The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Consulting! (Hours, Lifestyle, Compensation, Pros & Cons)

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Learn all about consulting, including the top consulting firms, what you do, hierarchy, lifestyle, hours, and compensation.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:09 - Consulting Firm Rankings
2:27 - What You Do
4:05 - Lifestyle and Hours
5:29 - Hierarchy and Compensation
6:59 - Figuring out if Consulting is for You
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@rareliquidcareers 2 жыл бұрын

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@DS-nw4eq Жыл бұрын

Consulting seems to be hiring people who don't know much about consulting to provide advice. And they aren't alone in the hotel rooms... that's the opportunity for the gang bangs. Basically, its an opportunity to get a lot of strange when you're out of town and really drill out some holes. Then you go to work tired and BS through some power point to people who couldn't care less about whether you know what you're talking about. Consulting.

@TaheezyTV Жыл бұрын

Form doesn’t let me access anymore

@tomsbondars 11 ай бұрын

Form doesn't work. Say's I don't have access - only within the owners organisation.

@PaTrick-cf6ev 5 ай бұрын

The start of the video would be amazing, but I can almost hear your voice over that music!😂 Btw that music is horrible as well.

@TheWatsonGreen 5 ай бұрын

Sounds like it’s for already well connected nepo babies to siphon cash from their dad’s friends companies. Only capitalism would allow such a useless ‘job’ to flourish.

@harbster2 2 жыл бұрын

I worked as a consultant for 10 years and I enjoyed the lifestyle, until I got married and had my first child. From my experience consulting is not compatible with family life. It was interesting that most of my senior colleagues were divorced. I got out in time :)

@finaldaylight3804 2 жыл бұрын

got out of the marriage in time or got out of consulting in time?

@kkkbuta5 2 жыл бұрын

@@finaldaylight3804 askin the real question :)

@finaldaylight3804 2 жыл бұрын

@@kkkbuta5 lmao yeah

@samalldredge2038 2 жыл бұрын

How do you get started in consulting ?

@PUMA4LIFE101 2 жыл бұрын

@@samalldredge2038 I live in New Zealand so was studyign conjoint (Finance and Economics for business and science). But I applied for summer internships and got experience for that (12 weeks from November to Feb)

@zyeranoth7078 2 жыл бұрын

my dad worked as consultant for like 20 years and he actually enjoyed it because he was a workholic but he had nooo personal life everything was work and like after 20 years he got burned out and opened a restaurant in a remote location tells you much about the job

@rareliquidcareers 2 жыл бұрын

restaurant life is hard too!

@zyeranoth7078 2 жыл бұрын

@@rareliquidcareers yeah I guess so, one of the things he says is that consulting was macromangaing and restaurant is more micromanaging

@ben8133 5 ай бұрын

@zyeranoth7078 mate what professional certification did he pursue, just asking as I want to work in this field.

@MsPriyaLal 2 жыл бұрын

If you are good at fluffing and Bsing and also giving the impression that you do more work than you actually do then Consulting is for you!... If you can use fancy words and gimicks then consulting is for you.. In all seriousness there are a lot of good consultants but most of these firms basically over charge and over inflate what they actually provide a company..

@lawschoolpro 2 жыл бұрын

Nailed it. Consulting is bs. We’re going to weed this crap out eventually.

@asadb1990 2 жыл бұрын

also from the sound of it no work life balance.

@marcelchaloupka 2 жыл бұрын

They are dinosaurs that just repackage what the client already knows

@oneword3576 2 жыл бұрын

@@lawschoolpro seriously. wtf is an undergraduate going to tell a group of people that have been in the business for years? "so my teacher just taught me this thing...."

@harrison1675 2 жыл бұрын

Consultants provide netting for CEO’s, you can think of consulting as a sort of insurance company.

