Let’s admit it. At every single consulting interview the very first question you get is “why consulting?”. It’s also one of the most popular questions at networking events. There could be a variety of reasons you would like to truthfully shout out such as: high salary, prestige, MBA sponsorship, and travel. But hold your seatbelt […]
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Why Consulting?
First and foremost I want to address the myth that all high achieving students have about consulting, “You need talent to be a consultant!”. I completely dismiss this notion and would like to replace it with another idea, “You need no special talent, you only need to be passionately curious!”. Curiosity drives intuition and that’s […]
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Why Consulting?
(Source: Flickr) In the consulting interview, your interviewer is likely to ask you the following straightforward question, “why consulting?” Relevance of the question The question is relevant for two reasons: Your interviewer is likely to ask it in the interview; and You will be much more likely to succeed (in the interview and afterwards) if you […]
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Why consulting?
You will be more likely to succeed if you can clearly articulate why you are getting into the consulting industry BEFORE applying for interviews, one question that you will want to ask yourself is “why consulting?” Relevance of the question The question is important for at least two reasons: You will be asked this question […]