does Reading HBR magazine help in Consulting interview or in the job if lets say you do it for 2 years

Question

Thanks a lot for your advice and responses?

Answer 1

There are definitely some great HBR articles but I don't feel there is any direct correlation. I personally would suggest reading articles released by MBBs which is usually a good insight into the type of work they are doing with their clients.

Answer 2

They will help certainly with insights/knowledge you can use during the interviews.

Check out this thread too for my answer on similar topic: https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/is-it-worth-to-subscribe-to-harvard-business-review-for-knowledge-in-the-job-or-preparing-for-the-interview-8526

Answer 3

Hey there,

It definitely helps with the following

learning about basic business concepts
getting familiar with business lingo, phrases and terms
building business judgement and insights
building up creativity related due to exposure to many different problems
learning chart interpretation
benefiting from being up to date with current trends and developments

Overall, if you do it consistently over 2 years it will definitely help you build a solid foundation for case interviews, which then needs to be built upon. This is especially helpful when you do not have a business degree or background.

Cheers,

Florian

Answer 4

Hi there,

It definitely helps! That said, I also recommend the following as well:

The Economist
BGG Insights
McKinsey Insights
The Financial Times
SpencerTom

Answer 5

Hi, I confirm in the long run it helps a lot to improve your business sense and creativity

Best,
Antonello

Answer 6

I'd say it does, because frankly whatever business education you pursue may help you either in consulting interview or dropping interesting insights before/after doing the case. You may come across a, say, a McKinsey study and can ask the partner some questions about it.

But IMHO you can spend your time doing other stuff:

Reading business media (economist if you are in EU, WSJ/BBW if you are in the US) provides interesting insights on industry trends, companies, M&A etc.

Watching lives of founders/CEOs/C-Level of companies in industries you like may also give you an interesting perception of where these industries are going.

Watching case interviews materials on YouTube is also helpful - there are tons of interesting content free

hope it helps