strategy

Hi everyone. I'm currently a 1st year at a BB in the tech group. I've always been interested in breaking into the strategy/corp dev space preferably at a company Series B-D. What's the best way to do this? Are there HHs that are particularly good at this? How did you guys prepare for cases /...

27 Apr 2023

Starting at a Ventures/Strategy position after my MBA on an internship-contract. What does it mean? We're a devices and tech company. Looking for possible 'inorganic growth' and deeper market penetration. What does that entail?

17 Apr 2023

I'm a rising junior aiming for strategy/management consulting and right now struggling to choose between 2 internships. Both are off-cycle, so I'll have to take a gap semester. In theory, which of these would look better on my resume? Which of these would help my networking more? Which of these...

29 Aug 2022

Before anybody tries to tell me we are already in a recession I would like to say I AM AWARE that we are likely on the brink or have already entered the downturn. My question is centered on the fact that this job market looks like it could get pretty bad, which is never a good sign for fresh...

30 Jun 2022

Hello! I am in need of some serious help making this life decision. I have always been intrigued with medicine. I love it for the complexities and problem-solving that go with it. I was a chemistry major at a HYP school. I loved chemistry for the same reason I think I would love medicine: curiosity,...

09 May 2022

Right, maybe a dumb question. Currently sit in the product (M&A) group of a BB and after a slew of sell-sides have recently found myself advising on buy-sides as a junior associate. My question is how best to understand business models, value chains of different businesses across sectors? Most CIMs...

06 May 2022

I haven't been able to find much information on this forum about what strats do (GS, DB) and was curious if anyone works as a strat and what they could tell me about the job. I'm wondering if comp would be in line with M&A and the like.

17 Jan 2022

I was recently admitted to 2 top 10-15 FT MBA programs with 3 YOE in middle office strategy at a BB and I will be pivoting to strategy consulting post-MBA. Both schools have active management consulting student orgs and I plan to grind once I have matriculated, but since I will be on the lower end...

26 Dec 2021

Hello, just wanted to share that I have not heard from a T2 firm after my Final Round. Had 2 interviews with partners and then was asked to do a third one with the most senior partner in the office; thought I did ok and senior partner, although in a very formal tone, said that I should be hearing...

09 Nov 2021

Hi I recently got interviews for some financial product pricing/strategy teams at BB. Just want to know what it's about? Does this count as FO or MO? What are some exit options? Appreciate any thoughts! I copied over one job description found similar. About This Role Our Team The Pricing Strategy...

29 Oct 2021

I am fortunate to receive undergrad full-time offers from EY-P (Software Strategy Group), Accenture Strategy, and Deloitte Strategy. I am looking for advices comparing these companies based on exit opportunities (career trajectories), MBA, culture, and type of work. Any insights would be greatly...

13 Oct 2021

I'm going to be going into my senior year of college soon and have plans to expand my network as much as I can before I fully enter the workforce upon graduation. I've got the idea that I should be calling or treating other real estate professionals in my area to coffee or lunch as often as I can,...

27 Aug 2021

Working in technology consulting at a big 4 company. Not implementation, mainly DD for PE clients. I've gotten an offer from a Tier 2 (ATK, OC&C, LEK etc.). I might also apply to MBB as I feel like I've got a reasonable chance to get it. For quite a while I've been focused on getting into a REAL...

19 Aug 2021

Hi guys, I am being on my radical transition period. My primary education is MD and I have vast experience in either clinical work or corporate sales work for a large medical equipment company. After graduation from MBA, I have poot my foot on the path of entrepreneurship. I was wondering if it...

20 Jul 2021

Hello! I'm interviewing for a mid-level Financial Strategy role and for the case study, they had me create a financial statement model (mainly just P&L). I have an interview with a hiring manager coming up to discuss my work. I assume that the interview will begin with being asked to walk her...

22 Jun 2021

Hi All, I have been looking through some MSc courses around business analysis and strategy for getting into a top firm in the UK or Europe. The plan is to get into Management or Strategy Consulting in growth at a Big3, Big4 or Strategy&, Oliver Wyman etc. As an international student, I will have...

