Decision time. This is a tough one. When it comes to management consulting, there’s definitely no clear winner among the “Big Three”. As I’ve met other people working through the recruiting process, I’ve encountered all sorts of decisions: people will turn down each of the firms in favor of the others with little consistency across [...]
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Bain vs. BCG
April 5th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
Tags:bain·bcg·comparison·decisions·internships·mckinsey·recruiting
First Round Interviews…
February 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
It’s Wednesday afternoon and I’ve finished interviews with each of the big three consulting firms. Wow! An intense few days, but I feel like it went fairly well over all. I do love that each of the firms hosted on a different day… makes it much easier to go through the grind. A couple interesting [...]
Tags:bain·bcg·charles·charts·consulting·doubletrree·interviews·mckinsey
Consulting Case interviews
January 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Interviews are a week away and I’m already intimidated. I was fortunate enough to be invited for interviews at each of the top 3 consulting firms: McKinsey, BCG, and Bain (along with a few others). Which wouldn’t be so bad – I have a decent presence and can tell good leadership, influence, and teamwork stories [...]
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Trying not to look at the markets…
October 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I’m trying not to look at the markets (and my meager portfolio) today, but it’s impossible! I feel like I’m seeing months of work wiped out in real-time. Ouch. But the only thing worse than buying at the top is selling at the bottom, right?
This is a great time for business schools. Applications skyrocket, ivory-tower [...]
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