Wall Street Oasis logo


  • Recent
    • All Recent Content
    • Top WSO Bloggers
    • WSO Chat Room
    • Hot Topics - Week
    • Hot Topics - Month
    • Hot Topics - Year
    • Hot Topics - All Time
    • Top Comments - All Time
  • FAQs
    • Best Interviews
    • Common Questions
    • Industry Specific
    • WSO 101
    • Education
    • Recruiting
    • Life in Finance
    • WSO Company Database
    • WSO Finance Dictionary
  • Forums
    • Post Forum Topic
    • Best Interviews
    • Best Comments
    • WSO Chat Room
    • Job Search Advice
    • Investment Banking
    • Private Equity
    • Venture Capital
    • Trading
    • Consulting
    • Hedge Funds
    • Corporate Finance
    • Real Estate Finance
    • Equity Research
    • Asset Management
    • WSO Success Stories
    • Other Careers
    • Business School
    • Resume Forum
    • Wall St. Fashion
    • New User Intros
    • Monkey Around
    • WSO Products
    • Site Suggestions
  • Groups
    • Browse Groups
    • Create Group
    • My Groups
    • Non Target Networking
    • Energy Trading
    • State your salary
    • Read the Footnotes
    • Proprietary Traders
    • WSO Investment Forum
    • CFA
    • The Restructuring Group
    • Economics
    • RE Finance/Investments
  • About
    • About WSO
    • Press
    • Contact Us
    • RSS Sitemap
    • Advertise on WSO
    • WSO Discounts
    • WSO Store
  • Login
  • Sign Up!
  • Hot Topics
  • My Profile
  • Company Research
  • Modeling
  • Resume Review
  • Events
  • Interview Guides
  • Job Board
  • Intern Positions

6 Free Financial Modeling Lessons...and More.

Enter your e-mail below to get our new Free Modeling Tutorials ($200+ Value).

