Explore the work, entry roles and interview guidance at 20 consulting firms.
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McKinsey hires generalist consultants alongside specialists in implementation, transformation and technical work. Business Analyst and Associate are consulting entry points, with eligibility and assessment requirements set by the role and office.
Generalist consulting · Implementation · Transformation
BCG recruits Associates and Consultants through routes for students, advanced degree candidates and experienced professionals. Its office pages explain how education and experience affect the entry role.
Business strategy · Client problem solving · Industry and functional expertise
Bain's general consulting track starts with broad client work before later specialisation. Associate Consultant and Consultant are separate entry routes, while technical and other professional roles have their own requirements.
Generalist consulting · Business analysis · Client recommendations
Deloitte's consulting roles span business transformation, technology and operational change. The work and selection exercises depend on the practice and country; assurance roles follow a separate path.
Business transformation · Technology · Operational change
Strategy& is the strategy consulting business within the PwC network, with work in corporate strategy, growth and transactions. This guide covers Strategy&; other PwC consulting and specialist teams have separate recruiting routes.
Growth strategy · Deals strategy · Corporate strategy
EY-Parthenon's US careers page covers Strategy & Execution, Deals and Corporate Finance. Those teams involve different work, with Associate and Consultant programmes for different candidate backgrounds. Broader EY consulting has other recruiting routes.
Strategy and execution · Deals · Corporate finance
KPMG's consulting opportunities include customer and operations work, people and finance transformation, and risk. Its UK graduate routes are organised by discipline, with different training and qualification requirements.
Customer and operations · People and finance transformation · Risk and regulation
Accenture combines business consulting with technology and implementation work. Strategy, consulting and technology openings can require different skills, and graduate programmes are organised locally.
Business consulting · Technology transformation · Organisation and change
Oliver Wyman's entry-level consulting route welcomes applicants from different academic disciplines. General consulting, actuarial and engineering work are separate career paths within its broader offering.
Management consulting · Industry expertise · Analytical problem solvingKearney works in strategy and growth, operations, procurement and transformation. Its US guidance distinguishes Business Analyst, Senior Business Analyst and Associate entry points by education and experience.
Strategy and growth · Operations · Procurement
L.E.K. advises on business strategy, growth and transactions. Its Associate role is a generalist route built around research and analysis; other entry points depend on your degree, experience and region.
Growth strategy · Commercial analysis · Mergers and acquisitionsRoland Berger combines strategy work with operations, corporate performance and restructuring services. Recruiting is organised by country, so use the local office guidance for language requirements and entry roles.
Strategy · Operations · Restructuring and turnaround
Simon-Kucher focuses on commercial growth, including pricing, products, marketing and sales. Its consulting route suits candidates interested in how customer choices and willingness to pay affect a business.
Pricing · Commercial growth · Marketing and sales
ZS has consulting work in insights and analytics, strategy and transformation, and digital technology. It also hires into products and corporate services. Read the team and required skills carefully when comparing its roles.
Insights and analytics · Strategy and transformation · Digital technology
AlixPartners works on performance improvement, restructuring, transactions and business change. Its openings often centre on a particular service or industry; student programmes offer separate entry routes.
Performance improvement · Turnaround and restructuring · TransactionsAlvarez & Marsal works in performance improvement, restructuring and private equity services alongside tax and other advisory practices. Recruiting is tied to those practices, so compare the work and eligibility before comparing titles.
Performance improvement · Restructuring and turnaround · Private equity services
Arthur D. Little connects business strategy with technology and innovation. Its careers pages provide separate behavioural and case interview guidance, with local openings defining the entry requirements.
Strategy · Technology · Innovation
Guidehouse serves government and commercial clients through advisory, technology and managed services. Consulting openings span fields such as healthcare, energy and financial services, with requirements set by the team and client work.
Public sector · Regulated industries · Technology and operations
Capgemini Invent brings together strategy and transformation with creative and design work. Its careers pages include consulting, research and data roles, so choose the work area before comparing it with other parts of Capgemini.
Strategy and transformation · Digital change · Creative and design
PA Consulting works in innovation and transformation alongside design, engineering and digital delivery. Its consulting teams are organised by areas of expertise, while early-career entry titles depend on the region and degree.
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