Consulting After MBA

A 2020 Interview Guide for MBA's: How to Break into Consulting In our previous posts, in our consulting after MBA series, we detailed out topics such as the definition of the industry, the required skills, resumes, and entry points into consulting. In this post, we will take the next step in this series by expanding on topics related to interviewing for consulting jobs. So, without further ado, let’s dive in… But wait, wait, before we jump let’s quickly go over a refresher on what the heck consultants actually do? To quote our first post in this series—which is a quick and useful read I highly recommend—"Consulting is about helping a firm attain its target by providing advice related to matters that are beyond its expertise. This means a consultant is a professional who has some level of expertise that a firm finds valuable and is willing to pay the consultant to access their expertise.” Here’s a video that does a good job of explaining the nitty-gritty of con...

During the last two weeks we gave you an overview of career in management consulting , and skills that you will need to become a consultant , to help you decide if consulting aligns with your interest and abilities. Now that you have opted to pursue a career in consulting after MBA, what’s next? The next step is to actually get into consulting!! If you have already started looking for a consulting job, then you would realize that there is cut-throat competition in the industry. And above all as a fresh graduate, right out of college it is even more difficult to secure a good consulting job opportunity since you might not have prior work experience and expertise required to be a consultant. But guess what, we have got you covered for this quest! In this week’s edition of ConsutingAfterMBA we will address two basic questions: How to develop an entry level consulting resume? And, how to get a consulting job opportunity? We will describe how you can develop a profile in lon...

Skills You need to Become a Business Consultant In our previous post, we defined the Consulting industry, talked about the big players in that space, and explained what consultants do which is solving complex business problems in many different areas: Strategy, Operations, Financial, Human Resources, IT, Marketing, and so on. The list is long and varied. But what skills do consultants need to unravel business complications in all these areas? Technical and functional abilities? Soft skills? A combination of both? We have crafted this post to purposefully and comprehensively answer such questions. Also, our post will have an additional and unique component to it. A fresh perspective on how you can attain almost all the core consulting skills from your MBA! That’s right! So, if you’re an MBA candidate stay tuned! A quick Google search will return a plethora of valuable “must-have consulting skills” lists. However, almost all fail to link the attainment of such skill...

An Introduction: A Career in Consulting for MBA Graduates in 2020 What is Consulting? Business dictionary defines consulting as providing expert knowledge to a third party for a fee. In other words, consulting means giving advice on a particular subject. But what does consulting actually have to do with management of a company? Firms do not always have the information, resources, and capabilities to call critical decisions, bring about a necessary change, and resolve complex problems. That is where the role of consulting comes in. Consulting is about helping a firm attain its target by providing advice related to matters that are beyond its expertise. This means that a consultant is a professional who has some level of expertise that a firm finds valuable and is willing to pay the consultant to access their expertise. What does a consultant do? You now know that a consultant helps a firm. However, a firm may need help in different areas depending on the scope and nature ...