Human Capital Consulting Rep to B-school
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on 11/22/12 at 2:48am
How do b-schools look at applicants with work experience in human capital consulting? At the more well-known firms like mercer, towers Watson, etc, and also at the lesser known firms?





Consulting is generally a
Consulting is generally a "reputable" industry from the perspective of the admissions committees. I don't think your focus area is especially relevant. They might judge that a Bain applicant is higher-end than a Mercer applicant, but they won't say Mercer HCC < Mercer Automotive (if there even is such a thing). So I wouldn't sweat it - and by "sweat" I mean "think about". It doesn't matter. Just focus on getting some decent stories of accomplishment under your belt.
Cred: I just went through the process and applied to five top-ten business schools.