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What makes a good management consultant?

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Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi Anonymous, when interviewers ask this question, they are looking for an understanding of the job and industry and an appreciation for the skills/personality traits needed. I would not come up with a laundry list here ... (read entire answer)

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Preparing for MBB Internship

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Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets

Hey there, If you are interested in preparing for your new role, I'd suggest the following: When I got the offer some years ago I did the same. I reached out to people I knew in McKinsey and people who interviewed me to ... (read entire answer)

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How are sales skills and management consulting related?

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Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets

Hey there, You constantly have to sell in consulting, even as a junior; a few examples: You need to sell your own performance to the team from the very start and show that you are basically irreplaceable You nee ... (read entire answer)

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Skills required to perform on the job at MBB?

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Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi there! To be successful in consulting you need to learn and internalize a wide array of methodological skills that will allow you to perform "the job". That being said, don't fall for the misconception that these s ... (read entire answer)

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Skills for Consulting

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Hi Markus, the 4 main skills interviewers are looking for in candidates are problem solving, entrepreneurial drive, leadership and personal impact. These are also the key dimensions of the valuation grids used to asse ... (read entire answer)

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Got into MBB, have some time before start. Next steps?

Advice BCG beginner best practice career career progression consulting consulting analyst entry level Excel experience Junior Consultant learning MBB McKinsey networking offer on the job Personal Fit prep4success Preparing for consulting work skills start success drivers tips top tips training work life balance

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Hi, The most important thing you need to understand is that consulting is a client business and client is always first. Here is my subjective view of what's needed to succeed on different levels of hierarchy. Pls take ... (read entire answer)

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does reading the economist and other stuff help an inspiring consultant in the interview and in the job?

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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! For sure it does not make sense to start a proper preparation yet. However, there are so many things you can start reading that for sure will help you! Economist and so for sure help you gain a better un ... (read entire answer)

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MBB on the job tools / applications / software

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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! If you are joining as a general consultant, I would dedicate 95% of my pre-joining spare time to Excel. Please find below a list of the most popular commands. I would suggest you to follow some online course ... (read entire answer)

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What are the fundamental skills for management consulting?

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Sep 27, 2019

Hi! This is a huge question :). However, there are four fundamental skills that I teach and find are most effective for successfully getting into consulting (particular MBB) and being successful in your consulting caree ... (read entire answer)

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Consulting in Africa - How to prepare and what it is like

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Olá Jorge, First of all, let me congratulate you on your offer. It's always great to receive new colleagues at McKinsey, especially when it's so close from us (Luanda and Lisbon shared the same roots until very very r ... (read entire answer)

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