12 Apr 2021

So I'm working at KPMG Advisory(associate currently but AM in like 2-3 years) in Asia. Our work comprises mostly of corporate finance m&a feasibilities, fin. modelling, fdd etc. I'm a chartered accountant and want to know if I should prep for an mba or any other msc strategy etc. My goal is partner...

16 Jan 2021

I am a senior Fin/Acct major at a top 50 state undergrad business school. We are Big 4 target but not MBB/IB so I know where I stand. I have a 3.7 and decent involvement. I currently have an offer for BIg 4 Enterprise Risk Advisory after I graduate which I got from an internship. I enjoyed the...

18 Sep 2020

Hey Fellow Monkeys, I developed a new strategy recently and hired a software engineer to put it into code and I just got some preliminary results I was hoping you all could help me interpret. Please bear in mind this strategy is designed to trade commodity futures as one of the biggest edges to this...

11 Sep 2020

What's the best non-technical role available at tech companies for fresh graduates, in terms of growth, learning, and compensation? - Product Marketing/Strategy - Business/Corporate Strategy/Planning/Operations - Sales/BD/Sales Enablement - others??? Personal context: I'm currently a Business...

12 Jul 2020

I am currently a 1st-year MBA student entering IB. I know that the normal exits are some buy-side, corp dev, and corp strategy, but I wanted to see what else was out there. If you worked in IB and exited to another role or industry, please post where you are now in the following format: Year you...

20 May 2020

Currently a second year IB analyst at a MM shop in NYC, and wondering what attractive exit opportunities there may be apart from PE/HF. Primarily interested in something strategy oriented with a high-growth company. Understand corporate development is somewhat aligned here, and in the right scenario...

27 Dec 2019

Have Accenture Strategy Skills interview (IT Strategy Consultant) upcoming end of this week in the Dallas office. Anyone with prior experience in Accenture Skills Interview? Preferably IT Strategy if possible. Also, are majority of projects travel based or if you are in a T1 city, you can work on...

02 Dec 2019

Hello friends, several recruiting firms have reached out to me about what seem like unique roles at PE firms. The titles have been "Strategy Associate". They are basically pitched as a mix of firm strategy / portfolio operations / investor relations. The responsibilities include: fund reporting, LP...

15 Oct 2019

Trusted Advisors, Should I still keep my resume to one page? I have had some colorful experience in the past two years. I am in the process of updating my undergraduate resume, after two years in strategy consulting, whereby I have been a part of many interesting projects. My Undergrad resume...

07 Apr 2019

I'm about 8 months into my consulting career with IBM GBS. The work I mostly do is around implementing enterprise software - traveling 4 days a week to our client's site. Although this is a critical part of our consulting practice, I want to transition to a role that is strategy and/or operations...

01 Mar 2019

Hey guys.. New to this forum but I have already learnt so much. I have managed to secure offers for 3 month Internship in the UK but am confused between a BB Ops/Project Management and a Pricing Consultancy Internship.. I understand the BB has much more prestige and is more commanding but it's not...

04 Feb 2019

I just got a Strategy& offer for the Deals Strategy practice. I just wanted to have a general understanding about the trajectory of strategy& and the deals strategy practice. There's a lot of hearsay on forums that its a sinking ship and that employees are incredibly disposable. I just wanted to...

29 Sep 2018

Take for example, Columbia's 2017 Employment Report. I heard CBS is a finance powerhouse... but the top 5 recruiters in 2017 were McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Amazon, and Deloitte! In fact, 55 students went to McKinsey and only 8 went to Goldman Sachs. In addition, why is the % of MBAs going to IB...

06 Sep 2018

I know WSO doesn't like Audit but I'll just keep it as an option. As for Big 4 Financial Due Diligence or Deal Strategy, I can only apply to either, not both (conflict between teams). I talked to some people who actually worked there, but I still want to hear some opinions from you guys. FDD -...

12 Jul 2018

FPA @ CPG F100 or tech Corp strat @ F500? Want to be/work in Asia within the next 2 years (Singapore/HK/SEA). Looking for advice. Would appreciate any words of wisdom here.

11 Jul 2018

Doing MBA research and a lot of schools break 'management' and 'strategy' consulting into two distinct categories in employment reports. Clearly the majority show MBB as 'management' consulting, but there are also some listing strategy. What are the differences between the two? What is Management...

