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Which MiM? IE, ESADE, LBS, Imperial
Hello all! I have applied to the following: IE (MSc International Management) - Accepted ESADE (MSc International Management) - Accepted LBS (MSc Management) - No response yet Imperial (MSc Management) - No response yet I am 24 yo from Europe and I have an undergrad degree in Economics from ~top 25...
Doctor thinking of exit opportunities
Dear all, I am new to this community but not new to contemplating my exit from clinical medicine. I have been weighing pursing consulting or equity research in biotech/pharma/healthcare. I crave learning about innovative solutions in healthcare and medicine, creativity, being surrounded by more...
Boutique Life Science Consulting to Larger Firm to Get to Corp Strat / Biz Dev?
Hello, I have been lurking here for a while and am finally posting. I am currently a second-year consultant at a boutique life-science consulting firm and would like to know: 1. Is it possible to transfer to a larger, perhaps more well-known firm? 2. If yes, should I? What kind of exit opps would...
Investment Banking vs Consulting
Hey monkeys, This year I am a sophomores and am deciding between FO finance roles and management consulting. I was just wondering how some of you made this decision and what swayed you to finance/consulting? What are the differences between the ideal candidate for each field (in terms of GPA, work...
Top 10-25 MBA Chance for Management Consulting
Hi All, I know it is pretty much a shoe-in for the M7 schools to place in MBB or other top tier consulting firms, but... How easy is it to land a management consulting role coming from an MBA Program at a Top 10-25 school such as UVA, Georgetown, Emory, UNC? How about international schools such as...
Integrated Ms in Mechanical engineering Moroccan student from Morocco
Hi Im currently 18 graduated high school 1 year early compared to my classmates in 2016. Last year i enrolled in an integrated masters in mechanical engineering in morocco but i wasn't able to complete the first semester due to pneumonia " i was in the hospital after having a stroke; a buddy of mine...
PE Portfolio Valuations Associate Jobs
A little background, I am currently in a Big 4 Valuations/TAS gig, interested in some of the typical exits (banking, corp dev, corp strat). My specific group does not audit or perform PE / VC portco valuations, but I'm familiar with PEs hiring Big 4 to audit portco valuations for financial reporting...
FTI Consulting Assessment Day Help - Freaking Out
Hey guys! I am attending FTI Consulting assessment centre in a couple of days and was wondering whether anyone has attended something similar at this company, as I have failed to find any information here from before. Would appreciate some comments! THANKS IN ADVANCE! :) Mike xx p.s. I'm based in...
What do I need to do? Overqualified, overeducated, with tons of Sales experience...No job.
Hello, I started 20 years ago in the retail brokerage space, went institutional asset management sales, for Fortune 50 (Think a large Rock) and Fortune 25 (rhymes with Pells Pargo). I completed my CIMA at Wharton, so it is not like I am intellectually challenged. I once applied for a position and...
F500 Big Data Group vs. DoD Internship
Hi everyone, I'm a freshman in college and I'm interested in MBB /consulting upon graduation. Right now I have an offer from a F500 Big Data Group, and the Department of Defense as an analyst. Both are paid internships. Which do you think is a better choice if I want to do consulting? I'm a Business...
FP&A to Corp Strat (w/M&A consulting background)
Looking to get advice: I'm considering an FP&A job offer at a mid-level tech company after 3.5 years in consulting, primarily in M&A consulting (post-merger integration, operational due diligence, operational separation, etc), but ultimately want to go into a traditional Corporate Strategy. I know...
Dispute and investigation in Alvarez and Marsal comparison to Forensic group in PwC
Experienced assurance associate in PwC wanting to move toward more forensic technology analysis side. Wonder if anyone here has any experience or takeaways on which company would offer the best career growth in term of prestigious, exit opportunities, relationship building, client base....
Working elsewhere right before full-time?
Hi WSO , I signed full-time with a financial services consulting firm and chose an August 2018 start date (can start earlier if I really wanted to). I finish my undergrad in April 2018 and wanted to know if it would be acceptable to intern elsewhere from April until August (when I start). Since I've...
Deloitte Corporate Finance 2017 Comp
I've been hearing of these M&A groups (not transaction services, but DCF as in post McColl Partners acquisition) at consulting places like Deloitte. Generally it seems like people agree comp is lower but hours are better. Just wondering exactly what the comp is like in 2017 and how good are the...
Assessing business school prospects - please weigh in!
placed in another thread after realizing there is one dedicated to providing MBA assessments to potential applicants
Improve GPA vs Off-Cycle Internship
Hey all, Looking for some advice on best next steps. I am currently in the process of interviewing for an off-cycle internship (during the Spring) that is semi-related to finance (they do modeling, and my role would be as a consultant). I have one concern though. My GPA is currently a 3.63, and by...
