I do agree with Sara’s sentiment on focusing on culture/people and the business focus alignment to your area of interest, but I am not sure how I feel about the segmentation. I do agree there is not a... (more)
Short answer: Deloitte is very comparable (thinking about S&O here), others much less. I would add to the mix Accenture which also excels in the area of IT/digital projects. As others stated, s... (more)
Hi Anonymous, as for my experience, it would be challenging to join any consulting firm without knowledge of local language, as this is key to any communication with clients. An additional problem... (more)
I will try to go straight to the point, Deloitte as the other firms which are mainly focus on audit and advisory (EY, KPMG, PWC), sometimes and in some offices have excellent consulting divisions, how... (more)
Hi Anonymous, The notion of prestige is debatable, but assuming it refers to the general perception of the brand, the only two firms with a strong consulting brand between the Big 4 are Deloitte th... (more)
In house strategy shops are typically lead and heavily staffed by former MBB consultants. The type of work will be fairly similar but specific to your own company obviously, and assignments may last a... (more)
Hello! I don't fully understand what you mean by front-end digitisation. In the IT world, it's development of the interface/design/customer journey of a tool and/or product. Having said that, I... (more)
Congratulations, both are fine companies! First, quick caveat: I am a former BCG consultant, from Europe but with consultant experience in the US only. I would rank both as below MBB, but fairly... (more)
Bain, BCG and McKinsey all have initiatives to ensure the wellbeing and satisfaction of their teams. One of the dimensions that is closely monitored is hours. Number of working hours is not the onl... (more)
Let me share my point of view on this. As for the USP, I find it hard to determine the difference between S& and other strategy consultancies. Probably they are minor differences, but S& h... (more)
Most large firms tend to have internal consulting arms now to avoid spending 4-10x on hiring MBBs, prefering to do that only for the most strategic engagements. Some names that come to mind: 1.... (more)
I see them playing a bigger and bigger role (pending their ability to keep audit and advisory/consulting independent and do not run into government limitations). In the industry there is a lot of b... (more)
House of lies is the only one I know about too, however "suits" (TV show) and "up in the air" (movie) while not being about managment consultants were particularly relatable in terms of experience on... (more)
From speaking to many Investment Bankers at recruiting events at Cambridge trying to convince people that IBD>Consulting: the reason they almost all gave is that in IBD, you actually do, whereas in... (more)
Hi, Working with the application of the AI right now, I can say that AI will not replace consultants in the next 20-30 years, but rather will be one of the consultancy offerings: AI is not as... (more)
Hi, How do consulting companies justify keeping a candidate's application and personal details on... (more)
Hi Anonymous, first of all a disclaimer: I am a white man, so I definitely have blind spots here and there and maybe see things for better than they really are. But I'll do my best to give an obje... (more)
