52: Proving our techniques on dialogue
Last week we attended a graduation dinner for a candidate, who insisted we prove to her that it is possible to speak authoritatively on any subject and with zero preparation. She introduced us to a do...
17 Jan 201218min
51: Networking Mistakes
Tackles some the recent problems we have seen with candidates. We have tried to stay away from conventional advice and address issues not commonly discussed. Since this is largely based on the tactics...
11 Jan 201219min
50: Analyst-Partner mistakes
This long podcast (60 minutes) examines the common mistakes consultants make at each level of their career. I have gone into some detail to explain my own mistakes, and that of former and current coll...
5 Jan 201259min
49: Join Accenture etc?
We get this question more times than you can imagine. We also get a chorus of Accenture people telling us we are wrong, and they are "eating McKinsey's lunch." I think the question posed is incorrect ...
30 Dec 201113min
48: BCG And Clients
Not all BCG engagements begin via a call from the CEO or Chairman of the board. Many do, but life is not that simple. Some, unusually, begin with a call from a middle-manager who does not speak Englis...
24 Dec 201140min
47: Greg Smith's Goldman Op-Ed
I have had many people emailing me the Goldman Sachs letter to tell me that, "Michael, this is exactly what you teach us." It is not. I fundamentally disagree with what Greg Smith did. It goes against...
18 Dec 201129min
46: Comparing 2011 MBA Salaries
Based on offers made to our candidates in the Fall 2011 full-time recruiting, we present the ranges of packages offered. The sample size, 48, is large enough to offer a good approximation of all offer...
12 Dec 201114min
45: Follow A Corporate Finance Study
An earlier podcast discussed a fairly labor-intensive case where we needed to literally roll-up our sleeves to find and extract data. This is the opposite engagement. It is the glamorous engagement al...
6 Dec 201143min
