Londoners in Consulting

Question for the Ethnic minority fishies - has changing your name spelling to sound more European on your CV helped you in getting a job? Seriously considering it

What are the high paying exit options in London? I come from a healthcare business transformation background.

Have been offered £60k base for a SC role at capgemini invent. Am I being low balled ?

What are the salary bands for senior consultant and manager at Baringa?

Hi all. Does anyone know how hiring decisions are made? Say it’s a 3 stage process. Do all the 3 interviewers then convene to make a joint decision or is it solely the most senior interviewer’s decisi… more

I made a mistake on my employment dates on an application I’m not doing a background check for. I was 3 months out of my actually end date/start date between two jobs, silly mistake I know. Is this go… more

Has anyone worked with freshminds to find a consulting role? How was the experience?

Anyone done the written case for Bain? Any insights / tips very welcome!!

Moved here without doing my research. How can D’s be compensated so badly here

Am I being lowballed with a 100k base offer at AD level, smaller consultancy in London. 10-20% bonus dependant on performance, as well as usual benefits like pension etc.

For people on consulting - how has the Big4’s perception in this industry evolved over the last 5-10 years?

Personally I think it used to mean more to be able to work at say Monitor or Strategy& 10… more

Currently sit on my arse all day and average about ~3k steps a day and haven’t time to increase it. Does it work if I make up the steps on the weekend to keep my weekly average high or is it an every … more

What’s new London directors making at big4 — I’m gathering from Glassdoor — Pwc around £110+30 bonus ? Is that right? What about other big4?

Anyone been reached out to by Elixxir recruiters? Thoughts?

There’s a role I really want that I’m waiting for a potential offer from but the date for a decision to be made has been pushed back like 3 times. I get that I interviewed during Christmas and it’s a … more

Have a start date for a new role at the beginning of Feb, I want to push it back a couple of weeks to take care of some personal stuff. Will they care that much or should I avoid pushing it back?

What’s considered a good pension contribution as part of a benefits package?

Typical TC for London PE exit to investment role/ deal teams - 2/3YOE in top tier consulting?

Any insights into salary bands at Deloitte Tech M&A for SC-AD roles? A recruiter has reached out but not being very clear on compensation. Not sure it’s worth prepping for the interview.

Ex-MBB, have been doing a lot of case coaching since leaving. I’m considering putting together a small, in-person case interview immersion in London (4–6 people, full day, heavy on live casing + feedback, minimal… more

Any insights into culture and salary bandings at Oro Labs?

Hi all. Hiring manager and HR stated I’d have a final round outcome by a certain time which has now passed. I emailed HR lead and they didn’t respond. I then emailed the HR member who gave the initial… more

What would you do 1. Make director at big 4 or 2. Sales role (with OTE targets) at big tech :/

I start a new role in Feb, I haven’t told them I’m expecting a baby in April and will need paternity leave. Should I tell them pre start or wait until I’m through the door?

For those who decided to work as freelancer, how long did it take to establish company and get everything ready? Which company establishment and accounting companies did u use for starting small?

Looking to break into Procurement Consulting from a Graduate Level- still doing my industrial placement in procurement at a UK Luxury Car Manufacturer

If anyone working in consulting with Procurement/… more

Anyone found any good resources/calculators for how to optimise pension contributions to stay below £100k ANI (thus protecting personal allowance)?

I have been freelancing during the past two years. Now I am receiving an offer from a large company?. What should I prepare for background and reference check?

Has anyone experience of trying to build a side hustle and working at the same time? How did you find it? Any recommendations or things to avoid?

Does anyone from BCG have any insight about the Center for Digital Government? Have seen an interesting role

So I applied to a big firm for two roles. Over the space of two months.

I got rejected within like 10 hours for both. I feel no one even read it. And I matched all the criteria.

Why does this happen? … more

Where do you invest your money once you’ve exceeded the annual ISA limit?

I got asked the following in a email regarding a job i applied for: What stage are you at in your job searching.

I am interviewing at other places. What should I say? Not sure why they wish to know.

Hi all. For a final round, if I was told I’d hear back by the end of the week or early the following week at the latest, is it fair to follow up on the Monday of the following week or should I give it… more

Trying to get a better sense of the levels at EY-Parthenon. I’m seeing a lot of people on LinkedIn who are Senior Consultants with ~3.5–4 years of experience and seem to have gone straight from AC → C → SC. Other… more