Consulting Cabaret
 

Login to Start Discussion
  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • …
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »
 TopicRepliesCreatedLast replysort icon
Hey guys, I was wondering whether anybody here ever worked for a design and innovation consulting firm such as IDEO, ?WHat if! or Frog? There are a lot of those companies out there (http://www.quora. com/What-companies-are-similar-to-IDEO) but I cannot find much information about them! What are...
Design and Innovation Consulting
62 weeks 4 days ago
by baba o'riley
1 week 6 days ago
by aadpepsi
Does the work involves writing codes and advanced knowledge of computer programming languages? basically do you have to program/code apps?...
Does IT consulting involves programming/coding or similar difficult computer stuff?
31 week 6 days ago
by tountarlioan232
1 week 6 days ago
by highwyre237
Second year detntal student that wants to enter the business world. I found the challenges and problem solving of management consultants fascinating. I had a 3.96, 3.99, 4.0, 4.0 gpa in undergrad and my dental school marks are just average (didn't really give an f once I got it). My Dental...
Advice please: dentist to consultant?
122 weeks 1 day ago
by dent2bank
1 week 6 days ago
by dent2bank
I am a sophomore at a Canadian University who has done two internships at two different Big 4 firms, one in Asia & the other in Canada. I had wanted to get my CPA, but through my internships, I realized that the work wasn't for me. I am looking to pursue consulting in my Junior year and...
How do consulting firms view experience in Audit at a Big 4 firm?
812 weeks 1 day ago
by jengablocks
1 week 6 days ago
by mtmt28
Looking for someone to prep for case interviews with in the Minneapolis local area. Also open to doing it over Skype. I'm 10 years post MBA looking to switch over to Tier 1 consulting. So a little rusty on the basics but with strong fundamentals. PM me, or Post a comment, My email is my...
Case Interview Prep partner
12 weeks 2 hours ago
by samsaks
1 week 6 days ago
by Klax0n
Hi everyone. I'm currently a rising senior in Montreal, Canada looking to practice cases in person or over Skype. I have around 25 cases under my belt and am looking to do around 50 more before recruitment, so let me know if you're in a similar position. If so, PM me and we can get...
LIVE Case Prep
12 weeks 22 hours ago
by va643can
2 weeks 2 hours ago
by samsaks
Here is an interesting resource that I found. contains lots of relevant info on the current consulting...
INSEAD CONSULTING CLUB HANDBOOK 2011
636 weeks 1 day ago
by honeyoak87
2 weeks 3 hours ago
by sentinentsimple
Hi guys, I searched the site and found nothing on this topic. So any insight on this would be highly appreciated. I have applied for a consultant position with their office from Romania but I also sent my portfolio to their headquarters HR email address. I received a invitation for the...
Tefen Management Consulting Interview Process
219 weeks 4 days ago
by Alin
2 weeks 1 day ago
by fedetpf
I'm looking for advice on how much one should spend on an apartment in (e.g. DC in or NYC) when with MBB. On the one hand, it seems a bit crazy to spend around $2000 for a studio in say Dupont Circle when I will be traveling Mon-Thurs, but on the other, it might be nice to be close to...
MBB apartment considerations in DC/NY
162 weeks 6 days ago
by MBB_Newb
2 weeks 1 day ago
by MBB_Newb
Let's say I get a FT offer at a MM IBD firm in the south after graduating college. If the senior guys there like me and have connections to nearby offices of MBB firms, is it possible to network from there? Also, at what point after college does undergrad GPA not matter? I'm at a...
networking to MBB consulting
42 weeks 4 days ago
by pryan2016
2 weeks 1 day ago
by Anonymous.
Hi everyone, I'm a recent graduate whose started at a no-name consulting firm. We work with project management with a few large blue chip tech companies. I'm learning a good bit here but I am really interested in going to a top tier B school in a few years. I know they don't recruit...
Going from no-name boutique to MBB? Advice?
82 weeks 5 days ago
by same0
2 weeks 1 day ago
by Anonymous.
Hi All, Just wondering whether anyone has the Consultant's Networking Bible or any of the other resources from Management Consulted. If you are willing to share, please PM me. I have some materials I can share as well....
Management Consulted materials
02 weeks 2 days ago
by mitch767
n/a
Hello, I was wondering if anyone had purchased this The Consultant's Networking Bible by Management Consulted. I would love to know what your thought's were on the book and if you would recommend purchasing it (or sharing...
Consultant's Networking Bible
2246 weeks 2 days ago
by Yekrut
2 weeks 2 days ago
by mitch767
...
Delloite On Campus
271 year 36 weeks ago
by blastoise
2 weeks 2 days ago
by Engineers3323
Recently interviewed and was struck by the interview dynamic for the first time. The structure, for simplicity's sake, was two resume interviews with the office MD's and a case interview with a VP/hiring manager. This was a final round, so I had previously done (and passed) a case to get...
More important: Case Interview vs. Partner Interview
32 weeks 2 days ago
by Jiggy
2 weeks 2 days ago
by iamamonkeybanker
Hello, I've had a few interviews with the FSR group at PwC. I had a very good impression of the company overall but I would still like to hear some insight from someone who actually works there or has worked there. Any info would be much appreciated!...
FSR Group at PWC
12 weeks 3 days ago
by Nick79
2 weeks 3 days ago
by Beny23
New to this website / forum. My company, Capco, is currently aggressively hiring and I'm looking for some good resumes to submit to Human Resources while I'm on the bench and a friend recommended I post on here. We're hiring both at our entry level and our secondary level on the...
Consulting firm for financial services - hiring
319 weeks 5 days ago
by gvp1989
2 weeks 3 days ago
by mightymouse99
I've been doing some actuarial exams and have noticed that some firms do hire consulting actuaries. My question is would it be worth adding that I passed the Society of Actuary exams to the resume? It is an obscure job for most, and the exam process is very rigorous, but I'm not sure...
Actuarial Exams
43 weeks 5 days ago
by eternal_man
2 weeks 3 days ago
by entropy_increases
Hello guys, I have an assessment center with MBB. The office is based in Europe. Anyone knows how can I prepare for these tests?...
MBB assessment center
12 weeks 6 days ago
by Seeker
2 weeks 4 days ago
by Seeker
Hi all, Currently I work in IT consulting for a particular software company. I have about two years of experience in IT consulting, but I am not wanting to stay in such a specialized field, as we only work with one (our own) product. What are your guys' tips for getting out of this...
IT Consulting to Consulting Firm
02 weeks 4 days ago
by accidentalprometheus
n/a
Curious to see how many of you out there completed an internship in banking and decided that you hated it and switched to consulting. ...
IB to Consulting
951 weeks 4 days ago
by moneymogul
2 weeks 5 days ago
by Mr_Lightman
Hi, I have heard that the staff to partner ratio for the consulting divisions of the big 4 is a bit above 14. Does anybody have an idea what this ratio is for the MBB? From the number of MBB partners on LinkedIn linked to even the smallest offices, I get the feeling that this number is lower. Can...
Staff to partner ratio Big 4 Consulting vs. MBB
42 weeks 5 days ago
by Kratos
2 weeks 5 days ago
by devildog2067
Recently, I have been reading extensively on big data topics, such as business intelligence and predictive analytics. Health analytics struck me as both a fast growing and rewarding field, so my interest peaked upon noticing that Accenture's (my future employer) Analytics sector serves the...
Consulting in the Healthcare Industry - Providers
33 weeks 2 days ago
by Janhen
2 weeks 5 days ago
by OutsideMan
Hi all, I think the best way to begin would be to read some of the recommended resources on this website, however, I understand there is no better way to improve than live practice. Are there any resources or ways to go about doing this for somebody at home interning during the summer with no...
Beginning Case Interview Practice
13 weeks 18 hours ago
by helpinghand
3 weeks 3 hours ago
by PureAmbition
Hey Monkeys, I just wanted to thank WSO for all the great advice! I wouldn't be in my current position without it. That being said, this is my first post, so I apologize if I still sound like somewhat of a novice. I recently graduated from a Southern Semi-Target School (think Vandy,...
Experienced Hire from BB -- Career Path?
104 weeks 4 days ago
by SouthernPanda
3 weeks 18 hours ago
by SouthernPanda
  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • …
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »

