The leading giants of the consulting industry, McKinsey, Bain, and BCG (aka MBB), have made a subtle, but significant shift in their hiring policy. Beginning in 2019, the top 3 consulting firms were known for guaranteeing students a full-time position…
Recent grads, listen up. EY-Parthenon – the popular strategy consulting firm nestled within Big 4 conglomerate EY (Ernst & Young) – is delaying start dates for Associates (new undergraduate hires) from February to July 2024. This news affects those who…
Ready for some big news in the consulting industry? On November 6, 2023 it was announced that the McLean, Virginia based consulting firm, Guidehouse, will be acquired by Bain Capital in a massive $5.3 billion deal. Let’s take a look…
Wavestone, a consultancy headquartered in France, and Q_PERIOR, a consulting leader in Germany and the surrounding region, have announced a merger, the result of which will be a new European consulting force. The two firms have nurtured a non-equity partnership…
ZS Associates, the global consulting firm, is cutting the size of its 2024 undergraduate internship cohort by 50%. This is on top of the fact that start dates for many new hires – who were offered in 2022 and 2023…
Bain & Company, one of the world’s leading management consulting firms, has exciting news for those undergraduate and MS students who have been invited to interview for 2024 internship or full time roles. The firm’s interview portal is set to…
Breaking consultant hiring news – the future for MBA hires at top consulting firms appears uncertain. First reported by the Wall Street Journal, renowned consulting firms McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, and Boston Consulting Group are postponing start dates…
Accenture is joining McKinsey at the downsizing party. On an analyst call this week, the firm announced what would be one of the biggest headcount reductions in its history – the elimination of 19,000 jobs in non-billable roles. That’s a staggering…
McKinsey job cuts are few and far between. In what would be one of the biggest headcount reductions in its history, Bloomberg News first reported that McKinsey & Company is planning to eliminate 2,000 jobs from non-client-facing teams. The cuts at…
L.E.K. Consulting, a leading global management consulting firm, is introducing a new hybrid working model that is designed to provide more flexibility and work-life balance to its employees. This new initiative will allow consultants to work remotely 2 days a…