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The Top-10 Strategy Consulting Firms Compared

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Curious about what it takes to get a job with one of the most selective companies in the world? If so, this article is for you!. To have a chance of receiving a coveted offer to join McKinsey, BCG or Bain, you need a few key ingredients, which we’ve outlined for you here.

What’s the process?

Whether you apply as a student or as an experienced professional, you need to have great academics. To tick that box, you first need to have studied at a target university. You can check this by reviewing consulting firms’ websites—if your university is listed and the firm attends the campus to host recruiting events then the university is a ‘target’. If that’s not the case, the odds are against you, but it’s not impossible.

If you study or studied at one of the very best universities, one that sends a large contingent of students to McKinsey, BCG or Bain, then graduating in the top half of the class could be enough. If you study or studied at another target university, where the top firms only recruit 1-3 students a year, then you’ll need to be in the top 5-10% of your class.

Whether you apply as a student or as an experienced professional, you need to have great academics. To tick that box, you first need to have studied at a target university. You can check this by reviewing consulting firms’ websites—if your university is listed and the firm attends the campus to host recruiting events then the university is a ‘target’. If that’s not the case, the odds are against you, but it’s not impossible.

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The case interview is a condensed simulation of a real client case where your skills as a potential consultant are tested in real time. This means you can’t simply read a case book and rock up to your interview hoping for the best. Although raw skill and aptitude is important, nobody is born knowing how to crack a consulting case interview.

There’s nothing worse than applying to the wrong recruiting channel at the wrong time of year, and maybe even at an office that works with very few industries you’re interested in. To avoid these mistakes, it’s good to do some research first! You can use Google, attend recruiting events, and speak to current and former consultants.

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McKinsey. If you’re considering a career in strategy consulting, then it’s worth understanding the lay of the land in the industry and how each strategy consultancy differs.

To help you in your research, we’ve rounded up the top 10 consulting firms, in no particular order (as selected by former McKinsey consultants). In this article, we share each firm’s characteristics and how they differ.

To help you in your research, we’ve rounded up the top 10 consulting firms, in no particular order (as selected by former McKinsey consultants). In this article, we share each firm’s characteristics and how they differ.

To help you in your research, we’ve rounded up the top 10 consulting firms, in no particular order (as selected by former McKinsey consultants). In this article, we share each firm’s characteristics and how they differ.

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The case interview is a condensed simulation of a real client case where your skills as a potential consultant are tested in real time. This means you can’t simply read a case book and rock up to your interview hoping for the best. Although raw skill and aptitude is important, nobody is born knowing how to crack a consulting case interview. You must put the time and work into developing the skills you will need to demonstrate in consulting interviews.

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