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Advice and resources for MBAs looking for careers in management consulting
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The case interview
LINKS suggest a link
SPONSORED LINK
List of MBA recruiters
Our own listing, includes plenty of consulting firms
2003 Top 50 Consulting Firm rankings
Based on surveys of more than 1,100 consultants completed in the spring and summer of 2002, by Vault
So you wanna get a job in management consulting?
A few careful steps for you to figure out if consulting is really the right job for you, and how to break into it
Consulting compensation
Facts about consulting salaries (very old)
Top-Consultant.com
The Global Career Network For Consultants
Consulting encyclopedia
By INSEAD
Management Consulting Online
Covering Careers, Thought, Trends and Firms (not being maintained)
Vault's consulting job board
features positions in Management & Strategy Consulting, Operations Consulting, IT Consulting and much more
ConsultingCentral.com
The consulting industry portal. Articles, research reports and more
ConsultingBase.com
An exchange for expertise, knowledge and procurement, serving professional advisors and firms working on aid-funded and private sector projects in emerging markets and developing countries
BigFivePros.com
Providing consulting and accounting career resources to the current and former professionals of the Big Five accounting and management consulting firms
Exec-Appointments.com
Executive search for management consulting jobs in areas such as project management, strategy, sales and IT
Kennedy Information
Publishes the Consultant News Newsletter, as well as directories and research about consulting
MCNInet.com
Information Central on Management Consulting Worldwide
Resource room
News, career counseling and toolbox from SMU's consulting club. Includes presentations, firm list, and more (outdated)
NEWS AND ARTICLES
MBAs Wanted at KPMG (Businessweek.com , 08/14/2006)
The consulting firm plans to double the number of MBAs it hires this year. A KPMG recruiter talks about what the firm is looking for
A Talk With Booz Allen's MBA Recruiter (Businessweek.com , 08/10/2006)
Peter Sullivan discusses his firm's collaborative culture, tuition reimbursement policies, and lack of "industrial tourists"
Making It in Mercer's "Meritocracy" (Businessweek.com , 08/31/2005)
The management consultant's William Tiffany discusses how the outfit brings in -- and advances -- new recruits and the skills it seeks
How BearingPoint Pinpoints Its MBAs (Businessweek.com , 06/27/2005)
Two of its recruiters say the big consulting firm does most of its hunting for entrepreneurial-minded grads at local B-schools
A Broader Perspective at Deloitte (Businessweek.com , 06/24/2005)
The consulting outfit makes it a point to look at candidates' "entire portfolio" of skills, aptitudes, and interests, says recruiter Jan Woodcock
Capitalizing on B-School Talent (Businessweek.com , 04/06/2005)
Amy Hale, AOL's head of university relations, explains why school-based consulting projects are invaluable tools in recruiting qualified MBAs
More Senior Job-Seekers Focus on Contractual Work (WSJ College , 02/23/2005)
Contract work can be even more lucrative than a permanent full-time job if your skills are in hot demand. Here's why many high-level executives are now opting out of the corporate grind in favor of mo
Meritocracy Inc. (Businessweek.com , 02/17/2005)
Bain & Co. recruiter David G. Sanderson reveals how candidates can win a job, beginning a rapid progression to partner at his firm
The Inside Buzz On Consulting Firms (WSJ College , 01/17/2001)
A Wharton student shares the inside buzz on some of the major players
New Consultants Should Expect the Unexpected (WSJ College , 20/25/2000)
Think about whether being away from home base for most of the week, every week, is really appealing
Is Management Consulting The Right Career for You? (WSJ College , 02/22/2000)
They're paid hefty fees, jet around the globe, stay at the best hotels and give advice to attentive clients. Sometimes it's the same advice that you would give your own managers--if they would only listen to you
BOOKS
1999 Career Guide : Management Consulting
by Neil Nunn
Career Guide to the Top Consulting Firms
by Michael K. Norris, Giles Goodh
Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation
by Marc P. Cosentino
Vault Guide to the Case Interview
by Vault Staff
The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in Management Consulting, 2002
by Maggie Lu
The Fast Track: The Insider's Guide to Winning Jobs in Management Consulting, Investment Banking...
by Mariam Naficy
The Business of Consulting : The Basics and Beyond
by Elaine Biech
Top Consulting Firms: The Vault.com Career Guide to the Top Consulting Firms
by Vault.com
Management Consulting : A Complete Guide to the Industry
by Sugata Biswas, Daryl Twitchell
Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used
by Peter Block
Dangerous Company : Management Consultants and the Businesses They Save and Ruin
by James O'Shea
Consulting Demons: Inside the Unscrupulous World of Global Corporate Consulting
by Lewis Pinault, Stephen M. Poll
Case Interviews: The Vault Reports Guide to the Case Interview
by Mark Asher, Marcy Lerner
The McKinsey Way
by Ethan M. Rasiel
   
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