Your Name: Himanshu Subject: Aspiring for the Consultant role in one of the Fortune 500 companies Message: I am currently Sales Manager and have heard from many experienced people that to shift from the current profile to Consultant role is next to impossible. I want to prove all of them wrong. I know it might be tough but not impossible. I need a proper guidance to move...

Your Name: Ravi Shankar Subject: Request for suggestion Message: Dear Sulbha, I am a Computer Engg from BIT Mesra and an MBA International Business and Marketing from Amity International Business School and was also awarded a silver medal for academics by the student council at Amity University. I am currently working as an Sales Manager with a company by the name of...

Name: Saurav Srivastava Message: Hello, I am an MBA student at AIT, Bangkok and I want to get into management consulting. My question is regarding what do companies look out for when they want to hire any candidate as management consultant. To be very specific I would like to know the exact job being performed by a management consultant. Is it a mixture of several tasks...

Name: Abhijeet Khinchi Message: Hi! I am very interested in the field of consulting. My background is mechanical engineering. I have cleared CAT 2010 and will hopefully convert the interview call into an IIM. Can you please tell me an insiders view into your firm. How they work, the remuneration the work culture etc.. Also can you please tell me what criteria are looked...

Your Name: Guru Subject: Landing a Consulting Job – Advise needed Message: Dear Ms.Sulbha Firstly, I would like to appreciate you taking some time to help all aspiring consultants like me. I would also thank consultingnetwork.in for providing a great platform. To introduce myself – I am Guru, have a degree in Engineering(I.T) from Bharatiar University, TN....

Name: Nick Wolff Subject: Construction Engineer to Strategy Consulting Message: Hello Ms. Rai, For many years, it has been a dream of mine to obtain a position at a major consulting firm in strategy consulting, preferably at one of the major firms.  I would like 1) an assessment of my background and 2) your advice on the best strategy I should employ to secure a position. ...

Name: Rahul Tibrewal Subject: advice required Message: I am an Electronics & Telecommunication Engineer passed in 2009 from Mumbai University and have recently joined Infosys as Systems Engineer Trainee. I want to get into strategy consulting but wherever I looked for such a job, the requirement was of an MBA although they mention that they regularly hire engineers. I...

Name: Silkesh K Subject: Interested in Management Consulting, Finance Message: Hello Maam, I am Silkesh. Currently in my 2nd Year MBA from SIbm Bangalore. Also a CFA level 1 certified from CFA institute USA. I am interested in Management Consulting Career.But Dont know how to proceed. Would like to be your mentee. Thanks a lot Silkesh Sulbha: Dear Silkesh, Since you are...

Following are some of the queries we have received in the past few days.. Question1 ) I am an intellectual property [IP] analyst working with Honeywell research in Bangalore. I want to get into a full fledged consulting role in the areas of technology strategy, innovation and IP management, with a consulting firm. Please allow me to have an oppurtunity of getting mentored...