36: Public Sector Consulting
Far too many candidates think public sector work is boring. In fact, just the opposite is true. Public sector work typically falls into 4 categories: national government, regional government, state-ow...
13 Okt 201123min
35: Deloitte S&O vs. McKinsey EM
We have responded to the bolded out part of the question below: "As a person from a big emerging market interested in the long term career in my region, I am thinking about which strategy makes more s...
7 Okt 20119min
34: McKinsey USA or McKinsey EM
We have responded to the bolded out part of the question below: "As a person from a big emerging market interested in the long term career in my region, I am thinking about which strategy makes more s...
1 Okt 201116min
33: Husband Wants to Leave
We get a variety of queries from all levels of consultants: analysts up to principal. This question came from a female engagement manager in the USA. She was distraught after having worked very hard t...
25 Sep 201112min
32: Managed Out in 4 Months
Unfortunately, in management consulting this is something everyone should plan for. Performance or economic conditions can lead to the up-or-out policy being applied. We have had several requests to h...
19 Sep 201118min
31: Deloitte S&O SC drops BCG
This is such a great dilemma. The answer is going to surprise many people. Therefore, pay attention to the logic we apply to answer this question, as well as the real examples we will offer. The optio...
13 Sep 201112min
30: Advice for US MBA Jan 2012 Interns
Many of our candidates are still interviewing, but we can, with a fair degree of accuracy, determine how they will do. We project a 60%-65% placement rate, which considering that internships slots are...
7 Sep 201112min
29: A Real Consulting Engagement
Most readers have a vague understanding of the lifestyle of a management consultant. It is cultivated by the images consulting firms work very hard to keep up. In this podcast we explain the issues fo...
1 Sep 201137min
