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F500 Corp Development vs Boutique Consulting
Hello everyone, The WSO forums have been great and I am a first time poster so thanks in advance for responses. I currently am working in the Corp development dept of a F500 healthcare services company. I was with the company in one of their smaller offices doing business development/sales, worked...
JP Morgan Corporate Strategy Offer
I have a summer offer with JPM 's Corporate Analyst Development Program. I could be placed in a number of different departments (business management, strategy, analytics, project management or consulting). The full time is a 2 year rotation across these departments. Does anybody have any insight...
WWYD: Stay with high paying offer or drop for TFA?
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Advice: renege high paying offer for TFA?
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Job offer decisions!
Hey guys, I have 3 offers that I'm trying to decide between. I want to base my decision on the type of work and bschool placement. Any insight would be appreciated greatly. 1) Big 4 Financial Advisory- Operational Process Consulting 2) F500 Corporate Strategy- Major airlines 3) Boutique Decision...
Consulting to Corporate Strategy to...?
Hey wanted to crowd source some wisdom on the topic of exit opportunities AFTER a two year stint in Corporate Strategy. I've done 3 years in non-MBB consulting, developed as an 'expert' in a niche sector, and now have an interview to join the Corporate Strategy/Business Development team (as a Senior...
Anyone in TMT Biz Dev / Corp Strat / Corp Dev?
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LinkedIn Strategy & Analytics Rotation Program vs Dropbox Rotation Program
Hi All, I currently have two full-time offers one from LinkedIn Business Leadership Program in Strategy & Analytics in Mountain View and another for Dropbox's Rotation Program in SF. Below are some descriptions of the program LinkedIn Program: I would be their second class (very new program). It is...
Capital One Sr. Strategy Analyst
Hey everyone, I'm currently an experienced staff consultant at EY in their strategy branch (PI - Strategy, not Parthenon/TAS) in SF. I've been reached out to regarding an opening at the Sr. Analyst level for Capital One in their strategy division and was wondering if anyone had any insight with...
PwC Management Consulting vs Dropbox Rotation Program Offer
Hi All, I currently have two full-time offers one from PwC Management Consulting in NYC and another for Dropbox's Rotation Program in SF. If I were to go to PwC I would want to try to get get aligned to strategy and TICE(their tech, media, communications, etc group), however there doesn't seem to be...
Why I think you should take a corporate strategy gig over consulting (including MBB) at the entry-level
I got a lot of help reading WSO when I was an undergrad and wanted to contribute somehow. Wanted to drop my 2 cents, as I feel like MBB is overly praised on this forum, while corporate strategy gets very little love. Please note that this primarily applies to those who want to jump to industry and...
Corporate Finance to Corporate Development/Strategy Role Long Term
I'm new to WSO and have enjoyed reading through all the forums. They've been a big help for me in defining my career goals. I am currently in the process of applying to Top 15 business schools. Career wise I am very interested in working in corporate finance at a biotech/big pharma company Post-MBA,...
Choosing between corporate strategy offers
Hi WSO , Looking for some advice to choose between two corporate strategy offers at F500 companies on the West Coast. Both are at the Senior Manager level. I'm looking to be challenged - which of these is the better choice for someone who is still learning to play the corporate game? 1. Industry:...
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Just joined as a pre-MBA corporate strategy guy looking for some homespun advice on all matters career.
How to utilize a unique perspective?
I'm rethinking my career trajectory and could really use some inputs on what my best career fit may be. Education: Engineering Experience: Sell-side ER , corporate finance Things I hate: Sell-side ER , corporate finance Things I like: Strategizing, being a jack-of-all-trades, finding and exploiting...
Market Analysis Study
Hi - I am looking to do a market analysis study on the Asset Mgmt industry. Would anyone know of a white paper that explains the market segmentation, size of the various segments, trends etc? I have been reading MBB whitepapers but they are all really about the trends rather than a comprehensive...
Non-MBB S&O vs. Fortune 50 Corporate Strategy
Hi all, Looking for some direction on a career decision I’m struggling to make. Want to make sure I’m considering all the inputs as I value my two options – sticking around at Deloitte S&O or pursuing a Corporate Strategy Associate position with a Fortune 50 Global Insurance company. My...
