For several decades, McKinsey has been the world’s leading management consulting firm. McKinsey has consistently been named the most influential private company around the globe and its alumni run the most powerful institutions in the world. It currently has 30 Rhodes Scholars and 6 Olympians on its staff. Hopefully that’s a taster of the sort …
People often forget boutique consultancies. When graduates confess that they want to go into consulting, people think MBB, Big 4 etc. However, just as many go into the plethora of boutique consultancies that have popped up in almost every industry. Granted, lots of graduates were unable to get into the bigger brand names. But many …
The age-old question. Which is really better – McKinsey or BCG for consultants? I’ve been a consultant for several years now, and, until the last couple of years, it looked as though McKinsey was streaking ahead. However, after a scandal in Saudi Arabia and a bit of existential star-gazing, they have been hauled back down …
James is now a coach at Case Coach after working for 3 years at BCG. How did you find the management consulting lifestyle? There is no doubt that the management consulting lifestyle is extremely challenging, but also exciting. You workhard and are expected to meet very high levels of performance at all times.But you get to …