@governanceriskcompliancegr9963 11 ай бұрын

Being a consultant myself, having experience of Big 4, i must say that this video is really informative for those who want to know what consulting business is and what big and giant consulting firms do to serve clients in different domains, such as Compliance, Finance, Risk Management, Technology, FIs,, and Other Advisory etc

@CODZILLA331 2 жыл бұрын

my dads a consultant. ive asked him what he actually does, he explains it to me, i still have no idea. i saw this video in my recommended and decided to watch it, i still have no idea what he does. its just a fake job im convinced lol

@netkap9920 Ай бұрын

Consulting is basically telling very important people what they want to hear

@captain_squiddy Жыл бұрын

Bro is a consultant for consultants

@Pythu115 Жыл бұрын

I am looking to get into consulting after college, and your video was very informative and straight to the point. Thank you 😊

@jellygurl27 2 жыл бұрын

That's so much for sharing this. I needed this for education purposes I never knew much about this field but have always heard about it.

@rodrigozamo 2 жыл бұрын

I worked for Oliver Wyman and it is a fantastic company, very pro work-life balance and within the company there were a lot of social programs and the people working there are just wonderful, and I was in the internal administration side.

@rajatk1995 2 жыл бұрын

Hi my Mmc colleague

@johnsmithsu310 2 жыл бұрын

Cool ADs dude 😂☠️

@parlocosizarathustra 2 жыл бұрын

So you are not a consultant. If you are in the internal administration you frankly know nothing of day to day activities.

@rodrigozamo 2 жыл бұрын

@@parlocosizarathustra By internal admin, I meant that I was the executive assistant to 3 partners. I was the one who scheduled all day to day activities. I was part of the major meetings within a project and then had to review the projects before they were turned in. I was pretty aware of everything.

@parlocosizarathustra 2 жыл бұрын

@@rodrigozamo yeah being aware is different from doing things. EA usually follow 9-7 working hours (of course there are exceptions). Take a random sample of consultants and ask them the average workload in terms of hours. Bet is going to be close to 60-70 up to 90

@pranjalpatil3360 2 жыл бұрын

great video! I would love to know how one can start learning the skills needed for consulting excluding the syllabus you are taught in b-schools. Thanks!

@rusaliakamalieva9811 Жыл бұрын

this is wonderful video, thank you for sharing. I am stepping into the consultancy for the 1st time and there are loads to learn. really appreciate your work. thank you.

@FoodLiquorCool 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, yet again! Hugely impressed with the quality and how seamless it was

@lunamorris2091 Жыл бұрын

I’m more than happy to discover this channel. I need to thank you for your time for this, particularly a fantastic watch!! I liked every little bit of it and I have subscribed you to look at new posts all the time.

@tanishqkarkra5233 4 ай бұрын

You are so good in explaining and making us understand every single detail

@manosch24 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks a lot for putting this together in such nice overview!

@tonitheprophet 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, really helped clear some things up for me.

@jasssedine 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that very informative video! Im thinking of getting into sustainability consulting, so Im trying to get as much information as possible before going abroad for my masters

@ivanporsche2572 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid. Can’t wait to see that interview!

@hongxia6677 10 ай бұрын

Great and efficient video. Go to the points and not lengthy! Well done

@July-ct7pp 2 жыл бұрын

OMG I love this especially the hierarchy I was so confused on what was entry level and every business calls a title differently

@rareliquidcareers 2 жыл бұрын

yeah if only they made things easier and used the same titles! haha

@brittxnyakawaii12 2 жыл бұрын

Love this - I have an interview, so excited!

@rareliquidcareers 2 жыл бұрын

⏱Timestamps⏱ 0:00 - Introduction 1:09 - Consulting Firm Rankings 2:27 - What You Do 4:05 - Lifestyle and Hours 5:29 - Hierarchy and Compensation 6:59 - Figuring out if Consulting is for You

@emmasandstone4754 9 ай бұрын

This was such a great overview video thank you!

@lisichora 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thanks Ben!

@PW.53 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely helpful, thank you!

@mahazconsulting Жыл бұрын

Love the video! Thanks for the tips!

@alessandro56306 Жыл бұрын

Man this is gold ! Thank you !

@atiquehussain3631 2 жыл бұрын

To the point and enriching video. Thankyou

@simonamellino9800 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Few points: Accenture strategy and consulting doesn’t do tech implementation, this is done in technology and operations. I think this is a key difference compared to big 4 (direct experience seen in both firms). Would add Monitor to tier 2, Parthenon, Monitor, Strategy& are the same, strategy branch of Big 4. Lastly, Simon Kucher is not really a boutique anymore and in Europe is extremely strong

@nicolepaloms3509 Жыл бұрын

Bain stole money through corruption in state capture in South Africa.

