The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in Management Consulting, 2001 (Paperback)

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The 2001 edition of The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in Management Consulting provides invaluable job-search advice for the prospective management consultant. Harvard Business School graduates, students, and faculty reveal firsthand insights into the industry, describe what a consultant's work is really like, outline current industry trends, and offer guidelines for approaching the case-study interview. Also included are profiles of well-known consulting firms, a mailing list of recruiting contacts, and a selective bibliography of relevant books and directories compiled by the Harvard Business School career resources librarian. The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in Management Consulting Includes: *Is a Career in Consulting Right for You? *Industry Overview *A Top Consultant's Perspective *Company Profiles *Recruiting Contacts *Preparing for the Case Interview *Career Resources *Career Paths in Consulting *Consulting vs. Investment Banking *Consulting vs. Operating Management

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Harvard Business School Press; 2001 edition (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578513235
• ISBN-13: 978-1578513239
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,257,728 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This book is a waste of money, July 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in Management Consulting: 2000 (Paperback)

I don't think this book is helpful. The industry profile is minimal; the Harvard alumni's stories (a few) are a bit more interesting.

The main part of the book contains the profiles of 62 management consulting firms. However, 17 of these companies have only 60 or fewer professionals, and a lot of them have offices only in a couple of cities. Examples - John Barry & Associates: 10 professionals, offices in Newport Beach only; Alliance Consulting Group: 35 professionals, offices in Boston and Cupertino; Amherst Consulting Group: 20 professionals, offices in Boston; Corporate Directions: 40 professionals, offices in Tokyo only (! - this is the absolute record); Etc.

It puzzles me why on earth were such obscure companies profiled in a career guide. Besides, the companies' information is general, collected from internal sources and will not help you too much in your research.

If you are interested in management consulting go for the vault.com and wetfeet.com guides. Another excellent book is "Management consulting: a complete guide to the industry" by Sugata Biswas and Daryl Twitchell.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Geared for neophytes - not a useful publication for most, May 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in Management Consulting: 2000 (Paperback)

Provides a cursory look at a consultant's life and some of the companies one would normally consider, along with many smaller companies that many people wouldn't have access to. Better information is likely available elsewhere, including the Internet and other publications.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good, but the Vault guides are better, September 21, 2001

By A Customer

In my opinion there is more and better objective information on consulting careers in the Vault Career Guide to the Top 50 Consulting Firms and in the Vault Guide to Case Interviews, which have the added benefit of being able to be purchased on vault.com and downloaded immediately. Good luck.