Fisher Library Industry Guide Management Consulting

General Industry Description

Encyclopedia of Global Industries: Management Consulting Services (SIC 8742 overview) OneSource full text** Encyclopedia of American Industries: Management Consulting Services (SIC 8742 overview) OneSource full text**

These two guides provide overviews of the financial services industry in the U.S. and other countries, including current conditions, organization and structure of the industry, trends, and forecasts, research and technology developments, charts, and graphs.

Management Consulting: A Complete Guide to the Industry Call Number: HD69.C6B37

(by Biswas/Twitchell, 1999) Circulating

An insiders perspective into the work and life of consultants. Read insightful essays by leading consultants, learn methods of mastering the case interview (including 100 case questions) and investigate proven strategies for negotiating your offers. Management Consulting Today A Brief Overview
www.kennedyinfo.com/mc/overview.html

An overview of the current state of the consulting industry, size, fees, and outlook for the future. ** To find out how to retrieve the Encyclopedias overviews through OneSource, please refer to the OneSource user guide.

Career Information
2000 Career Guide: Management Consulting
(Harvard Business School)

Call Number: HG65.F59

Circulating

This annual guide is the result of surveys conducted by the Harvard Business School. It provides 67 profiles of firms that detail various job descriptions, HR practices, and their recruiting process. Also included are short texts by HBS professors, alumni, and career managers regarding trends in consulting, descriptions of career opportunities and excellent job search advice. Do not disregard the last 10 pages of the book which include a selective bibliography & mailing lists of recruiting contacts. The Fast Track
(by Miriam Naficy, 1997)

Call Number: HD69.C6N33

Circulating

The author worked as an analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and as a consultant at Gemini Management Consulting where she recruited new employees. Her book bares the secrets of breaking into the exciting, fiercely competitive, and lucrative worlds of high finance and consulting, and provides hard-hitting, in-depth profiles of 40 of the top firms in the U.S.

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Killer Consulting Resumes
(Wet Feet Press, 1999)

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This comprehensive guide strives to teach you everything you need to know to write your consulting resume and cover letter, who you should consider approaching, and how to impress recruiters. So, You Want to Be A Management Consultant?
(Wet Feet Press, 2000)

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This popular report is your first step in learning what the management consulting industry is all about. It includes profiles of 28 top strategy, Big Five, and specialty firms.

Career Information Web Sites

Darden Graduate School of Business
http://admin.darden.edu/csc/industry/consult.htm

Easy to navigate website which concisely answers questions such as: What types of jobs are available in consulting? What are the typical salary ranges? What do I need to know about a career search in this field? GSB Consulting Roundtable
www.virtualstrategist.net/roundtable

Created to provide a forum for industry specific issues through networking and special events. Is Consulting the Right Field For You?
www.cob.ohio-state.edu/~fin/jobs/mco/cr4u.htm

Tim Opler, Deutsche Bank & Ohio State University Finance Dept.

Info about the core skills required to be a management consultant and the critical steps in landing the job you want. Management Consultancy as a Career.
www.mbaplaza.com/edit/Consultancy/mancover.htm

A collection of articles by British consulting professionals.

Case Interviews
15 Questions: More Practice to Help You Ace Your Case
(Wet Feet Press, 1999)

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Ace Your Case! Essential Mgmt. Consulting Case Workbook

(Wet Feet Press, 1999)

Vault Reports Guide to the Case Interview

(Mark Asher, 1998)

Wharton MBA Case Interview Study Guide

(Wet Feet Press, 1999)

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Career Videos
Management Consulting Career Videos Circulating: Reference Desk ! Considering A Career in Consulting ! How to Crack a Case (Booz Allen) ! Resume Writing for Consultants

Company Information
Management Consulting Company Insiders
(Wet Feet Press) AT Kearney Advisory Board Company Arthur D. Little Bain & Company BoozAllen & Hamilton Boston Consulting Group Cambridge Management Consulting Coopers & Lybrand

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Copyright Law Prohibits Photocopying DeLoitte Consulting Mercer Mgmt. Consulting Ernst & Young Consulting Mitchell Madison Group KPMG PricewaterhouseCoopers McKinsey & Co.

OneSource Company Profiles

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www.onesource.com

Get the full picture on a new prospect, client, or competitor: retrieve a corporate overview, current news, financial statements, trade press articles, research reports, and executive biographies. Profiles on over 335,000 public and private companies worldwide available. Corporate Culture Surveys
http://gsbwww.uchicago.edu/gsbcar/ccsurvey/private/ccsurvey.shtml

(MBA Career Services password protected)

Corporate recruiters give details on their firms preferences and procedures regarding evaluation criterias, informational interviews, cover letter and thank you notes, call backs, corporate environment, compensation negotiation.

Industry News
Consulting
(bi-monthly)

www.consultingcentral.com

New magazine featuring articles on career options, personality profiles, technology trends, and best practices. IMC Times
(bi-monthly)

www.imcusa.org/imctimes.html

Electronic newsletter from the Institute of Management Consultants containing articles on timely management consulting topics, IMC news, meetings, and events. Industry Headlines & Inside Consulting
(weekly)

www.consultinginfo.com

A collection of news flashes on consulting firms. Management Consultant International

(10 issues/year)

Dow Jones Interactive, OneSource

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News and trends in the management consultancy industry worldwide. Each issue has country surveys with detailed firm-specific data. NOTE
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Rankings and Directories

AMCF Directory of Members
Association of Management Consulting Firms

www.amcf.org/memberfirms.html

Features a full page profile of each management consulting firm. Firms are cross-indexed according to specialty and industry. Directory of Management Consultants 2000
Kennedy Information

R/HD69.C6D56
Reference

Lists 1,890 management consulting firms alphabetically, including solo practitioners. Some firms are omitted because of poor reputation. Covers USA, Canada & Mexico. D&B Consultants Directory 2000
Dun & Bradstreet

R/HD69.C6D86
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Provides detailed information on over 30,000 US consulting firms listed alphabetically by business name, geography, and consulting activity. Profiles include # of employees, territory served, and principal officers. FEACO Members Listing
Federation of European Management Consulting Associations

www.feaco.org/memlist.cfm

Directory of member associations organized by European country. MCA Members Directory

Management Consultancies Association

www.mca.org.uk/html/Directoryc.html

International directory of member firms searchable by area of interest, industry sector, size, and geographic area.

Associations and Organizations

AMCF: Association of Management Consulting Firms www.amcf.org Since 1929, AMCF has fostered understanding of the professions scope and purposes, provided a forum for confronting common challenges, expanded the knowledge base of member firms, and promoted a code of professional conduct. MCA: Management Consultancies Association www.mca.org.uk

Formed in 1956, MCA is the association for leading consulting firms in the United Kingdom. FEACO: European Federation of Management Consulting Associations www.feaco.org

FEACO is an independent professional organization committed to representing and promoting the management consulting industry throughout Europe. MCNI: Management Consulting Network International, Inc. www.mcni.com

Focuses on publishing websites for some of the leading organizations around the world along with M. Barrett 1.2000 various consulting firms.