[loveheadphones]

I've been to a few company presentations (Bain, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, LEK) and it sounds interesting.
Anyone here ever worked in management/strategy consulting? What's the scoop?

-this is for entering after MBA, not undergrad

 

[ecclesand]

I work for a very large consulting firm and have been there for almost 8 years. I'm involved with outsourcing which allows me to do what I do from home which makes me very fortunate. It's a very good living...I mean, I'm not going to get rich, but I'm able to support my wife and 2 kids on my salary alone. I have worked for other smaller consulting firms where I traveled every week. Those jobs did not offer the best quality of life, but the work was interesting and I never got bored.

It's a trade-off like everything else. If you want to advance quickly and make very good money and always be challenged, then traditional consulting is a very good career path. The downside is that you give up your life to the firm because you are always traveling and you work long hours. You decide.

 

[electrathecat]

There are certainly worse ways to earn an honest living. Just make sure you can deal with the inevitable traveling required.