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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
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By Mike Minutoli
Mike MinutoliSenior Director, Career Education and Coaching