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The Different Flavours of Consulting

The Different Flavours of Consulting

We continue the consulting series with realistic job previews of various consulting roles, describing what a B-school campus recruit at the associate/consultant/senior consultant level can expect from such roles. Pardon me if the actual job descriptions sound somewhat quotidian, unremarkable and deglamorized, for that is exactly the idea – to get to the meat of the job and see what it tastes, rather than ruminating over every company’s banal PR spin about its unique work culture. Basically, All consulting recruits from campus can expect a mixture of project work and business development (BD) support work.

Shyam Sunder RamaKrishnan
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Consulting - A Primer

Consulting - A Primer

Most students respond to job market trends by changing their innermost convictions and long-term career goals with the slippery ease of a chameleon. The consulting industry is one such beneficiary of a structural shift in aspirations. Banking was brought down to its knees in 2007, and it continues to be in limbo, with companies like UBS, Bank of America, HSBC, Citigroup announcing major job cuts across service lines and especially in investment banking. Management consulting, on the other hand has remained fairly insulated from all the bad news about the economy, and has emerged as the preferred option for India’s best and brightest. Here’s a primer on the consulting industry, the types of consulting firms, pros and cons of working in a consulting firm.

Shyam Sunder RamaKrishnan
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"Put in efforts to build relationships" - Interview with Rahul Mallya - Investment Banker

"Put in efforts to build relationships" - Interview with Rahul Mallya - Investment Banker

Rahul Mallya in conversation with Prerna Lalwani on what he did differently - in his journey from BMS at NM College of Commerce & Economics to completing an MBA at IIFT Delhi among the top 15 in his batch; from landing a mid-office role to making it to a front-end profile at a leading investment bank in London, within 2 years. Here's a conversation any aspiring investment banker cannot afford to miss..

Prerna Lalwani
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Corporate Banking

Corporate Banking

“Tito Nano Chinappa”  the most  promising newcomer in town or should I say the most eligible bachelor……before you jump to conclusions let me help - Bachelor of Finance is what I meant  (not that you can’t consider him for the alternative meaning, like I said he needs a bit of polishing but has all the potential).  That was about his name.. Let us now get a closer look- a peek into his personality….

Kala K
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