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Anonymous A asked on Feb 25, 2024

Hi mentors,

I am interested in pursuing a career in consulting in 2024 after I graduate and am hoping to target firms in both the UK and Middle East. Could any mentors who have experience in these regions recommend consulting firms that will likely be hiring entry-level consultants in 2024?

I'd love to get a comprehensive list of potential target firms in the UK and Middle East to focus my preparation and networking efforts. Specific management, strategy, tech, healthcare, or generalist consulting firms would all be great to know.

Appreciate any insight mentors can provide on top consulting firms that are expected to be hiring new graduates in these locations in 2024. Thanks in advance for the guidance!

Best

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Ian
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replied on Feb 26, 2024
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All of them.

A year is a long time.

All of the consultancies should be hiring at different times in the year. 

Your job is to network effectively to be in the know for your specific role + region + recruiting channel.

Things move quick. For example, BCG Platinion London randomly had a huge round of interviewing/hiring in Nov 2023. Then they were done.

Please don't rely on coaches or site pages with this - things move quick and it is an ever changing landscape.

Network a ton and apply to a ton of firms.

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Cristian
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replied on Feb 26, 2024
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I have a spreadsheet with these firms and I'm happy to share it for free. Just reach out over DMs. 

But upfront, you should apply to as many as possible. 

Since it's quite a bad market at the moment, it's best to diversify your risk upfront. 

The second thing to keep in mind is that if you want to find the individual status of each firm's application pipeline, then you need to reach out to the recruiter from that specific office. Only they know. 

I have a candidate, for instance, interviewing now for London and across ME with MBBs, so these offices are interviewing, but you should still validate this for each of the firms you're targeting directly with the recruiter.

Sharing with you a guide on how to prepare an application strategy and also how to conduct coffee chats to find out more about the recruitment pipeline:

Best,
Cristian

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Florian
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replied on Feb 26, 2024
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Hi there,

As others have already mentioned:

Over the full year, all firms are hiring to a certain degree.

Start with the following:

MBB

  • McKinsey & Company
  • Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
  • Bain & Company

Tier-2

  • Strategy&
  • Oliver Wyman
  • Roland Berger
  • Kearney
  • Strategy&
  • L.E.K.

Big 4 + Accenture

  • EY Parthenon
  • Deloitte Consulting
  • PwC 
  • KPMG Strategy
  • Accenture Strategy

Boutique Consulting

  • Delta Partners
  • Simon-Kucher & Partners
  • Arthur D. Little
  • Alvarez & Marsal
  • Cedar Management Consulting
  • Charles River Associates
  • Cornerstone Research
  • FTI Consulting
  • Mars & Co

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How to figure out if they are hiring:

1. Check their websites - they post the latest on hiring there.

2. Reach out to current consultants via LinkedIn for networking and information

3. Reach out directly to HR

 

All the best,

Florian

 

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Francesco
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Hi there,

Q: I'd love to get a comprehensive list of potential target firms in the UK and Middle East.

You can find a list of the top consulting companies by revenue and prestige below:

Top 15 Consulting Firms by Revenues and Prestige

Good luck!

Francesco

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Anonymous B replied on Apr 02, 2024

Hi 

Pursuing a career in consulting can be rewarding, and it's great to see your proactive approach to targeting firms in the UK and the Middle East. 

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All of them are recruiting entry level consultants.

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