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Babson College
Consulting Career Guide
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Your guide to a future in consulting
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The Consulting Job Search
The hiring process for the consulting industry is highly competitive. Consulting firms, especially firms with an “up-or-out” policy, can have a 20% turnover each year, and are looking for the best candidates to replace outgoing consultants. Unfortunately, you will be competing with thousands of applicants from the best business schools in the world. Luckily, there are ways to prepare for the consulting hiring process.
With the help of this guide, you will learn what types of questions you will be asked, what criteria will be used to judge you, and how you should prepare.
How to use this guide
Use our worksheets to prepare for the most common interview questions and situations
Familiarize yourself with the format of the case interview
Build your own case “toolkit” to help you solve case problems
Plan your personal timeline to keep you on track
Practice cases from real interviews at McKinsey, BCG, Deloitte, Simon-Kucher, and PA Consulting
Babson Consulting Club (BCC)
www3.babson.edu/Students/Graduate/Organizations/BCC
Babson MBA Center for Career Development (CCD)
mbarecruiting@babson.edu 781-239-4210
Created by
Colin Fox MBA ’08; BCC Vice President (Outreach) 2007-08
Edited by
Susan J Lemke Senior Associate Director, CCD; Mentor, BCC
Brandon Reisen MBA ’10; BCC Project Leader 2008-09
Jacob Xavier MBA ’09; BCC President 2008-09
