Posts under Category: Management Consultants

Top 10 Things You’ll Never Hear from a Consultant

10. You’re right; we’re billing way too much for this.
9. Bet you I can go a week without saying “synergy” or “value-added”.
8. How about paying us based on the success of the project?
7. This whole strategy is based on a Harvard business case I read.
6. Actually, the only difference is that we charge more than they do.Read the rest

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Top 10 Signs You Work in Management Consulting

10. You lecture the neighborhood kids selling lemonade on ways to improve their process.
9. You get all excited it’s Saturday so you can wear casual clothes to work.
8. Refer to the tomatoes grown in your garden as deliverables.
7. Find you really need PowerPoint to explain what you do for a living.
6. Normally eat out of vending machines… Read the rest

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You Know it is Time to Get Out of Consulting When…

1. You ask the waiter what the restaurant’s core competencies are.
2. You decide to re-org your family into a “team-based organization.”
3. You refer to dating as test marketing.
4. You can spell “paradigm.”
5. You actually know what a paradigm is.
6. You understand your airline’s fare structure.
7. You write executive summaries on your love letters.Read the rest

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A Day in the Life of a Consultant from McKinsey & Company

Written by Kevin Gao, an Associate at McKinsey & Company. Prior to joining the New York City office of McKinsey, Kevin received his B.S. degree from Stanford University in 2006.

Background – I am on a 4-member team (manager and 3 associates). We are staffed on an operations turnaround project with a focus on personnel (read: reward the best employees, train… Read the rest

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A Day in the Life of a Consultant from Kurt Salmon Associates

Written by Chantel, a Consultant at Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA). Prior to joining the San Francisco office of Kurt Salmon Associates, Chantel earned her B.A. in International Relations and B.A. in Spanish Language from Stanford University.

Client: Private equity firm evaluating the purchase of a mid-sized premium apparel company growing at 20%+ per year.
Timing: Day 5 of a 3-week… Read the rest

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