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Management Consulting
Specialty Consulting
Internal Consulting
Management consulting is the practice of providing consulting services to organizations to improve their performance or to assist in achieving operational, organizational and strategic objectives.
Sample employers include Bain, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Deloitte, EY-Parthenon, Kearney, KPMG, L.E.K., Mars & Co., McKinsey, Oliver Wyman, PWC, and Strategy&.
Specialty consulting covers firms with clients in a particular niche area and can be industry-wide (ie. Education) or functional (Innovation).
Sample employers include:
Economic – Analysis Group, Cornerstone
Technology – Accenture, IBM, ICF, West Monroe
Healthcare – Chartis Group, ZS Associates
Growth Strategy – Blue Ridge Partners, Fidelity Consulting, Simon-Kucher
Economic Development – IDInsight, Accenture Development Partnerships, Redstone Strategy Group
Often referred to as Internal Strategy or Corporate Strategy, serve in an internal advisory capacity within organizations. Consulting expertise improves company performance.
Sample employers include:
Financial: Fidelity, American Express, Liberty Mutual, M&T Bank, Chase
Health: Bayer, Yale New Haven Health System, Pfizer
Specialty consulting firms provide great opportunities for students interested in working on specific types of projects, with certain types of clients, or to have an impact in a specific area of interest. Firms recruiting from Yale SOM specialize in a …
The management consulting industry is massive, global, attracted to business school talent, and desired by business school students. Management consulting firms advise a variety of clients across industries on a variety of challenges and opportunities. Management consulting firms have a …
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Leadership Development Programs (or LDPs) are fast-track programs within companies designed to develop participants for future leadership roles. These programs vary significantly from one company to the next, as each organization tailors its program to meet specific needs, including structure, …
Incoming students interested in consulting roles should keep a close eye on application deadlines for pre-MBA programs, summer internships, and full-time positions. These deadlines can come up quickly, and missing them means missing out on key opportunities. We recommend setting …
By Mike Minutoli
Mike MinutoliSenior Director, Career Education and Coaching