@SayyoSaZ Жыл бұрын

I didn't realizer how involved consulting was. It sounds like a cool career path I've never considered before. Thanks for the info!

@jdean2131 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video and Presentation! Nicely Done ✅

@ngochanguyen4100 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for a very informative content!

@yudhaesap Жыл бұрын

I’m good with all the cons. Thank you for sharing this! gonna aim one

@shaqtaku Жыл бұрын

Very useful video. Thanks!

@latoniaeilum1982 Жыл бұрын

i am looking to get into Consulting! Happy 2023! Great Video

@andre-le-bone-aparte Жыл бұрын

Just found your channel. Excellent Content. Another sub for you sir!

@MultiBizSolutionsOfficial 9 ай бұрын

Well organized video. Keep it up!

@sapnavishwakarma450 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information. Was wandering where to get the information regarding consulting and you came to rescue.

@chulangaaverilhettiarachch3267 Жыл бұрын

To the person reading this: Even though I don’t know you, I wish you the best of what life has to offer ❤

@chandan_kumar3075 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing content!! Thanks..

@peterkoncz 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! This was helpful

@sahndrafondufe3129 Жыл бұрын

You did a fantastic job!

@valentinakrasniqi6105 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video!!!

@fib6156 2 жыл бұрын

Consultants do work weekends. In your other videos you stated that I Banking only is an entry ticket to PE and VC. Here you say something different. The reason why BCG and Bain are top ranked as desirable companies is because that dedicate a team to maximize those rankings as if it is a case team objective.

@shreyashgyan1671 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing Video! I could relate with most of the things

@rareliquidcareers 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@user-or5mn3dp5h 2 жыл бұрын

Your video is very helpful for a business student!🥺 thxxx a lot

@rareliquidcareers 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@JamesHa1986 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the valuable information! I just subscribed! I would be also interested in your podcasts. Where can I get the access?

@NewHaven203 Ай бұрын

This was very informative and you’re very intellectual and well-spoken! Thanks for giving me more context to consulting. I’m a college student pursuing a degree in business to become a consultant

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@sojakia Wow that was easy, i found her website and left a message for her . i hope she reply me. thanks.

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@HuyenNguyen-ed3uv Жыл бұрын

Thank you for useful information

@RayaFlora Жыл бұрын

I extremely like the video, man. Very helpful and informative. Thank you very much. It is presented so well too. Great, positive work.

@natan3257 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!

@rpk5216 Жыл бұрын

In downtown Boston, Bain is right across the tiny, yet major historic one-way street from Deloitte. During lunch breaks we stand on the opposite sides of the street, face off...and tumbleweed rolls by. . .

@marcelo1x1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank god KZfaq suggested me this video. Was exactly what I was looking for!

@rareliquidcareers 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@brynwest4495 2 жыл бұрын

Remember too the big 4 are mostly focused on audit and tax work so in this area they are tier 1. I also know several people who only stayed at mckinsey for a few years as partners until they got really tired of travel. The money is great but they are paying you a lot of your time on the road... not the life for everyone.

@HarshvardhanKanthode Жыл бұрын

I work at Deloitte and they have their hands in a lot of pies, they're honestly great at every project they undertake, M&A, Tech Consulting, Supply chain etc

@neeljavia2965 Жыл бұрын

@@HarshvardhanKanthode Hi. I am a CA aspirant in India. Can you share your experience of working in Deloitte? Because most of my peers are in audit and taxation division. So wanted to know about the consulting services departments.

@rass1818 Жыл бұрын

Currently consulting on two businesses. One operating out of the USA and foreign country and the other regional. Fix everything for investors and expansions and new markets. I am currently starting a company that will transition into a full-time position managing both of these.

@ahmed_mak9 Жыл бұрын

great video, very well explained. This is the first time that I understand this industry.

@shereengiovanni5009 9 ай бұрын

Same here

@sitrakaforler8696 2 жыл бұрын

Really nice vidéo !

@cadillacdeville5828 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I want to go in management consulting. Getting my Masters in Organizational Management.