29 Jan 2018

Hi all, First time poster here. Can anyone advise some solid MM PE funds in London/ UK more widely that are both: - Receptive to a C/SC exit from Deloitte S&O -Strategically focussed on private companies that work primarily with government I have a strong modelling capability - I'd wager against any...

23 Apr 2018

Just had superday for firmwide strategy for GS on Wednesday, said they'd get back to us in 1.5 weeks, recruiter called me on Tuesday and when I called back twice she never answered, even sent an email with no reply. Should I just assume it's a no and move on? It's now Thursday a week after the...

05 Apr 2018

I found this review on medium, and I must say, it's simply golden and highly relevant for young and old alike operating in the business and highly resonant. I think what you find here in the degree of hedging that is tantamount to good strategy in everything--always accounting for risks/unforeseen...

13 Jan 2018

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...

19 Dec 2017

What are some names and examples of internal consulting groups at American companies? I've heard of in-house consulting arms at companies like American Express, Citi, and P&G. I these groups have become commonplace in business. Looking for further insight on the role they can plan within a company...

11 May 2017

Worked my ass off to get into b school with sub par grades and a humanities driven degree. Spent a lot of long nights cramming for the GMAT. Traded in two years salary to move 1000 miles to b school and live in relative poverty (I know, I know - temporary) . Busted my shit to get good grades at...

15 Aug 2017

Hi Does anyone know what is asked in an interview for a strategy role at an investment bank (Capital markets and Investment Banking space). I am aware that such divisions are rare in banks. However I have an interview scheduled with one of the big banks for their in-house strategy team. They said it...

19 Jul 2017

So as the title says, I have two offers on the table which I need to decide between soon. Assuming all my other metrics are top-notch, which of the two jobs below likely offers me the smoother path into a top 10 MBA program (to be followed up with a job in MBB or internal Corp Strategy or Corp...

29 Jun 2017

Hi all, Looking for some advice, from a strategy/front office perspective. How can I move from back office technology to a front office/strategy role? I'm trying to work on something a bit more connected to the business end of the bank. I want to earn a bit more money, but the main reason is an...

12 Jun 2017

I am going into my final year of my MS Industrial Engineering with research and coursework in data science from a non-target public uni in Chicago. While I would like to do strategy consulting at MBB long term, I think realistically with my background I'll be a good fit for a digital practice. I've...

29 Apr 2017

For the last year I have been doing consulting for a small boutique firm focused on Digital Strategy consulting. However, I have the opportunity to move up to a bigger firm. I'm currently in the process with Deloitte Digital's strategy practice (Digital Business & Strategy), and also BCG Digital...

14 Mar 2017

Hello all, current I work at a F250 manufacturing firm, and am technically in the accounting group but have recently been working on heavy analytics projects. (building applications in Qlikview, similar to Tableau) My ultimate goal is to network my way into the strategy group, currently my Business...

24 Feb 2017

I currently work in operations/supply chain/strategy for a Fortune 500 company in Chicago, and recently I have been recruited heavily for a boutique consulting firm called Gibson Consulting, which I believe specializes in supply chain-focused consulting. Does anyone have any experience researching...

28 Jan 2017

Which firms do the most pure strategy work? As a percentage of their own work, by volume, etc. Thanks.

03 Sep 2016

So I have done research on the corpdev recruiting cycle - It seems like there actually isn't one. From what I have seen it is nothing like PE and jobs just pop up whenever they are available (rather than a certain time of year). Because of this, I have a few questions on how to make my way into the...

07 Dec 2016

Hey all -- need some help evaluating offers & would love your input Offer 1: Management Consulting @

06 Dec 2016

I want to break into either consulting or I-banking. Trying to decide which school is the best fit to break into consulting or I-Banking. Do most firms see PennLPS like Columbia? A lot of my friends from Columbia have broken into investment banking. Just curious.

14 Nov 2016

Hi everyone, I have an upcoming interview with the corporate development and strategy team of Bloomberg. Has anybody interviewed there before? If so, what type of questions do they ask? behavioral? technical finance questions? case study? It would be great if you could share your personal...

30 Sep 2016