Consultancy Roadmap

Hi everyone, I am currently working as an IB analyst (front end) in a boutique shop. Our core focus is equity and debt funding in the startup space (seed to series b usually). Its been an year since I have joined and I am looking to switch. Joining a mid market or a bigger boutique shop makes more sense by the book and I have some connections for the same but I have been really interested in management consultancy and want to give it a shot before MBA. The thing is, I graduated from a tier 2 private college and most of the consultancy firms I know of give a huge importance to pedigree and prefer hiring from tier-1 institutes. Does it make sense for me to try getting in through referrals or is it smarter to aim for this post MBA. And to begin with, do I even stand a chance to get into some good consultancy firm?

Tier 2 mba college. Mom engineer. Should pick up a course or something? Suggestions and comments welcome!

Graduated from NMIMS in 2023- BSc Finance. Interned at some marquee IB firms and startups. Working at an NBFC in an MD's office role- Strategy Consultant since then. Having done multiple projects for the company, I now want to switch to a consulting company where I can have a more diversified set of projects. But the market being the way it is, I'm not able to find reasonably good opportunities on LinkedIn. How do I go about the whole thing then? Would be grateful for any suggestion or referrals.

Hello everyone I am a new grad from a Tier-1 institute and would be joining a management consulting firm in Nov. I wanted to ask suggestions regarding what I could do these 3 months to upskill myself as well as learn something productive. I know doing an internship sounds a safe bet or GMAT/CAT prep but want a different perspective and choice. Looking forward to your opinions.

Hello everyone I am a new grad from a Tier-1 institute and would be joining a management consulting firm in Nov. I wanted to ask suggestions regarding what I could do these 3 months to upskill myself as well as learn something productive. I know doing an internship sounds a safe bet or GMAT/CAT prep but want a different perspective and choice. Looking forward to your opinions.

Hi, I am an undergraduate in Accounting and Finance. I am also working as an Analyst in this CA firm. However, I want to get into PE or investment Banking. How to go about this?

Hi all, looking to transition from Analyst to consultant role. Can anyone please guide how to switch from Analyst to consulting role? No prior consulting experience and no MBA. Any guidance is highly appreciated Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone, I recently completed my BBA from a tier 2 college and am eager to gain work experience. I don’t have a specialisation that I graduated with since college didn’t provide one but I like finance and at this level I believe I am a generalist. I’ve previously done internships in growing startups and want to experience working in the corporates now. I am a quick learner and can adapt to the environment quickly. I enjoy developing strategies to solve problems. All I’m looking for is an ENTRY POINT which can help me grow and learn. Any leads would be really helpful! Thank you so much!

Graduated from a Tier 1 MBA, got into a rando role very early on during placement (think Day0). Totally messed up job change during covid (pay reduction), and suffered more with family issues. I am probably earning a lot lesser than my average batchmate, and not at a good designation (or skills) either. Trying to get back on track with my career via consulting or Category role in startups. Need advice on how to get there. Getting rejected by most consulting cos (even big4) and startups on online portals while applying.

Yesterday I completed 10 years of career in consulting. Started with a Big 4 and then moved to another consulting giant Accenture Strategy 2 years ago. In this tenure ,I have met a lot of talented people, worked with some of the smartest ones and travelled the world like anything. Now looking for the next 10 years of better work life balance :P .