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VAULT CAREER GUIDE TO CONSULTING by Eric Chung Copyright 2005 by Vault Inc. All Rights reserved. This Korean edition was published in 2006 by 3mecca.com. by arrangement with Vault Inc., New York through KCC(Korea Copyright Center, Inc.), Seoul. KCC 3mecca.com
CARE GUID CON VAULT CAREER GUIDE TO CONSULTING
Todd Kuhlman Marcy Lerner Ed Shen Jake Wallace Rob Schipano Vault Vault Matt Doull, Ahmad Al- Khaled, Lee Black, Eric Ober, Hollinger Ventures, Tekbanc, New York City Investment Fund, Globix, Hoover s, Glenn Fischer, Mark Hernandez, Ravi Mhatre, Carter Weiss, Ken Cron, Ed Somekh, Isidore Mayrock, Zahi Khouri, Sana Sabbagh, Vault Eric Chung Laura
BCG (Problem solving) Ownership 9
03 CONTENTS 6 8 01 INTRODUCTION 16 THE SCOOP 02 The Basics of Consulting 22 30 33 36 40 42 48 2005 Vault Inc. 03 Consulting Categories 52 54 IT 56 HR 58 60 63
VAULT CAREER GUIDE TO CONSULTING 04 05 GETTING HIRED Targeting Consulting Firms 70 73 77 The Hiring Process 81 83 86 89 97 101 104 2006 3mecca.com 06 The Interview 109 111 114 115 118 122 130 132 134 135
03 CONTENTS 136 139 143 144 07 POST-INTERVIEW: ACCEPTING, NEGOTIATING, DECLINING 151 154 155 159 162 2005 Vault Inc. 08 09 10 ON THE JOB Project Types and the Project Life Cycle 170 175 Tips for High Performance 182 188 195 On the Beach 197 The Consulting Career Path 202
VAULT CAREER GUIDE TO CONSULTING 11 12 205 207 209 216 218 Our Survey Says: The Consulting Lifestyle 222 227 Days in the Life 234 238 MBA 244 IT 252 2006 3mecca.com APPENDIX The Boston Consulting Group 260 PMI 271 279 286 292 299 300
CHAPTER 01 Introduction 15
Your dream job? MBA Vault (HTTP://
CONSULTING.VAULT.COM) MBA 17
THE SCOOP
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CHAPTER 02 The Basics of Consulting 21
What is consulting?
IT HR IT (BCG) BCG 23
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(kick-off) CEO 4 MBA 25
MBA
Bloomberg, OneSource, Hoover s Online (DCF) 27
(deck) IT (on the beach)
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