Consulting Resources

Someone had recommended that we share some resources to prepare for consulting season. This is probably a good idea, but is something that will take considerable effort to accomplish and might be outside of the scope of what I am trying to do. That being said, Tom Spencer (another blogger) has some posts with links to resources that may be useful. I have posted links below:

A link to practice problems provided by the various consulting firms:
http://www.tomspencer.com.au/2010/06/12/online-case-interview-practice-questions/x

A link to several valuable case books that may be useful for your case practice:
http://www.tomspencer.com.au/2008/06/08/case-interview-guides-books/x

I hope that this is at least a start and that it may build the foundation for others to add some resources down the line.

Need some help...

Hi all. As you may have read in the comments section for the latest B2BCG and Insight post, I was not selected for Bridge. I am a little frustrated and confused because I had such a positive response from BCG in the past, worked hard to improve myself and my resume this year, and then was rejected. Regardless of the outcome, I am glad that so many of you had success with this process.

Since I will not be attending any of the summer programs this year, I hope that a few of you who do go will be able to add a few comments about the programs and let us know 1) what they were like 2) what you found most useful and 3) anything else you want to add!

To those of you who aren't going to summer programs, keep working on interview prep. There were a lot of people that got jobs last year who didn't get into these programs!

APD Hires at McK

Let me first say that it is great to have so many readers who participate in the blog. I got an anonymous tip from an APD who is doing an internship with McKinsey this summer. From what he/she says it looks like business is pretty good at McKinsey right now and they are looking to hire some new APD associates for 2010. They are asking around for recommendations for people who might be interested in starting sooner rather than later. I'm guessing that they are asking current employees for recommendations because it adds an extra layer of legitimacy if you come recommended as opposed to those who just randomly apply through the website.

That being said, it might be a good idea for those of you with contacts to see if they can recommend you to a recruiter. Additionally, it might be a good idea to contact your favorite McKinsey recruiter yourself and let them know you heard they may be looking to build up their APD pool for 2010 starts and let them know you are interested.

McKinsey is also offering another summer program in addition to the Healthcare and Engineering Insights...this is an insight program for those of you who might be interested in positions with McKinsey in Asia.

Here is the link if you are interested:
http://www.mckinsey.com/careers/apd/opportunities/insight%20asia.aspx