Forum Topics

  • New
  • Active
  • Rank
  • Comments
  • Thoughts on this? Heister brings up a good question: <em>"Who else is going to the job? Which senior Goldman partner is planning on retiring and needs to shield millions in stock options from taxes?"</em> via Bloomberg: <strong>Obama Says Bernanke Has Been at Fed...
    Bye Bye Bernanke? Who Would Be Next?
  • I've uploaded the IBD template provided by Mergers and Inquistions to expedite the process of resume review. I believe it would be helpful for any prospective monkeys to review this template before posting. Hope this helps. ...
    Resume Posting
  • Would appreciate it if someone could breakdown my resume and inform me about any glaring...
    Resume Critique please
  • Any rule of thumb for dry cleaning these? I generally try to do it twice a year, depending on how often I wear the tie. Always seems to put them back to...
    Care for neck ties
  • Does anyone have PE recruiting resources they'd be willing to share/ trade? I'm looking for modeling tests (with solutions) and have a few tests from top tier funds to trade in exchange. Any other recruiting resources would be appreciated as well. Please PM me. Thanks...
    PE recruiting resources
  • ...
    city boy by Geraint Anderson
  • Hey all, I will be matriculating at NYU for MBA this fall and am considering IBD since the recruiting process seems fairly reliable. I have a few questions about IBD at this level (some of these are dupes from my post "IBD pay ... really that great?" that I would like more color...
    Questions about post-MBA level IBD
  • Hi, if a story is printed in the FT or WSJ, it can apparently have quite a significant impact on the market. partly because everyone working in finance is reading at least one of the two. but what about other daily newspapers? assume a similar story is printed in the times or the guardian. what the...
    Which impact on markets do newspapers have (excluding Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, etc.)?
  • Many of the questions that have come in surround recruiting for front office Wall Street careers from a non-target so we’ll start with some ideas for recruiting, move on to interviewing, preparing for the job and finally long-term career management advice. Before we begin, it has been beaten...
    Stand Out as a Non-Target: Recruiting (Part 1 of 4)
  • I searched the site and realize that most posts about this are very old. I'm looking for current opinions. I've read that people who get into IB through SEO generally get less respect from their peers. My questions are: 1. How do people even know if you got in through SEO or not? 2. Why...
    Question about SEO
  • Need some advice from someone familiar with RE legal matters. We have multiple LLCs, we would like a corporation to own them all in order to make it simpler for us. Is there a way of doing this, while keeping liabilities separate? Example would be, lets say one of our projects defaults, we would...
    A corporation owning multiple LLCs?
  • I've seen paper vs. physical energy trading discussed in the past. However, I was wondering what a day in the life would look like mid-career at a BB vs. a Supermajor vs. a Commodity trading house (Glencore, Trafigura,...
    Energy Trading: BB vs. Supermajor vs. Commodity Trading House
  • Can someone shed some light on the differences between the two in terms of culture and reputation?...
    Bain Capital PE vs T.H. Lee
  • Guys, currently a rising junior at a semi-target. Interning at a very-well known boutique I-Bank in ER FIG. Got an email from a recruiter at Macquarie basically looking to hire me. Anyone got any info on these guys? He looked at my linkedin profile, where I have my title as "Equity...
    Macquarie Group - NYC Equity Research
more

Upcoming Events

  • Advanced Excel for Finance Professionals Webcast
    Jun 18 2013 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Financial & Valuation Modeling Boot Camp (Los Angeles)
    Jun 20 2013 - 8:00am - Jun 22 2013 - 5:00pm
  • London WSO Drinks
    Jun 20 2013 - 2:30pm - 4:30pm
  • Financial and Valuation Modeling Boot Camp (San Francisco)
    Jun 27 2013 - 9:00am - Jun 28 2013 - 5:30pm
  • Crowdfunding Conference, June 27, The Yale Club New York
    Jun 27 2013 - 11:30am - 7:30pm
more

