Consulting

I have a recruiter call for Senior Consultant at West Monroe within the Operations Excellence, Productivity practice. Would appreciate any insight into the interview process, firm culture, pipeline, e… more

What has been your easiest and worst clients to work with?

For me - Westrock (procurement function) has been the easiest and gep is having great time since last few years getting easy $ for lot of procurement work… more

Presenting at orals for the first time. Any tips?

A lot of professionals are underpaid for one reason They explain what they do
Instead of explaining the impact they create
That small shift changes everything.

Why does the recruitment process take so long at Big 4? Even just to schedule one interview with a partner

Just venting for a sec… Is it just me, or does everyone on LinkedIn seem to be getting promoted to crazy high titles super early? Sometimes I feel like I blinked and my entire grad school or the peopl… more

How are families doing it? Every ‘nice’ SFH in a T2 or T3 city in a good neighborhood is $1.4m+. Unreal.

Anyone with a JD start in consulting, move to law, then go back to consulting because you didn’t love practicing law? If so, would love to hear from you.

For big 4, what do you have to do with your investment accounts when you join? What about for family members, and how to handle family members you are estranged from?

So I got a BCG interview (DC office). What now? Any advice for interview process? I've never done an AI interview and unsure of best practices when responding to an AI like Casey. Any other genera… more

Nobody is coming to save you. It’s your responsibility to become the highest version of yourself and to always move forward because no one’s going to do it for you
· Do as many reps as you can so you c… more

If you have worked in consulting for 12-13 years and want to find a job that is low stress but pays ~170k, what companies or sectors will you target?

Why am I not getting any transaction on any job I apply to?? I’m definitely qualified for the ones I’m going for

Any tips on how to approach case interview prep for experienced hires in the most efficient and effective way? Have an upcoming interview with Bain for the Consultant level

So grateful for how strong my wife is. Really keeps me grounded😂
Wife: how was your day?
Me: tbh that was one of the worst days I’ve had for quite a while
Wife: did you get fired?
Me: No
Wife: cheer up th… more

I’ve just been offered a role moving from consulting to enabling solutions (internal operations essentially) supporting a high up leader at the firm (doing project management, communications, executiv… more

Considering a move to a small PE firm as a combined operator / investment analyst (2 YOE). Comp is slightly lower than some consulting offers, but wlb seems significantly better. Is that a good move?

I can’t believe how quickly I have forgotten many of the hard skills I once had since joining consulting. I used to be somewhat of a unit in analysis, but now I think I would have problems doing simpl… more

Who knew that being read “if you give a mouse a cookie” as a youngster would prepare me so well for a consulting career…

Strong chance for layoffs tomorrow at KPMG’s consulting practice. For those who have been unfortunate to get selected in the past- what did you do? How did you overcome? Any advice?

This job market in federal consulting is beyond brutal and hyper competitive. I’m getting rejected nonstop and it’s shocking honestly.

Recently offered AD at Guidehouse. What does annual raise / bonus look like in current environment ?

If your career had a strategy document…
Would it make sense?
Most people are operating randomly and hoping it works.
That’s not strategy. That’s gambling.

So, I’m in a tricky situation. Wife got a great job offer in a different state, but my company doesn’t have an office there. I have an ‘in office/ swipe the badge policy’ 2 days a week. Going remote isn’t an opti… more

I’ve never seen so much self glaze as I have from SciVida, one look at their LinkedIn and it looks insane how many awards they’ve won from random organizations.

Why do firms do this, doesn’t it kinda … more

For the first time in a century, renewables generated more electricity than coal last year.
I've said it once and I'll say it again: the future is green! Increasingly, the present is catching up to it. T… more

I got dinged for office attendance in a review. However, more than half my team is fully remote and my firm has no formal office policy. I'm arbitrarily "suggested" to go to the office because I liv… more

For the first time in my life, I think I’m really at risk to get laid off. I have ideas for how I might pivot, but truly my biggest fear is not having private health insurance. Can those who have been… more

Does Pwc do biweekly payroll, every other Friday? Or twice a month?

Currently have to choose between a full-time offer from Simon-Kucher and Accenture Strategy after graduation. Compensation is higher at SK, but I care more about exit opportunities long-term. I'm … more