Which is more important to consulting firms?

bern700
Mon, 20 Jun 2005 19:29:47 +0000

sakky i was told by a friend of mine who’s a partner at bain that it is really really rare for someone (even if they have a lot of industry experience) to get a job higher than an AC/analyst because one of the most important things in consulting is knowing how to use various consulting tools (the tool kit) which you really don’t learn outside of consulting. Even if you know how to analyze a firm in your industry of expertise you don’t know how to present it in the typical consulting view. How true is this?