Two months ago, I was invited as a guest speaker for an orientation seminar in a top B-school in Kolkata. Given the fact that I represent a Consulting organization, the topic was ‘ABCs of Consulting’. The first question which I asked to my audience (a young bunch of boys and girls with lots of dreams) was what is consulting and why consulting. It was a mixed kind...

It’s not easy to get in; however, if you do manage to get in, things do become simpler – Wrong. Now that I have destroyed the biggest myth about a consulting career let me move on. There are few things that can completely destroy or at least put a lot of hurdles in your growth, here are a few of them: 1. Not taking ownership of your work I see young consultants failing...

Back in September 2008, We started Consulting Network with one simple goal. “To make Consulting Network a knowledge sharing and networking platform for both aspiring and practicing consultants”. Two years hence and with over 1500 registered members, countless email subscriptions and a dedicated fan following on Facebook and Twitter, we think we have climbed...

Any job, no matter how minuscule, is tough. Consulting is no exception. In fact, most people will tell you that Consulting is as tough a job as a job can be. Most people get into consulting with one of the two broad aims, Money and Knowledge.  As you spend more time in Consulting you realize that money and knowledge and smartly entwined with each other. In any top notch...

Constrat – Transforming Strategy Who says B-Schools are simply temples of learning? From hereon, B-Schools wont remain ‘just B-Schools’ and MBA students would no longer be ‘just students’. Gone would be the concept of Corporate biggies & Companies competing with their rivals ‘only’ on the industrial floor. Companies would bid, outbid, pick up stakes,...

Networking is a buzz word that is so common that hardly a day goes by in the corporate world before someone mentions it. Companies such as LinkedIn, Ning etc. are cashing in on the craze, its obvious that everyone wants to network and understandably so, having a strong network helps one find that coveted job, expand one’s knowledge and even get new business. I am...

Following points have been gathered by collating views of various contributors on our LinkedIn Group. 1, Over projection of business plans(conservative plans are always better) 2.Quick money/overnight money overtaking passion as driver. 3. Too large work force instead of optimum 4. Less control over expenses 5.Failure to asses results MoM/QoQ (since startups are too small...

So, you want to be a consultant? That’s the question i asked a friend (a MBA graduate from a tier -2 business school in India) when he told that he was contemplating a shift to consulting.  He had his basics right, however, no matter how hard he tried he could not land that coveted consulting job offer. Last week, i sat down with him to grill down the reasons behind...

Whilst case interviews are considered the more challenging side of the consulting interview, it is important to be aware of other types of interview questions that you will inevitably face when interviewing with a top management consulting firm such as Mckinsey, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain, Booz Allen Hamilton, Mercer, L.E.K Consulting, A.T. Kearney, Roland...

As a business continues to grow, the procedures and strategies employed become more complex. This increases the challenges and risks involved in routine transactions. Irrespective of the size of the business, there is always scope to employ external experts for advice and guidelines. They contribute towards obtaining optimum results in the most cost effective manner,...