@valvalll2.0 Жыл бұрын

I feels so seen. thank you for this video.

@literaturewithjayneel 5 ай бұрын

Detailed and informative please make for Law firms and Accountancy firms

@spiritualawakening2753 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much ! Could you please explain the prospects of a doctor ( fellow ) in training to consider joining consultancy ?

@Starstrike21 2 жыл бұрын

great video, appreciate it

@Rej-gc5zi 7 ай бұрын

Definitely applies more for strategy consulting. Agree with the points made though!

@WasatchBDC 2 жыл бұрын

To clarify, Bain Cap is just one of dozens of funds that Bain serves in its Private Equity diligence practice. Bain and Bain Cap's relationship is not much different than Bain's relationship with any other mega fund.

@growth_with_nick 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid, wish we could get a UK version too

@omaranees7022 2 жыл бұрын

Great video lad

@aryaankhan2365 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ben, I don't think you saw my comment on your previous video so I just wanted to say I'm glad you're continuing the career related videos on this channel. Also, if you don't mind, I wanted to ask if you edit your own videos? If so, which software do you use to aniamte the slides? You've inspired me to start creating content!

@rareliquidcareers 2 жыл бұрын

nope i have an editor and i think he uses da vinci resolve

@bathob3625 Жыл бұрын

Throughly enjoyed this video

@sharingmatters Жыл бұрын

I love the long list of Consulting areas. Thank you for sharing your expertise. Greetings from an independent consultant. It gives me a lot of freedom and life balance after 20+ years of experience working for various companies. According to HBR: "The vast majority of independent consultants (90%) in our survey reported that they are satisfied with working in this way, and our data indicates that they are more satisfied with their current professional life than our employed consultants. They are also successful. Most are meeting their target days and earning more or at least the same as when they were employed, despite working fewer days. Independents also rate their current work quality as higher compared with when they were at traditional consulting firms - 91% said it offers better value for money for clients and two-thirds said their recommendations are more likely to be implemented."

@MrRMok 2 жыл бұрын

additionally, when you join in on a project as a consultant, everyone will expect you to handle the big workloads by yourself. If you are not working on a project, you normally develop some new topics within the consultancy. Speaking as a German consultant.

@yuurinikiforov758 2 жыл бұрын

Salute! I do work for German consulting too and this quiet accurate

@FinancialBrain2023 Жыл бұрын

Great video.!

@pratishthamudgal8566 2 жыл бұрын

Great insights, Thanks

@rareliquidcareers 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@greggrodgers6875 2 ай бұрын

about to get my DBA and consulting was recommended

@michaelkwok4296 Жыл бұрын

Nice video!

@xavierperez6739 Жыл бұрын

Up in the air is such a vibe with the overall mood of the movie, with the exception of the romance plot line, which kind of feels unnecessary in hindsight. Partly because of how it ends on a dead note. I really appreciate the Mentor/Student relationship Clooney has with Anna Kendrick’s character.

@raw.fit02 Жыл бұрын

Hello Ben, Thanks for providing pretty deep and clear insights. I was wondering that apart from promotions and eligibility for higher roles, how an MBA (in terms of skill sets) helps someone prepare for the Consulting role.

@amiralplaton4353 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting question

@YasinNabi 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video sir

@briansantizo9987 2 жыл бұрын

got a position in consulting, im a senior rn. Weekends are usually fair game for work... lots of other youtube videos on consulting also mention working on weekends

@WasatchBDC 2 жыл бұрын

Working weekends is rare at Bain. Can't speak for BCG or McK

@rareliquidcareers 2 жыл бұрын

also rare for bcg according to my friend (only 1 or 2 weekends from 2-3 years of work). while i was at deloitte, there was zero weekend work according to FT employees. so not sure where brian is working

@Sharon-ix3or 2 жыл бұрын

Working at Deloitte as a grad, have pretty much worked all weekends, no work life balance 😢

@Ashley11051991 2 жыл бұрын

True. It's not necessarily that they ask you to work on the weekends...but sometimes that just ends up being the most comfortable time to catch up on tasks you couldn't finish during the week.

@michaelruane7362 Жыл бұрын

@@Sharon-ix3or is this in the uk or us please Sharon?

