Management Consultant Salaries
- 2019 Management Consulting Salaries
- 2018 Management Consulting Salaries
- 2017 Management Consulting Salaries
- 2016 Management Consultant Salaries
- 2015 Management Consultant Salaries
- 2014 Management Consultant Salaries
- 2013 Management Consultant Salaries
- 2012 Management Consultant Salaries
- 2011 Management Consultant Salaries
- The Truth Behind Management Consulting Salaries
- MBA Salaries: How Much Do Consultants With An MBA Make?
MBB + Deloitte
- McKinsey Jobs: New Hire Advice
- Deloitte University
- 3 insights into how Deloitte recruiters read a resume (consulting style)
- 5 Surprising Secrets of a Killer McKinsey Resume
- 5 Tips for McKinsey Case Interview
- 9 factors to consider when comparing – Bain – McKinsey – BCG
- 10 Reasons to Work for Deloitte Consulting and 6 Reasons Not To
- BCG Careers vs Working At Bain or McKinsey
- BCG Case Interview Tips
- BCG Glassdoor 1 Star Reviews
- Bain Case Interview: How to shine
- Deloitte Consulting Summer Internship: 3 Takeaways
- Deloitte Consulting Senior Manager: How Consulting Set Her Up For Success
- Deloitte Intern Tips
- Dinged by MBB Consulting Firms – Now What?
- Interview with Entrepreneur and ex-Deloitte consultant Carly Bigi
- Investment Banking: My Journey from Deloitte Consulting
- MBB Firms
- McKinsey Careers vs working at Bain or BCG
- McKinsey Case Interview Tips
- McKinsey Global Connect
- McKinsey, Bain, and BCG: 3 Things They Look for in Consultants
- The Top 5 Reasons why an MBA will help you break into McKinsey
- Why Harvard Business School Does NOT Equal McKinsey
Consulting Firm Rankings
- Top 10 Consulting Firms in Boston
- Top 10 Consulting Firms in London
- Top 10 Consulting Firms in New York
- Top 10 Consulting Firms in San Francisco
- Top 10 Consulting Firms in the Middle East
- Top 10 Consulting Firms in Washington, DC
- Top 25 Consulting Firms
- Consulting Firms A-Z
- Consulting Firms – Top US Locations
- Consulting Firms that offer MBA Sponsorship