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<p>Because these undergrads are never the lead consultants. The lead consultant is always a guy with extensive experience (usually in cconsulting). </p>
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<p>The hiring practice is no more obtuse than engineering firms hiring undergrads who have no actual engineering experience. Honestly, is that really any different? One might say that engineering students at least have engineering classes, but come on, you and I both know that that’s not real experience. And that’s no different from undergrads getting trained up with management classes, as all consulting firms provide to new hirees, just like almost all new engineering undergrad hires at engineering companies get training. </p>
<p>Look, you gotta start somewhere. All undergrads have no work experience in anything. That’s what training is for. However, you can’t train for talent, and you can’t train for a work ethic. You either have these things, or you don’t.</p>
<p>But if you still don’t look it, hey, I didn’t make the rules. Nobody asked me. I’m just telling you what the rules are. If you don’t like it, take it up to the companies that actually hire these consultancies for millions of dollars in fees. After all, ultimately it’s up to the end-customer to decide. Apparently, these end-customers seem to think that these consulting firms provide value.</p>