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Careers in Management Consulting
featuring
Kathleen Hébert
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2. Careers in Management Consulting
I. About Kathleen
II. Overview of the management consulting industry
III. How to research the industry
IV. What are firms looking for?
V. What to expect in the interview
VI. Q&A
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3. About Kathleen
• Graduate of Harvard Business School (MBA „11) and Queen‟s
University (BComm „06)
• Consultant at BCG from „06-09 and starting in Nov ‟11
• Internships in social media (Facebook), banking (Canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce), automotive (BMW Canada) and
government (Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC)
• Love wine & food, running and traveling (off to Nepal on the
weekend to trek to Base Camp of Everest!)
• Evisor for over a year, with 10+ completed sessions
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4. Careers in Management Consulting
I. About Kathleen
II. Overview of the management
consulting industry
III. How to research the industry
IV. What are firms looking for?
V. What to expect in the interview
VI. Q&A
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5. Overview of the
Management Consulting Industry
“The toughest job to explain to your
grandmother”
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6. Overview of the
Management Consulting Industry
The big 3
firms
McKinsey
BCG
Bain
Traditional
firms
Monitor
Booz & Co
A.T. Kearney
L.E.K.
CapGemini
Etc…
Diversified
mega-firms
Accenture
Deloitte
Oliver Wyman
IBM
Etc…
Specialized
shops
Hewitt
Hay
Novantas
Etc…
Internal
corporate
groups
PepsiCo.
AMEX
Etc…
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7. Careers in Management Consulting
I. About Kathleen
II. Overview of the management consulting industry
III.How to research the industry
IV. What are firms looking for?
V. What to expect in the interview
VI. Q&A
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8. How to Research the Industry
Vault.com - Industry overview, firm rankings, resume and cover letter advice,
practice consulting cases
Firm websites – general info & key words, practice consulting cases
Firm meetings - Schedule coffee chats with ex/current consultant, go to info-
sessions
Other websites - Management Consulted, Ace the Case, Case Interview, MBA
Case, Case Questions
What else to do?
• Set up “Google alerts” for the firms you‟re interviewing with
• Perform a basic literature search (e.g., Factiva) for recent news
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9. Careers in Management Consulting
I. About Kathleen
II. Overview of the management consulting industry
III. How to research the industry
IV.What are firms looking for?
V. What to expect in the interview
VI. Q&A
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10. What are Firms Looking For?
Specific qualities
• Professionalism and maturity
• Analytical / problem solving
• Ability to work with large sets of
data (Excel)
• Ability to create presentations
(PowerPoint)
• Team work
• Leadership
• Time management
• People (internal and client)
management
• Flexibility – w/ travel, personal life
How to position yourself
• General drive and motivation
• Reasons you want to be a
management consultant
• Experience working in or managing
teams (esp. high stress/high profile)
• Experience requesting, working
with, analyzing, and surfacing
insights from data
• Experience solving problems
• Willingness and/or flexibility to
travel
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11. Careers in Management Consulting
I. About Kathleen
II. Overview of the management consulting industry
III. How to research the industry
IV. What are firms looking for?
V. What to expect in the interview
VI. Q&A
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12. What to Expect in the Interview
The recruiting process
• Networking
• Application process
• Preparation
The interview process
• Interview structure
• The case
• The rest of the interview
• Follow-ups
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13. Careers in Management Consulting
I. About Kathleen
II. Overview of the management consulting industry
III. How to research the industry
IV. What are firms looking for?
V. What to expect in the interview
VI.Q&A
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15. Questions & Answers
Question 1:
What kind of people go into consulting and
do not like it?
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16. Questions & Answers
Question 2:
Are there alternative consulting jobs that
have less travel commitments?
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17. Questions & Answers
Question 3:
What kind of activities should you highlight to
make you a strong candidate?
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18. Questions & Answers
Question 4:
What is the most valuable thing you learned
from consulting?
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19. Thanks for joining and good luck!
Book your session with Kathleen at
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