Management Consulting. It’s a lot of things.
- It is an industry; we all know McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, PWC, and others.
- It is a profession built on asking good questions.
- It is a team sport.
- It is a bit of an attitude.
- It is a tribe that is difficult to get into.
- It is a set of skills.
- It is a popular first job out of college and MBA.
- It is a platform for other careers.
- It is learning how to learn from others.
- It is having a point of view; strong opinions, loosely held.
- It is good coin.
- It is an adventure; lots of ups and downs.
- It is a lifestyle.
- It is client service coupled with good work habits.
- It is hard work and late nights.
- It is all about people.
- It is learning how to respectfully saying no.
- It is a race against time; use the pareto principle daily.
- It is a lot of PowerPoint, Excel, and data.
- It is intellectual curiosity personified.
- It is a profession that’s hard to explain.
How would you explain it to your cousin?
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