+1,276 5 years ago, I was fired from Oliver Wyman. This is what I learned from it. 94 7mo
+548 Life in General Will Cost More Than You Think 151 1y
+459 2020 ADC/APD Summer Programs/Full-Time Applications Thread 780 5y
+447 Am I Crazy To Leave a 500K Job for Consulting? 93 2y
+386 2016 APD/ADC MBB Full Time Recruiting Updates 855 6y
+370 Why Would Anyone Go Into Consulting? 166 3y
+339 Business School Case Books 79 3y
+338 Have not dated in 3 years, 30 year old Male - Q&A 102 5y
+318 Ask Me Anything: Recruiter from a Consulting Firm 218 4y
+274 My View on the Current Top 10 Strategy Consulting Firms 75 4y
+273 Q&A: Former McKinsey EM 141 9y
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+264 2017 Management Consulted Salaries Out 45 7y
+263 Pricewaterhouse to Buy Booz Consulting Firm 199 3y
+255 Ask me anything: Project Leader/Engagement Manager/Case Team Leader at MBB 137 12y
+254 BCG gives FT offers to all incoming interns 112 5y
+253 2017 APD/ADC MBB Full Time Recruiting Updates 379 6y
+249 Q&A: Former MBB Consultant 71 4y
+241 Will robots replace your consulting or financial career? 198 8y
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+226 Spent 3 Years at MBB - Ask Me Anything 179 6y
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+217 Strategy& Ex Employee - Q&A 80 4y
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+210 BCG & Bain 2024 Summer Associate/AC 873 1y
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+203 IB to Celebrity Exit 54 2y
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+198 Is there HONESTLY a difference in the quality of work between Strategy& (Tier 2 consulting) and MBB? 45 6y
+194 Consulting=money suck? 67 3y
+194 Firmsconsulting TCO Program 65 4y
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+191 Impact of COVID-19 on Consulting Industry 141 5y
+190 McKinsey Insight, Bain Advantage, Bridge2BCG 2019 For ADP 336 5y
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+178 2021 ADC/APD Summer Programs/Full-Time Applications Thread 409 3y
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+174 I MADE IT 30 3y
+169 Hey guys - what is a gift that you'd love to receive? 49 6mo
+169 Thoughts on Accenture Strategy? 64 5y
+166 Ask Me Anything: First-Year at MBB 142 9y
+164 RX Consulting 61 1y
+158 Question for Consultants: What Will You Be Spending Your $600 Stimulus Checks On 34 5y
+158 BCG incoming associate/consultant delayed start date (NA) 66 5y
+156 PWP is the worst culture on WallStreet. 31 1mo
+156 Turnaround Consulting is Paradise 26 11mo
+155 Need Help on Transitioning Out of EB IB to RX Consulting 62 4w
+154 What are exit opps really like for MBB Partners? 73 7y
+152 Consulting is a joke 22 5mo
+152 What car do you drive? 261 15y
+150 Ankura vs. FTI vs. MERU for offer (RX) 69 1y
+149 2023 Consulting Tier List 20 2y
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+142 Future of MBB 69 3y
+140 4 Real-Life Consulting Exit Opps of My Former Colleagues 26 9y
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+140 Unhappy at MBB 47 9y
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+138 Nontargets that break into consulting 126 8y
+137 Get Your MBA Immediately After Undergrad? 177 10y
+134 Turnaround & Restructuring - 2023 Perspectives 33 3mo
+134 All McKinsey media consultants should quietly remove that experience from your CV. 43 3y
+134 Does anybody regret not picking consulting? 68 4y
+133 Do interviewers "go easy" on diversity candidates in comparison to non-diversity candidates? 55 6y
+132 How to get over burnout 92 8y
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+130 How is A&M perceived in the industry? 73 1y
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+126 Why do people go into consulting? 60 6mo
+124 Thought Consulting Was My Dream...Now I Hate it 60 7y
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+119 Q&A: I worked at both McKinsey & BCG 28 3y
+119 NE M7 to MBB: What I wish I knew, observations, and ask me anything 49 6y
+119 Why I think you should take a corporate strategy gig over consulting (including MBB) at the entry-level 65 7y
+119 What are the Tier 1 Consulting Firms? 186 3y
+117 Case study interview for MBB consulting - 24 of my best tips on how to get in 30 5y
+116 The Big Four Auditors? Not As Much Anymore 25 6y
+116 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Consulting 27 9y
+115 McKinsey vs. Capital One Strategy vs. Alvarez and Marsal 33 1y
+115 Bain waitlist vs. McKinsey exploding offer (NA) 46 4y
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