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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. Banking salaries average 50-100% higher than consulting salaries , with the difference increasingly significant as your seniority increases.

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Big Banks move internship recruiting back – what it means for consulting internship recruiting

Management Consulted

The potential for spring internship recruiting madness is over – at least temporarily. Earlier this week, Wall Street titans Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan announced (mercifully) that undergrad internship recruiting would move back from Sophomore spring to the fall of … Continue Reading.

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2 Years of Networking Results in Consulting Job at PwC

Management Consulted

” Here is one we got recently from John: A few months ago, I wrote you for advice in regards to resources I could use to prep for interviews in consulting. He has a really cool history – international i-banking, college football, and more – and THEN he spent 2 years networking his way into a job at PwC.

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3 ways financial advisory consulting bests strategy consulting

Management Consulted

In our last post, we discussed 5 major differences between 2 prominent types of consulting. From the variety of work and access to C-level executives to the wide array of exit opportunities, strategy operations consulting far surpassed financial advisory consulting as our recommended career to pursue. Missed part one?

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

Last week we held an MC exclusive subscriber giveaway contest – entrants told us in 200 words or less how they became interested in consulting. The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you.

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You’ve been rejected from all consulting jobs. What’s next?

Management Consulted

The advice applies equally to industries like investment banking. Practice will only help for future interviews or next year’s recruiting cycle. There simply isn’t a consulting firms database comparable to what exists in investment banking. Not a fun post – but a necessary one. Sincerely, George.

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Experienced Hire Recruiting in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Experienced hire recruitment can be a puzzling, confusing environment. Compared to on-campus recruits (undergraduates and MBA students), experienced hires confront much more irregular processes, prolonged timelines, and unclear standards. Experienced hires are anyone in the recruitment pipeline that are already in the workforce.