Many PwC friends applying to B-School are listing themselves at Strategy& - is this unethical? Technically how would the application committee know? Lost a lot of respect for some of these guys. Liars

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Love it, P1. I do strategy for Risk & Reg. You know, Resolution Planning Strategy.

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Is Strategy& entirely separate from PwC or more like Monitor at D? I always assumed the strategy practise was S& but that sometimes they did other types of projects (and vice versa) depending on market demand, bench size, etc.

It’s a part of PwC advisory.

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Completely unethical, and hopefully the schools do their homework and confirm where these clowns actually work.

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Yes it is unethical and I believe it would come up in the background check. After admittance all schools do full background checks and request letters of employment; I’ve never looked into it but I would assume it would say either PwC or S&. They will have their offer rescinded when they are caught (as would anyone lying about where they are employed)

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I guess 2 people having 2 different interpretations of a statement (that can’t actually be proven bc the owner of the statement is no longer chiming in) is intolerable? You said I was wrong based on your interpretation, I don’t think I’m wrong. So guess that makes me intolerable....
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I’m just PwC Strategy

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Has it not completely merged into one entity yet? PwC people at my MBA have Strategy& logos on their corporate gear

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S& logo is added to the overall PwC swag if it is meant for S& folks. Very few exceptions I have seen

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If I were an admission officer, I'd reject this person for lying. It's not that deep.

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It’s legally separate for independence purposes but in practice is akin to just another LOS when we work together

P2 - totally wrong. Paycheck for S& comes from PwC advisory

If they don’t work in S&, then obviously a lie thus unethical.

Frankly, I don’t think schools make admissions decisions based on your BU within a firm. PwC is good enough, now just make yourself the best candidate through your essays and recommendations.

Ah, makes sense. How does it *actually* happen?

P3 - that makes no sense. Schools don’t have to infer undergrad from your employment experience. Education history is also part of the application.

This thread is kind of silly.

A) Because I was a student adcom/app reader/interviewer at an M7 school. S& and PwC just get read as “consultant,” neither makes a profile pop. By the way, MBB doesn’t make a profile pop either - we’re all a dime a dozen. You can have impressive or unimpressive work experience coming from any of these firms.
B) Yes, that’s why MBB targets certain MBA programs. If a school can’t discern actually quality from among an ocean of S& and PwC candidates, they aren’t doing their job. The range of candidates between those LOS’s overlaps to a great degree.

P3 - I didn’t oversimplify anything. You originally said (paraphrasing) that MBA programs which care about undergrad would be “duped” by the S& vs PwC substitution. You were comparing candidates across schools. You last posts makes a different point about comparing candidates form the same school.

Anyways, I agree with the main point that people should not lie on their resume. It seems out of your control and, also, inconsequential - S& isn’t a golden ticket to HSW/M7/whatever anymore than BCG. It’s a very small piece of the puzzle.

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