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A Guide to The Big 4 Consulting Firms (Incl. Rankings & Salary)

Who are The Big 4? Why do people call them that? And which one is the best to work in? “The Big 4” are Deloitte, EY, PWC and KPMG and they are grouped together because they’re similar in size and are generally equally able to provide a wide array of business services including audit, assurance, […]

Consulting Exit Opportunities

The exit opportunities are one of the biggest attractions to working in consulting. Exit opportunities are broad and plentiful. Although consulting lacks the sky-high salaries of investment banking, it offers just as much of a career booster. Although exit opportunities from MBB are famously the best, they are fantastic after working at any strategy consulting […]

How to Beat the McKinsey Digital Assessment (2022)

Over the last three years, McKinsey has developed their ‘Digital Assessment’ with the help of Imbellus. This was initially presented alongside the PST. More recently, it has completely replaced it as the preliminary application assessment to test logic, innovation and clarity of thought. Since its inception at McKinsey, BCG has developed its own pre-interview test […]

How to Talk like a Consultant

Consultants use a lot of jargon. It only takes a few weeks in the industry and you will be using every abbreviation and piece of insider vocabulary in the business. From “top down” to “boil the ocean” to “deep dive”, consultants have a shortcut for everything. These phrases are used across all sorts of consultancies […]

Booz Allen Hamilton Internship

Are you interested in a career in management consulting? Then, Booz Allen Hamilton may be the perfect internship program for you. Unique and innovative, Booz Allen was the first management consultancy to introduce its virtual internship program – long before the pandemic! As a result, Booz Allen boasts impressive feedback and ratings on public platforms […]

LEK Consulting Internship

LEK Consulting hosts popular internship programs across its twenty offices across five continents. The LEK Consulting internship programs have one of the highest employee happiness scores. Every application is reviewed, and applicants are considered from a diverse pool of backgrounds and industries. As a result, LEK has earned its place on the 100 Best Companies […]

PWC Consulting Internship

Are you considering a career in management consulting at a Big Four firm? PWC offers a management consulting summer internship through its advisory branch Strategy&. Their program has been a consistent winner of the ‘Employer of Choice’ Award through SAGEA Awards and PWC ranks high among past and present employees. Keep reading if you are […]

Slalom Internship

If you are interested in starting your internship at a technology-oriented management consulting firm, then Slalom Consulting is the place for you. Slalom boasts a long list of awards behind its name, making it a top choice for any intern looking to start their career in consulting. Slalom boasts an overall rating of 4,9 out […]

Booz Allen Hamilton Internship

Are you interested in a career in management consulting? Then, Booz Allen Hamilton may be the perfect internship program for you. Unique and innovative, Booz Allen was the first management consultancy to introduce its virtual internship program – long before the pandemic! As a result, Booz Allen boasts impressive feedback and ratings on public platforms […]

LEK Consulting Internship

LEK Consulting hosts popular internship programs across its twenty offices across five continents. The LEK Consulting internship programs have one of the highest employee happiness scores. Every application is reviewed, and applicants are considered from a diverse pool of backgrounds and industries. As a result, LEK has earned its place on the 100 Best Companies […]

PWC Consulting Internship

Are you considering a career in management consulting at a Big Four firm? PWC offers a management consulting summer internship through its advisory branch Strategy&. Their program has been a consistent winner of the ‘Employer of Choice’ Award through SAGEA Awards and PWC ranks high among past and present employees. Keep reading if you are […]

Slalom Internship

If you are interested in starting your internship at a technology-oriented management consulting firm, then Slalom Consulting is the place for you. Slalom boasts a long list of awards behind its name, making it a top choice for any intern looking to start their career in consulting. Slalom boasts an overall rating of 4,9 out […]

Perfect your CV for Consulting Applications

Your CV is likely to be the most important component of your consulting application. Former McKinsey consultant and creator of the YouTube channel Firm Learning, in this article, Heinrich Rusche shares his best tips and strategies to help you create a CV that meets the highest standards of the leading consulting firms.  Overarching format Independent […]

Networking for Consultants

Networking. A chore? Flattery? Enjoyable? Most people identify networking to be similar to the first two, and many will certainly not find it enjoyable. It is, therefore, unfortunate that networking is such a crucial skill to develop and use in one’s professional life. If it can be learned to view networking in a different, positive, […]

How to Present like a Consultant

Consultants are famous for their magical abilities with PowerPoint. You won’t find a consultant who has worked at the Big 4 or MBB who is not adept at making slides and presenting with Microsoft’s software. But why are their slides so good? The obvious reason is that consultants’ PowerPoints have to be. Consultants earn their […]

How to Answer Market Sizing Interview Questions: With Examples

Market sizing questions are the test of a consultant’s mettle. They are classic interview questions. In the case study interview, the interviewer is bound to ask you to make an estimate of a market size. Don’t be intimidated by market sizing. The numbers are big, but the logic can be simple! Market sizing questions literally […]