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How to pick the practice to specialize in?

specialization

Most recent answer on Jul 25, 2023

gave the best answer on Jul 23, 2023

Hi there, First of all, talk to people at your firm! Ask your peers. Ask your mentors. As project leads (who recently specialized) what their advice is! Have conversations to tease out what you watn and what makes sense ... (read entire answer)

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MBB Specialisation / Mentorship

BCG McKinsey and Bain expert hire specialization

Most recent answer on Jun 21, 2022

gave the best answer on Jun 18, 2022

Hi there, Great questions! And Christian has given some great answers. Ultimately, you need to ask about all of this to your firm. When you're there, all of this will become much clearer. At what point do consultants st ... (read entire answer)

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How to specialise as a new generalist

consulting industry specialization

Most recent answer on Jun 18, 2022

Adi

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gave the best answer on Jun 15, 2022

Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience

The best is to get on projects in that industry and work your way from there. You can also support proposals/RFP responses to gain additional exposure.

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Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation Consulting Prep.

innovation specialization technology

Most recent answer on Apr 29, 2021

Anonymous asked on Aug 23, 2018

What are the specificities of innovation management consulting compared to traditional consulting? What are the key points of interview preparation for these specific jobs? Which companies offer the most interesting pos ... (read entire question)

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Specialization choice

specialization

Most recent answer on Nov 09, 2020

Ken

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Ken

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gave the best answer on Nov 09, 2020

Ex-McKinsey final round interviewer | Executive Coach

Management Control will broadly be more relevant but Corporate Entrepreneurship sounds much more interesting... I would simply choose the one you're actually more interested in (and likely to get a good grade in).

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Remain generalist or specializing?

consulting generalist specialization

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Robert

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McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author

Hi Anonymous, When looking at a typical consulting career, it usually progress like an hourglass: During your junior years, you are more of a generalist across industries and functions. Oftenly it's driven by part ... (read entire answer)

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Fields of focus?

digitalization field of focus MBB McKinsey selection criteria specialization

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Hi Anonymous, although some additional specialization will not hurt, given that your goal is to increase the chances to get into MBB, the ideal points you may want to focus on are those that will maximize your chances ... (read entire answer)

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