Singapore: DT Consulting (S&O) or Accenture MC (Change Management)
I've recently been offered both analyst position as title. Any advice on which to decide on? Thanks!
Next Steps - IBM CbD Program
Hi all - I recently accepted an offer from IBM's Full-Time Consulting by Degrees Program. Does anyone know what next steps are (from now until summer) after my background check has cleared? Will IBM be accepting official transcripts and things of that nature later in the year? If anyone is willing...
what to do next
3rd-year student at a public target, majoring in some sort of engineering and economics. I received interviews from Accenture and Strategy, however, I didn't case prep enough and consequently didn't receive an offer. I got and accepted a non-advisory internship offer from one of the Big 4 firms for...
What are considered some must read books at the big 3 consulting firms?
I have heard that big 3 consulting firms actually gives consultants several books when they join. Can anyone of you could point out the books.
Big 10 College Student, Career Trajectory Crisis
Hi guys! I'm Aaron, currently a College of Business sophomore at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. I understand the only competitive major here is practically accounting. Doing well in the accounting classes but I have decided that I want to pursue a career in management consulting. I know...
job offers: IBM, Citrix, or ExxonMobil IT?
Career decision: Need help weighing the pros and cons as I debate offers, really tough split decision: ExxonMobil IT: 105K, semi-normal hours doing different tech projects within the company and rotating every 6 months to 2 years. IBM Consulting: 85K Salary, full time travel Monday-thursday, exposed...
Defined Health
Founded more than 25 years ago, Defined Health is a leading biopharmaceutical asset development strategy consultancy whose clients include a mix of pharma, biotech and specialty pharmaceutical companies. Defined Health’s consultants hold advanced degrees in science, medicine and business, and have...
Marakon or Kurt Salmon?
Title pretty much says it all -- have final round interviews at both of these places and curious as to what opinions are concerning these two smaller firms. I understand Kurt Salmon is a retail powerhouse whereas Marakon is a more general strategy consulting firm (and both have undergone a lot of...
Pay Consultants with stock options
Hey fellow guys and girls, i just watched Bill Ackman making his investment case into ADP (www. youtube .com/ watch?v=uwo72TilumU&index=250&list=WL). He is making the case that there is a lot of room for operational improvement and also gave some concrete examples. Some what he is doing here is imo...
Audax PE vs. Parthenon EY for summer analyst?
Deciding between two summer intern offers, interested in PE but don't wanna pigeonhole myself. Wondering what would offer the best experience/exit opportunities/prestige?
PE Co-invest & Secondary Shop vs Consulting @ Deloitte S&O
Hello WSO , I'm currently a few months into a Corp Fin gig at a F500 company (non-tech) and am looking at lateral offers as a Business analyst at Deloitte S&O and as a PE analyst at a well regarded PE FoF with well defined co-investment and secondaries arms (think: Adams Street/Coller/Pantheon...
Will robots replace your consulting or financial career?
I was recently reading a couple of books – Rise of the Robot by Martin Ford and Humans Do Not Need Apply by Jerry Kaplan. Both books share insights on the demise of both the industrial and knowledge eras. Both books provide key themes and stark warnings about the future of automation and its...
Why I Became a Consultant, and You Should Too If....
Why I chose to become consultant: I remember the exact moment that I decided to pursue consulting as a career path. I was entering my junior year in college and was exposed to consultants in a summer internship at a large telecommunications company. At the time I pursued a marketing internship...
UIC good enough?
Hey everybody, how screwed would I be trying to put my foot in the door as an Analyst or Consultant with an undergrad in IDS or Finance From UIC ? Will transferring to Depaul help me out at all? Northwestern and Uchicago are out of the equation and how can I prep for this ? I'm currently a freshman...
Seeking Advice on Career Path in South Korea
Hi Everyone, I am seeking career advice, and just to be upfront- I am naive in the Korean job market. I lived in the States for approx. 10 years, and I can work in both Korean and English. I am a Korean citizen and worked on a work Visa (H1B) while in the States. I majored in Accounting at a Big 10....
Management Consulting to VC?
Wondering if anyone has/knows people that have made the transition from consulting (more specifically management consulting) to VC? Is that even a good route to take instead of doing banking -> MBA ->VC? If you can't tell from my previous threads on here, I am obviously interested in working in VC...
Graduate or Apply for SA 2018?
My background - I am a rising senior at a non-target (Iona College) with a 3.6 cum, 3.7 major GPA (Finance). I am entering my 3rd year but am a senior because of excess credits and am able to finish a 4-year program a year early. Currently, I'm interning as a Finance Project Managerment intern at a...
