This article is a Q&A with Florian from StrategyCase.com. Florian worked at McKinsey before founding Strategy Case to help applicants optimize their chances at McKinsey, BCG and Bain. How did you find doing things “The McKinsey Way” and was it difficult? Doing things the McKinsey way provides a nice framework and point of reference for …
Overview Bain and Company is the MBB firm most closely linked to the private equity market. It also has a stronger focus on consumer strategy and retail than other firms like BCG who may focus efforts on corporate development. Bain is known for being the most collegial of the three main consulting firms, and the …
Overview Boston Consulting Group or BCG is defines itself around its reputation for innovation. BCG has the optimal resources for providing on-the-job training at different technical levels. It equips employees with the skill-set to solve problems in new, ingenious ways, specifically tailored to the client. This is the thinking behind BCG’s off-shoots that deal with …
McKinsey, Bain and BCG lead the consulting industry. Almost 40% of Fortune 500 CEOs are MBB alumni and rarely has a graduate been known to decline an MBB job offer. Having MBB on your CV is a sure fire way to a free MBA. At the firm level they get all the best contracts. Very …
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 …