Moving to Strategy
Hello, I have been working with Deloitte Strategy and Operations for a year now. I want to make a move to strategy as the technology related projects are not driving my motivation. I am PMP certified and went through a core banking transformation and another PMO establishment project so now I am...
Corporate Strategy Intern -> FT IBD?
Hi, I read a lot of threads about people wanting to move from IB to corp strat, however, my situation is somewhat the opposite. I am a rising senior interning in corp strat at a F500, wanting to break into IBD FT . Is corp strat considered to be "competitive" experience when recruiting for IBD?...
Corporate Strategy Analyst at BB Seeking Advice
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The Other Road: Corporate Development Associate Fielding Questions
Mod note: Click here to see all of our q&a's and interviews Given the multiple requests I got in another thread I've decided to follow in 10xleverage's footsteps. To give you some background, I graduated from Harvard undergrad in 2008. After graduation I moved to the bay area to join the 2 year...
Urgent Please: What can one do with a Masters Degree in Corporate Strategy and Governance
The University posted this as a list of the different career prospects with this masters degree. Do you think this might be really exaggerated or not?: Venture Capital, Accountancy, Asset Management , Consulting, Investment Banking, Operations Management, Project Management, Risk and Tax. Some...
Strategy and Operations - Finance, Hopeful
Hi all, I was looking for a little advice regarding the consultancy profession and how to achieve my goals. Backgroud: I currently work in one of the Big 4's Risk Advisory Practices. Although they call us consultants, my work primarily deals with internal controls and operational efficiency over...
Moving from internal Ops consulting to Corporate Strategy/Business Development
I am looking for some advice and/or help to move to a corporate strategy/business development role. Currently I am in one of the top credit card companies (think Amex, Discover, Capital One etc.) working as an internal operations consultant for the backoffice. Current responsibilities include...
Top Schools for Corporate Strategy/Development?
The top schools for Corporate Strategy and Corporate Development are generally considered to be the M7 schools. Outside of the M7 , it becomes more difficult to find Corp Strat/Dev roles. Are any of the top 20 outside of the M7 that are better or worse than others in this regard? I'm very interested...
Google: Global Business Strategy vs. BizOps?
Hi WSO , I was wondering if anyone knows what the difference is between Google's Global Business Strategy team and its Business Operations & Strategy team? I've seen concurrent job postings for both teams. The descriptions for both groups seem to indicate a similar function (e.g., they both...
Corporate Strategy team in Investment Bank
I'm interviewing for jobs in the Corporate Strategy teams of major international investment banks, based in Asia. I'd be going in around Director level. I'd like some insight into: (1) what exit opportunities would be from this sort of role – internally and externally. It seems to me that to be...
Moving From Business Development To Corporate Development
I am ultimately interested in corporate development but I don't currently have a background to be competitive for a corporate development analyst position. I understand that corporate development and business development are very different more often than not. I am thinking about taking a Business...
F500 Strategy Recruiting
I know about some of the interviews out there, but I wanted to make a thread that might answer some lingering questions about the F500 recruiting process (namely strategy and finance roles, but since a lot of roles' names are interchangeable, F500 in general). For strategy internships/FT: Are...
harvardgrad08's The Other Road: Q&A Word Doc
I found it burdensome to scroll through all of the pages in the "The Other Road: Corporate Development Associate Fielding Questions" thread to find harvardgrad08's responses to everyone's questions, so I copied and pasted all of his posts (as of 3/28/13) into one Word document. Thought you all might...
MBA to F500 Corporate Strategy?
Guys, first time poster looking for some advice here. I’m going back to b-school this year, and I’ve been researching different career paths. F500 corporate strategy has piqued my interest. On the surface, it looks like a lot of F500 companies have one department for CS and corporate (or...
corporate strategy junior summer internships?
Besides Disney and American Express, do any other companies offer corporate strategy junior summer internships? I've searched the threads and apparently Nike and Liberal Mutual do as well, but I can't find anything of the sort on their website.
Corporate strategy for theme parks and attractions? Need career advice
Hi guys, I'm currently working in PwC Advisory (been 2 years) and I'm planning to do more strategy work. I got an offer to do corporate strategy in a company who builds and manages theme parks and attractions. Involves a lot of financial modeling /excel (which I love), project feasibility, M&A ,...
Pepsico Diversification into yogurt.