Rate My Odds Of Trading Analyst --> MBB (Resume Inside)
Hi all, I'm a washed up trading analyst 1 year in wanting to break into MBB. I'm doing well but there's a lot of uncertainty on my role looking 1-2 years out. I'm doing well and already have a moat preventing me from being fired... but who knows. The short (true) story is that I was direct hired...
Big 4 Intern to Tier 2 Consulting
Hello everyone, I posted a while back last year on going from Big 4 Internship to MBB . I have adjusted my expectations and now I want to do a follow up thread. So a background: I am a Canadian at a non target, I worked a year at a top 20 energy company as an Intern then jumped over to a Big 4 for...
Consultant friendly MM PE firms
Second year at MBB looking at one-off recruiting for MM PE starting in 2016. Wanted to get a list of consultant-friendly firms and the corresponding search firms they use. Some examples would be: + HGGC + Charlesbank + Golden Gate Capital Any other firms with strong reputations this community can...
What is typical turnover at MBB like?
I joined MBB out of undergrad in 2015, and my office has seen what I think is stunning attrition -- 7/18 in my start class (i.e., all the 2015 undergrads) have quit, and one more has transferred to another office, meaning we've lost nearly half of my class within 15 months of starting. Is this high...
Early Strategy& Internship Offer
Hello Everyone, I am a rising Junior at a semi-target who was lucky enough to get an early internship offer at Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company). The only catch is that the offer expires on October 1st, which is well before any of the other firms I'm interested in would give me offers, should I...
5 years ago, I was fired from Oliver Wyman. This is what I learned from it.
Five years almost to the date, I was fired from Oliver Wyman (after 11 months at the firm, straight out of ugrad). This is when I'd walked into the year-end review genuinely thinking I'd be told I was promoted. There are a few words one never forgets, and the sentence that'll stick with me forever...
Moving from IBM CbD to MBB or Exit Opps?
Hi Everyone, This is my first post ever here at WSO . I've started as a Business Transformation Consultant at IBM last fall after graduating from Northwestern. I realize most of the projects here are in tech, and I really want to move into real Operations/Strategy consulting instead. Does anyone...
Incoming Kellogg MBA - Consulting Chances Help
I am an incoming 2Y MBA student at Kellogg with a background in impact investing & investment management, a top undergrad (HYPS), and stats (GPA, GMAT) above average for the program. My goal is to transition into consulting through a summer internship at either MBB or a tier 2 firm (OW, Deloitte ,...
Emergency Physician to Consulting
Hi all, I am a practicing emergency medicine doc trying to leave the field of medicine. Though I could list all the reasons, I feel for now it is sufficient to say I have invested significant time into reaching this decision and am quite confident in it. With that said, I don't know how to get out!...
A McKinsey grads eight tips for success at work
One of my biggest pet peeves is people giving bad career advice. It drives me nuts when I see worn-out cliches like this being passed on to ambitious young professionals. ![The only place where success comes before work in the dictionary.][The only place where success comes before work in the...
What do consultants exactly do?
Hi guys, The title is self-explanatory. I know that consultants are hired to solve problems that companies are incapable of solving or simply do not have time to deal with; but what problems are we talking about? Increase revenue? Reduce costs? Strategic planning? Could you share your...
How do you network while traveling all week?
Question is more geared towards the consultants, but welcome any advice. I'm in the process of networking for a new role. My process has been cold email, intro phone call, and normally attempting to arrange a coffee chat. Trouble is that Friday is the only day I can meet due to travel, I'm open to...
Making the lateral switch from Banking to MBB
I'm current approaching my first year as an analyst working at a top MM bank's satellite office (Piper Jaffray, Baird, William Blair, Houlihan) and have recently decided to pursue lateral opps to MBB . A big part of the decision came from personal reasons - being an international student, I knew...
MBA Students: types and personalities
It's been more than two years since I graduated from the University of Michigan with an MBA degree. Since then, I had a chance to live and work in North Carolina, New Jersey and finally return to New York, NY. Over the course of this journey, I met a lot of peers bearing the same degree: from the...
Engineer from Target Gunning for Consulting Offer
Hello, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tl;dr Goal: Trying to land consulting position at McKinsey, Bain, BCG, … Question: What kind of MS program would be most beneficial in this goal? If not an MS program, what else can be done?...
Volunteer opportunities for PE Associate
I'm a first year PE associate in NYC with a MBB consulting background. Wanted to know if anyone had any recommendations on volunteer / extra-curricular opportunities for someone with my skill-set. For example, something like working with social impact bond initiatives, teaching kids about personal...
Discussion on the regulation of the advice sector
"Fund houses turn against investment consultants" I don't work in AM or any form of the consulting branch for that matter but there was a discussion in the area which I listened with great interest. In the UK, the FCA is seeking more regulatory powers over investment consultants from the concerns of...
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