Highest Ranked Content

  • Week
  • Month
  • Year
  • All Time
  • Comments
<em>Mod note: make sure to see the great comment below by CompBanker</em> I come from a small town where nobody had ever heard of consulting or IB. I was fortunate enough to attend a top target college (a good Ivy) and land a gig in IB at a BB/EB. I'm starting full time this...
Finance Culture - Personalities
<strong>Background</strong> I randomly discovered WSO nearly seven years ago just weeks after I secured a FT MM IB position. The website was extremely nascent at the time with only a few thousand registered users. The majority of the users were college students with only a handful...
How WSO has enhanced my IB/PE career
<em>Mod note: for the tl;dr version, skip down to "Circa 1960"</em> First, some background. I’m going to explain how we got to where we are today in order to frame our place in history and our model of life, so bear with me...
Your Model of Life Is Wrong
After over one year in the making, the <strong><a href="http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/2013-wso-compensation-report-full">2013 WSO Compensation Report</a></strong> is here! Access to the FULL 108 page 2013 WSO Compensation Report is <strong>100%...
2013 WSO Compensation Report has Arrived
Where do i even start..I learned so much from this forum. The brutally honest opinions, sincere willingness to help, the technical information and random tips on everything has been absolutely crucial for me landing this offer. Coming from a non-target I didnt get that 3rd year SA position at...
Thank you WSO! Got my FT Offer! ADVICE NEEDED
When I first started as a PE analyst, I constantly struggled with judging the amount of time I should spend on reviewing sourced deals. How much time is enough to really get a handle on the company’s revenue streams? How granular do I need my analysis to be on industry threats? With this...
Misguided Efforts: A Cautionary Tale
Fellow Primates, We are looking for 1-2 students on each campus to help WSO in its sales efforts to student clubs/career centers, and overall promotion at your school both online and on the ground. Below is a description of the position and benefits...thanks in advance for your help! <a...
WSO is Looking for Campus Reps For Summer/Fall 2013 (and beyond)
Any Asset Management people here who could give me some insights on it, such as the nature of the work, the pay, the hours, the potential for career advancement, ect? I was looking into IB before but I've decided that I would rather pursue a career that's more intellectually...
Asset Management a better choice than Investment Banking?
<img src="//img.pandawhale.com/48721-Sexually-Oblivious-Female-Meme-Ze2w.png" alt="Sexually Oblivious Female Meme - Favorite Position? I would like to be a CEO.">
If you could be the richest person in the world with your dream job only as a public virgin forever would you do it?
Many of the questions that have come in surround recruiting for front office Wall Street careers from a non-target so we’ll start with some ideas for recruiting, move on to interviewing, preparing for the job and finally long-term career management advice. Before we begin, it has been...
Stand Out as a Non-Target: Recruiting (Part 1 of 4)
more

Recent Jobs

  • Real Estate Investment Banking Analyst
  • Funded Internet Startup Seeks Corporate Clients Managers
  • Financial Research Associate for Funded Growth-Stage Internet Startup
  • Business Development Associate
  • Finance/Business Internship in Bejing w/ a Wall Street Company
more



Sell Tickets Online through Eventbrite

Poll

Why would you NOT go to the 2013 WSO Conference? :
View the current poll results.

Silver Banana Rankings

  • Silver Banana Leaders
  • Soiled Monkeys
UserSilver Bananas
Edmundo Braverman1161
TNA1119
CompBanker934
happypantsmcgee744
IlliniProgrammer726
UFOinsider641
TheKing625
BlackHat594
rufiolove439
Nouveau Richie425
more

Top WSO Members

  • Total Bananas
  • Active Monkeys
UserBanana Points
Edmundo Braverman14702
TNA13698
WallStreetOasis.com12188
UFOinsider10459
happypantsmcgee9627
IlliniProgrammer9258
CompBanker8734
AndyLouis6114
Siberian Husky5862
monty095426
more

New Groups

  • Houston Targets
  • Belgium going Wall Street
  • Liberal Arts Colleges Graduates
  • McCombs Monkeys (University of Texas at Austin)
  • WSO Pittsburgh
  • Denver Professionals
  • Minneapolis Bankers
  • Non-Target Networking in NYC
  • Prep School Bankers
  • Commercial Real Estate
more

© 2006-2012 WallStreetOasis.com | All Rights ReservedAdvertise | About Us | Contact Us | FAQs | Site Map | Privacy Policy

As Seen In

Sister Site

Syndicate content