The essence of management consulting is to help a client obtain information and advice which leads to real and lasting solution of a problem.
Consultants think, analyze, brainstorm, cajole and challenge good organizations to become even better by adopting new ideas. Great consultants are able to step into ambiguous, sometimes hostile situations and sense what changes need to be made. Great consultants are driven by ideas and a strong desire to have a positive impact on clients.
This blog site is designed to help you become a great management consultant by presenting key information needed to enter consulting jobs including an overview of the industry, descriptions of firms and common practice areas, comparisons to other jobs, interviewing practice and advice and a discussion of some of the powerful ideas consultants are using to reshape organizations.
Here, we have compiled this “A Day in the Life of Management Consultants” series to give you an idea what a typical day of a management consultant looks like. Featured in the series are 23 consultants from 19 consulting firms.
Consultants with MBA Degree
- A Day in the Life of a Consultant from Pariveda Solutions
- A Day in the Life of a Consultant from GE Healthcare
- A Day in the Life of a Consultant from Ivey Business Consulting Group
- A Day in the Life of a Management Consultant from Oracle Consulting
- A Day in the Life of a Strategy Consultant from Sequitur Consulting
- A Day in the Life of a Strategy Consultant from McKinsey & Company
- A Day in the Life of a Strategy Consultant from Accenture
- A Day in the Life of a Management Consultant from Katzenbach Partners
- A Day in the Life of a Management Consultant from Accenture
- A Day in the Life of a Management Consultant from Bain & Company
- A Day in the Life of a Management Consultant from Morningstar Consulting
- A Day in the Life of a Management Consultant from Parthenon Group
- A Day in the Life of a Retail Banking Consultant from CIBC
- A Day in the Life of a Management Consultant from Mercer Consulting
- A Day in the Life of a Management Consultant from McKinsey & Company
- A Day in the Life of a Management Consultant from Deloitte Consulting
- A Day in the Life of a Management Consultant from Booz Allen Hamilton
Consultants with Non-MBA Advanced Degree
- A Day in the Life of a Management Consultant from Campbell Alliance
- A Day in the Life of a Management Consultant from Boston Consulting Group
- A Day in the Life of a Consultant from OC&C Strategy Consultants
- A Day in the Life of a Consultant from Accenture
- A Day in the Life of a Consultant from GE Healthcare

Can u become a management consultant with a Bcom Law degree?
Yes, of course you can.