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nickg1386
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Concentration: General Management, Entrepreneurship
Schools: HBS '16 Sloan '16 Wharton '16 Jones '16 Kellogg 1YR '16
GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V41
Schools: HBS '16 Sloan '16 Wharton '16 Jones '16 Kellogg 1YR '16
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24 Feb 2013, 14:20
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I'm speaking with a partner at McKinsey next week to discuss management consulting as a career option. In a desire to not sound like a complete and total idiot, I'm doing my best to research the industry. I know a lot about the GMAT, various MBA programs, and my current industry (manufacturing business analyst), but I doubt any of that would provide much conversational fodder. Any suggestions as to "baseline" knowledge I should have before meeting with this guy?
In essence, here's what I think I'm looking for (very open to suggestions):
* Top firms
* Day in the life of a consultant
* How to get into those top firms post-MBA
* Areas of specialization within each firm
Thanks folks!
In essence, here's what I think I'm looking for (very open to suggestions):
* Top firms
* Day in the life of a consultant
* How to get into those top firms post-MBA
* Areas of specialization within each firm
Thanks folks!
26 Feb 2013, 03:19
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I'd say look at vault.com for a quick industry review. Other sites are managementconsulted.com , firmsconsulting.com etc.
That should answer most of your basic queries.
If you're looking for options on how to recruit into MC from a B school, there cannot be a better detailed first hand experience than in the following thread:
rhyme-s-guide-to-management-consulting-recruiting-63411.html#p462858
Let us know how it went
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26 Feb 2013, 08:53
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How did this conversation come about, was it through acquaintance or alumni connection?
I think rather than asking about general questions about consulting or consulting at McKinsey, you should focus on understanding his experience with consulting and things that interest you. He probably fields the former types of question plenty through recruiting trips, and you may not get educated enough about the nuisances in consulting within a week to ask insightful questions. If you ask the latter types of questions, you can test to see if your interest fits with his experiences in consulting. In another word, understand if consulting is the right career path for you.
This brings me back to my first question. Because if this conversation is an advise/get-to-know conversation, my suggested framework would work. If it is a recruiting conversation, I don’t think you should be asking basic consulting questions to a partner. You should have already known the answers to basic consulting through previous interactions with other management consultants.
I think rather than asking about general questions about consulting or consulting at McKinsey, you should focus on understanding his experience with consulting and things that interest you. He probably fields the former types of question plenty through recruiting trips, and you may not get educated enough about the nuisances in consulting within a week to ask insightful questions. If you ask the latter types of questions, you can test to see if your interest fits with his experiences in consulting. In another word, understand if consulting is the right career path for you.
This brings me back to my first question. Because if this conversation is an advise/get-to-know conversation, my suggested framework would work. If it is a recruiting conversation, I don’t think you should be asking basic consulting questions to a partner. You should have already known the answers to basic consulting through previous interactions with other management consultants.
