When it comes to a career reinvention, too many people make a fundamental mistake: They don’t know themselves. So when I talk to people about making a career change, I always suggest first doing a few self-assessment exercises. Career self-assessment is the process of getting acquainted with what you like — and don’t like — in a work environment. You...

Also read Surviving the Consulting Life Series – Volume 1 An integral part of being a consultant is having excellent interviewing skills, most of the times consultants depend on information provided by the client to come up with innovative solutions. Getting the right information from the client is an art; Consultants who are good at it always stand out in a crowd....

 A year ago, when equity markets had started sliding, closing out a funding avenue for companies, pundits had predicted that private equity, or PE, funding would gather pace in six-eight months time by when cash-starved companies would have little option but to lower valuation expectations and accept such financing. In those eight months, the equities market—measured...

The downturn in the economy does not seem to have affected campus placements at National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, the country’s most sought after law school, at a time most peer colleges saw a poor level of placements this year. Average domestic salary, however, fell to Rs7 lakh from Rs9 lakh last year. NLSIU not only managed to place almost...

Consulting offers a rewarding yet challenging lifestyle, this article aimed at providing new and aspiring consultants with some useful tips to thrive in the highly competitive consulting environment Tip 1: Network – Many times during engagements you land up in a situation where you have to become an expert in a key business area of an engagement in a matter of hours. Quality...

There are just as many myths about consulting as there are innumerous intriguing facts. One gets interesting view points when you talk to people connected to consulting in different ways: young aspirants, clients, consulting firms, seasoned consultants. This article attempts to look at consulting from eyes of various stakeholders and in the process understand this black...

In an attempt at image makeover post the Satyam fiasco, Price Waterhouse India on Wednesday announced the establishment of an advisory board to address the concerns of various stakeholders. Price Waterhouse is the auditing arm of international consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers in India. Four of its auditors are under the scanner for their role in the Rs 7,000-crore...

After working in public accounting for three years, Joe Fusco, wanted to become an investment banker. So he invested more than $70,000 and two years into an M.B.A. But as he prepares to graduate from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana next month, Mr. Fusco, 27 years old, hasn’t had any luck landing a position in finance. The only solution he has is to go back...

Boston-based management consultants Bain & Company believes in gauging success in terms of their clients’ financial results. It can’t be otherwise as the company very often accepts rewards in the form of equity in the firms it advises. In an interview, Steve said anything the Indian government could do to drive liquidity into the market is very essential...

An interesting article highlighting the due diligence process Hindalco industries, which paid $6 billion for Canada’s Novelis in 2007, is scouting for copper mines in South America while pharmaceutical producer, Biocon, is targeting overseas acquisitions. A newly confident India Inc is using its muscle to expand abroad. A recent Bain & Company study shows that...