StrategyU

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

In 2025, the world of strategy consulting continues to evolve rapidly. Driven by technological disruption, shifting market dynamics, and changing client needs, top consulting firms are reinventing the way they work and compete.

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StrategyU

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Consulting is a term thats tossed around in boardrooms, business school campuses, and everyday conversation. Yet, what do consultants actually do? Despite common stereotypes and vague assumptions, the consulting profession is multifaceted and demanding. Consulting can be divided into several kinds of work.

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StrategyU

JANUARY 27, 2021

The alumni of top consulting firms are part of all types of organizations around the world. Consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG can claim world leaders, public company CEOs, heads of non-profits, entrepreneurs and even musicians. Boston Consulting Group. Most Famous & Infamous Alumni.

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StrategyU

APRIL 19, 2022

What’s the difference between an “associate consultant,” “business analyst,” or “associate”? In terms of responsibilities and time in role, the roles at the top three consulting firms (McKinsey, Bain, and BCG) are very similar. Short answer: not much.

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StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

My experience at McKinsey early in my career, after working at GE, was the first time I learned both how to receive and give feedback. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? The post How To Give Feedback Like A McKinsey Consultant appeared first on StrategyU.

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StrategyU

MAY 29, 2024

I was taking part in the Basic Consulting Readiness training and talking to my new friend Josh. He detailed how he had decided in high school, after getting into Stanford, that he would work in strategy consulting. I downloaded the book in 2006 to prepare for my consulting interviews.

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StrategyU

MARCH 10, 2024

The mystique of strategy consulting has inspired films such as Office Space and Up In the Air and TV shows like House of Lies. Satire or not, the cliches associated with consulting do have an impact on how consultants are perceived, especially when validated by news reports about rogue consultants and disclosures of consulting debacles.

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