Hi there,

Here are some tips for clear communication + increasing response rates (important in consulting):

1. Lead with your question
2. Bold your question
3. Cut text - only include what we actually need to hear (otherwise people will see a huge blob of text and not respond).

Now, you're basically describing consulting! In particular, you're describing a generalist role in a strategy consulting firm. For example, McKinsey and BCG.

It's important that you start networking as well! Picking up the phone and actually having conversations with people across these industries/companies will give you a much better idea of what will work best for you!

As you get started on the journey, please read this article to get an initial mindset shift on your approach: https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/how-to-shift-your-mindset-to-ace-the-case

Hello,

A few additional thoughts to some of your specific points

• “wide array of business problems” and “wide variety of clients” → consulting is in many ways a game of scale, the larger the firm the more varied the types of cases, clients and capabilities. So you would be looking to join the bigger firms in your specific geography
• “wide array of creative, out-of-the-box solutions” → in reality this is very case dependent and not all client problems really require ‘creative’ solutions, so its important to have a realistic understanding of the type of work being done by a specific firm

What Ian has mentioned is absolutely important - you have to speak to people working in the specific geographies and offices you are considering. Websites don't always capture the realities or nuances on the ground. A ‘top’ global firm may not always be the most diverse/varied firm in a specific locality.

You seem to be looking for something quite specific. It's kind of hit or miss for us to know one such company… 

So three options:

- Digital teams within Strategy firms (broad business problems, not sure the topics you are looking for with the problems you are looking for)

- Digital teams within Big 4 (broad problems with a high operational aspect. Might have more the kind of detail you want, but on the other hand there's some tendency to apply and reapply methodologies in those firms… make sure you like their methodology)

- Specific Boutiques (you have to go search one by one, but you might be able to find something that better matches your description).

Hey there,

What you are looking for is Digital Consulting! At least based on the examples you described. “Usual" strategy consulting will be  different but digital teams of strategy houses or Big4 or Accenture or… will have something similar that you are looking for. They (all) typically also have innovation labs or similar to focus  specifically on innovative ideas. 

The level you will be interacting with (C-Level or below) is also highly dependent on team/partner and their/his/her network and not necessarily on whether MBB or not. I've seen (and myself led) projects with C-Level out of Big4, but also the other way around, interviewed line employees as well. So it really depends.

If I were you, I would ask in the interview process the industry split and also the level you would be interacting with. They usually don't lie just put it in a diplomatic sugar coat.

Also, I can really recommend the app "Fishbowl" to get to experience the company culture(s). It's quite heavily focused on the US but you can really see the difference in attitudes and they certain companies think while reading comments of real life employees (without the sugar coat).

I wish the best of luck to you!

Best,

Agnes