@yashasvimantha6012 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please do a video on how people from tech can get into finance world? Quant, analyst etc?

@RiteshSinha0807 2 жыл бұрын

Great video ! But I slightly differ on Accenture. I’ve worked for Accenture Strategy & Consulting : they don’t do implementation projects. Accenture Technology does technology implementation. Accenture S&C is a front line strategy & consulting firm which engages with C- suites in shaping their strategy.

@rareliquidcareers 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@akiller28 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video for experienced engineers willing to change to consulting without an MBA?

@alireza-confidential Жыл бұрын

amazing content

@scedza 2 жыл бұрын

I think this video conveys information that is generally accurate for pre-manager levels at consulting firms. Might be good to clarify that. Some stuff like number of projects handled at one time changes, there is a clear expectation of participating in sales, relationship building etc. these points will help people making decisions for those levels. Maybe another video specifically focused on this.

@felipeabe3063 Жыл бұрын

What about the travels? Do Managers and partners travel a lot too?

@scedza Жыл бұрын

@@felipeabe3063 It really depends. I've not had to travel that much but in general, my overall average flying was around 60k miles a year (this also includes personal travel which can be long international trips as well). This was all of course pre-covid. I haven't been on a plane for work since March 2020. There really isn't a rule that a certain level of folks will travel more than the others. Like right now, partners are probably traveling a lot more than rest of the staff. In projects where there is regular travel required, partners might not travel as much as the team does, some do, some don't. Hope this helped!

@rayvinjamuri3913 2 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to clarify a few things: BCG was the first of MBB to up base salaries to 100k for undergraduates, and McKinsey was next to follow suit. I believe Bain is still at 90k, though. As of almost the last decade, BCG has typically been the first to up salary for varying reasons (one maybe being to differentiate for cross-offers). Also, BCG's associate to consultant timeline was only 2 years, not 3, and I'm not sure if this is for some offices in NA or more worldwide, but as of this past year they've changed it to a 21-month timeline (instead of 2 years). Slight nitpick, but it allows quicker advancement to consultant than McKinsey and Bain (although McKinsey does have the BA to EM direct promote for the top performers which allows them to skip a whole level). Just thought I'd mention those things!

@rareliquidcareers 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the insight!

@DannyTNIGGA 2 жыл бұрын

Bain raised salaries too

@musicagenerica 2 жыл бұрын

Almost makes you forget they drive companies into the ground

@rayvinjamuri3913 2 жыл бұрын

@@DannyTNIGGA thanks for mentioning that. When one raises salaries the others tend to raise theirs quite soon after. I don't think they'd ever be materially different in compensation for too long. People tend to forget that MBB are far more similar to each other than they are different.

@mar_man813 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. BCG timeline is 2 years at every level -- Associate --> Consultant --> Project Leader --> Principal --> Partner --> MDP/Managing Director & Partner (equity)

@papicoco5069 2 жыл бұрын

I've interned in a 4PL consultancy company, the assessment for suppliers and clients is a breeze but what takes a toll on me is the damn man hours needed to make PPT presentations and if your boss does not like it you have to start all over again.

@navshimmerkaur2720 2 жыл бұрын

how to break into consulting after undergrad without a business background? What are some skills/courses/internships to look out for?

@nhatkyblackpink8248 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🎉

@technicalboyshreyans Жыл бұрын

Great video

@abigail_hill_health_coach Жыл бұрын

What certifications would you recommend getting to understand more about strategy, supply chain, and cost benefit analysis?

@manatarsitohangsuccesskeys4479 2 жыл бұрын

Nice videos...remind Old days

@carlomagno1196 2 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted to work in the consulting industry.

@nd638 2 жыл бұрын

Great video overall! I work at an MBB and wanted to flag that the hierarchy timelines are incorrect the lower levels (for sure at McKinsey + BCG, likely incorrect elsewhere). The timeline from entry level (associate at BCG, analyst at McKinsey) to manager (project leader at BCG, EM at McKinsey) are 3 - 4 years instead of 6. For example, you might spend 2 years as an associate, 2 years as a consultant, and then be promoted to manager. 6 years would never happen.

@rareliquidcareers 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info and clarification!