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Management Consulting is one of the popular and competitive career options today.

Basically there are two types of consulting positions–the generalist and the specialist. Specialists offer process or functional knowledge to clients.

Most aspiring consultants are interested in the generalist firms such as Bain, McKinsey and BCG. These firms offer advice to corporate clients on to operating more efficiently, or opening new markets, etc. These firms prefer hiring experienced candidates or MBA’s for the positions that lead to partnership within the firm. Typically they hire undergraduates to act as research analysts or research associates for their support centers popularly known as knowledge centers, firms like McKinsey, Bain and BCG have their knowledge centers located in India. These knowledge centers provide support to various ongoing consulting engagements through research and analytics. Consulting firms have traditionally been among the largest employers of top MBA and college graduates.

Management Consulting Jobs provide you with

• Opportunity to understand wide variety of business issues
• Learning and networking with some of the brightest minds
• Excellent pay and perks

Following pages provide prospective consultants with a brief background on the Consulting Industry in India

• A Brief Introduction on Management Consulting
• How To Break Into Management Consulting Firms
  
• How to crack the case Interview
  
• List of Consulting Firms in India
  
• List of Strategy Consulting Firms in India and their brief Introductions
  

Published Articles on the Consulting Life – A must read for Aspiring Consultants

• The Consulting Life by Rohit Jain – Consulting Life analyzed from viewpoints of various stakeholders
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective Consultants - By Arnab Ray
  
• Five Effective Habits of a Successful Consultant – by Mohit Kant
• What makes a good consultant – By Sandeep
  

Surviving The Consulting Life Series  – Useful tips to thrive in the highly competitive consulting environment

• Surviving the Consulting Life Series – Volume 1 – By Mohit Kant
• Surviving the Consulting Life Series – Volume 2 - By Mohit Kant

Articles on Life in the Big 4 Consulting Firms- EY, KPMG, Deloitte and PwC

• The Big 4 Life in India - By Mohit Kant
• Dealing with Government Clients in India – New Era for the Consulting Profession - By Mohit Kant
• Indian Consulting Market: An Insight into the Factors Restricting Growth - By Ashwin

Breaking into Management Consulting Series

• Researching Your Prospective Employer in India - By Mohit Kant
• Things To Consider Before Joining Or Forming Small Boutique Consulting Firms
• Building your Consulting CV – By Anand

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