NormalGuy88

-What type of person is best for management consulting? It seems very interesting to me. I seem to always try (though not always successfully...) to find a quicker or more effective method of doing things. For example, at my current internship, for every task put in front of me or just any process in general there, I always find fault in the way it is set up or the way it is intended to be carried out...if that makes any sense. I just constantly think, "You know, if that was done this way, it would take less time, be a much simpler process, and just make things run much smoother overall around here."

-Are there a lot of exit options with this career path?

-What are some ways to get into this field from a non-Ivy league school? (Mine is Ohio State)

121314

1) Management consulting is for kids from top schools (Harvard, Stanford, Northwestern, etc) who look good and can bull sh1t really good. Finding an easier way to do things is sort of what consulting is, but a little bit more complicated and harder.

2) If you can get a mangement consulting gig at a top place(Mckinsey, Bain, BCG) then expect your life to be golden. You should expect to get into a top 5 business school (assuming grades are good which they should be if you can even get an interview at one of these places) and to be hired middle management at any business. Trust if you play your cards right as a mangement consultant, your future is probably as good as it can get.

3) From Ohio State, your gonna need a near 4.0 GPA (3.8 for top schools), Very high SAT scores (2200-2400), and something that will seperate you (curing cancer) from the other 50,000 people that applied for 100 spots. And thats just to get an interview. There is usually three very intense rounds of interviews. Each round gives you a case where they will ask you a very very tough question like : How much money is spent on haircuts every year in the United States or, How many pennies does it take to fill up the room.

Honestly your chances are slim to none to get a job in management consulting considering people from Harvard and Wharton also have a very little chance of getting a job. Now if you get your MBA from a top 10 school, it is much easier but still hard.

Sorry to sound so harsh, but thats just the truth.

NormalGuy88

Thanks for your answer.

It's too bad they don't consider non-Ivy's. They're missing out on a lot of talented kids out there.

RacinReaver

Take a sophomore level physical analysis class out of a physics department and you'll become an expert in these kinds of questions.

NormalGuy88

And what purpose does this serve...?

121314

To find out your thinking process and how logical you are, which is the most important part of the job.