Wasn't sure where to put this, but thought it was interesting: PepsiCo is branching into Yogurt! But there's a problem: "Müller by Quaker also seeks to address one of the biggest consumer complaints about yogurt: its texture. Consumers find Greek yogurts dry and chalky, while conventional yogurt is...
Corporate Finance or Corporate Strategy?
Which would you rather take post undergrad? What if it was MM ibd and corp. strategy? BB ? Curious about opinions and/or anecdotes.
Corporate strat/dev in media/entertainment industry
Does anyone have information on corporate strat at big media and entertainment companies such as NBC, HBO, lionsgate, etc.? Looking for comp, whether entry level recruitment exists, backgrounds of people in these areas, general information, etc.
Careers in International/Global Corporate Strategy
Recently, I've been targeting a job at boutique, middle market, and bulge bracket IBs for an analyst gig after graduating college. I've been thinking about my plans after working two to three years as an analyst. There are several scenarios that I have in mind: 1. I'm conversational in an asian...
Corporate Strategy v. Asset Management
Since graduating, I have spent the past three years in banking and I am ready for a change. I currently have two offers, one is in corporate strategy/internal M&A at an energy company and the second is on a trading desk at a large Asset Management firm. My plan is to work at one for a year or two...
CVS/Caremark Strategic Product Development group
Anyone know anything about CVS/Caremark's Strategic Product Development group? Exits, how it compares to consulting, etc.? It isn't pure corporate strategy as far as I can tell, but will something like this place well into business schools?
OPENING: Disney Corporate Strategy UNDERGRAD Intern
I posted this in my original corporate development thread (http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/the-other-r…) but figured I would create a separate topic to give this opportunity more visibility. For those interested in corporate strategy / corporate development jobs..I just came across the...
Lazard Corporate Strategy
Any thoughts on this group for a full-time analyst position? (Pay, culture/hours, exit opps) How does it compare to Lazard IBD ? Thanks.
Core vs. Boutiques by Client Industry in Strategy Consulting
Just wanted to understand which firms(Large & Boutiques) are called for strategy by the CXO's of different client industries( I know MBB rules everywhere, but what about the rest) CPG - Pharmaceutical - Chemicals - Manufacturing - Hi-Tech/Technology -
Corporate Strategy at tech firms (post-MBA)
I'm leaving this pretty open so that more people can chime in. Does anyone have insight into how recruiting is done for corporate strategy or development in tech firms such as Google or HP? For instance, have a look at these job postings: 1. http://bit.ly/r2YVZu 2. http://linkd.in/AalBEw 3....
Pricing this Corporate Strategy Role for Interview
I have an interview with a F500 company in Washington DC. The role is for a Analyst, Corporate Strategy and is asking for the requirements below. What is the salary range you would priced this job at, I really don't know how much to ask for. The primary objectives of this position include: • Play...
Wanting to Change Path Within Business
Hi guys, So basically, I'm a senior at a non-target graduating this June pursuing a degree in finance. Initially, I was really interested in an investment banking career, particularly in equity research , but after getting some more exposure to that area through my school's group, I've realized that...
Corporate Strategy Salary Range
I have an interview with a Fortune 100 company in Washington DC for a Corporate Strategy role. I was wondering what to say when the salary question comes up during the interview because I know it will. The job specs are as follows – - Searching new business categories for the firm - Analyzing...
Consulting -> F500 Corp Strategy
Guys, I'm currently in a non-MBB consulting firm and will be promoted to a post-MBA position next year. My question is whether it would be easy for me to get into F500 corporate strategy (non-entry level of course) given that I don't and likely won't have a MBA when I do exit from...
Strategy with NII Holdings
Hi folks - I have an interview coming up shortly for a corporate strategy role with NII holdings and I wanted to hear some thoughts. It sounds like a great opportunity to me that I'd be willing to leave my CF (F500) gig for, but I have little visibility to what this role would entail or much in...
To the consultants,
What is the most important engagement you've worked on? I just started one that is redesigning the entire corporate strategy for a large retail bank. The scope of this thing is just massive and covers absolutely every business line in the company. I'm personally responsible for a pretty large...
Deciding on VC sourcing vs. fortune 200 corp strategy
I am graduating this semester (last final is on Friday) and am very excited and lucky to have two great offers to chose from. My first offer I received last week, stalled as long as I could and received the second offer this afternoon. I need to make a decision and get back to the first offer by...
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