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unknown5386
Joined: 22 Mar 2014
Last visit: 17 Mar 2015
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Schools: Wharton '17 Tuck '17 Booth '17 INSEAD Jan '17
GMAT 1: 640 Q49 V28
GMAT 2: 720 Q50 V38
20 Jul 2014, 00:40
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My plan post-MBA is that to work for consulting firms where they have infrastructure practice such as Mckinsey and Pwc as I have an civil engineering background.
Could you please advise me what MBA program best fit for my career goal? Finance, general management or anything else?
What should I look into the school and figure out the program offer what I want?
Thank you very much.
Could you please advise me what MBA program best fit for my career goal? Finance, general management or anything else?
What should I look into the school and figure out the program offer what I want?
Thank you very much.
22 Jul 2014, 03:26
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I was a mechanical engineer, but worked as a construction project engineer/manager for 7 years before b-school. Like you, I was interested in McK's infrastructure practice. Ultimately, I decided a generalist model was best for me.
Short answer: Any school that is a target for the firms you're interested in. So HBS, GSB, Wharton, Booth, Sloan, Kellogg, CBS, Tuck, Ross, etc. The list is much longer for Big 4 than for MBB.
Consulting firms generally don't care about concentrations or emphases. Remember, you'll only be done with one quarter/semester before intern interviews anyways. It's important to understand each firm's hiring model, although you'll have time to figure that out once you're admitted and on campus. McKinsey is a generalist firm, meaning most new MBA's start with no practice affiliation or specialty (and may not specialize for a long time). The notable exceptions are their Business Technology (BTO) and Operations practices, which do hire directly from campus. Infrastructure does not. PwC (and Strategy&) is a matrix firm. They usually hire into an industry practice (vertical) like Industrial Goods & Services and expect you to start developing functional expertise (e.g. ops or strategy) once you've joined.
Good luck.
Short answer: Any school that is a target for the firms you're interested in. So HBS, GSB, Wharton, Booth, Sloan, Kellogg, CBS, Tuck, Ross, etc. The list is much longer for Big 4 than for MBB.
Consulting firms generally don't care about concentrations or emphases. Remember, you'll only be done with one quarter/semester before intern interviews anyways. It's important to understand each firm's hiring model, although you'll have time to figure that out once you're admitted and on campus. McKinsey is a generalist firm, meaning most new MBA's start with no practice affiliation or specialty (and may not specialize for a long time). The notable exceptions are their Business Technology (BTO) and Operations practices, which do hire directly from campus. Infrastructure does not. PwC (and Strategy&) is a matrix firm. They usually hire into an industry practice (vertical) like Industrial Goods & Services and expect you to start developing functional expertise (e.g. ops or strategy) once you've joined.
Good luck.
23 Jul 2014, 13:53
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Thanks brandon432.
Any break-down of how that transformation came about and what your process was from the start of b-school to move from construction engineering (I've done MEP engineering and facilities operations myself) to consulting?
Any break-down of how that transformation came about and what your process was from the start of b-school to move from construction engineering (I've done MEP engineering and facilities operations myself) to consulting?
