Simple question, and a pretty fundamental topic that I didn't see on a quick breeze through the forums.
By 'enjoy' I mean, do you actually look forward to working every day? Are the hours so demanding that the work becomes meaningless? Do the negative aspects of travel outweigh the positives? Is the compensation and prestige worth the hassle?
As someone that is considering shooting for MBB a few years down the road (post-MBA), I'd really like to hear people's thoughts on the matter. Obviously, there isn't a job in the world where every day is cupcakes, rainbows, and puppies; but, generally speaking, what do you consultants think of your work?
I, and hopefully some others, would greatly appreciate some insight...
I interned at a top consulting firm and decided that consulting is not for me. What bothered me is that we had absolutely no idea what we were talking about...the client knew way better what was going on and just hired us to cut some costs (so that it did not seem that it was their idea).
That excites me. Maybe it's hubris, but I want to know as much as I can about pretty much anything.
Ah, we have a true scholar on our hands. I love it when people are eager to learn and follow their passion instead of just slaving away in front of Excel and Bloomberg.
How many languages do you speak? How many instruments do you play? How much time have you spent on each continent? Da Vinci, von Humboldt or Kircher?
So refreshing every time I hear this in an interview! Always makes for a great time before I ding the applicant and release him back into the academic world.
Off topic! But you remind me of my old partner. He was interviewing this Wharton MBA and surely the proverbial "Why consulting" came up. She answered exactly "because I really want to learn/ know as much as possible about economics and companies". He followed up "Great! What economic book have you read recently", she thought for a while and said "The old man and the sea". So my partner questioned "How is that related to economics?" and the poor girl babbled on about how it teaches us about determination and never give up and blah blah blah. My partner still continue "Well in the end he lost the fish to the sharks though". Let's just say that my partner belongs to the "nice partner" camp. But it was a ding for her. He told us this story at our case team dinner and we all agreed that if we were her, we would definitely come up with something much much better than "because I want to learn everything".
Thanks for asking!
On a more serious note, I'm not going to go into an interview and say "I just really wanna learn". I'm much more interested in making an impact. But that's not to say learning doesn't really excite me. Don't hate :)
Ditto. I see myself learning from consultants, taking executive ed., etc. throughout my career.
Seaurchin....considering how many Fortune 500 companies are run by former consultants, I can only assume that there is legitimacy in their recommendations and abilities. Look at the ones from McKinsey alone. I'm sure there is "fluff" at times but in what industry is there not some of that.
Loooooooooooool, you are such a douche.
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