McKinsey is doubling down on entry-level hires — even in the AI era

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Eric Kutcher
McKinsey's Eric Kutcher

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I was a consultant at Accenture. Here's why I opted out of climbing the corporate ladder.

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Will Oakley
Since 2014, Will Oakley has worked as an independent consultant. He said he appreciates the flexibility and has been teaming up with colleagues to better compete with large firms.

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I left my job at BCG to found an AI startup. Here's how consulting prepared me to be a founder — and how it didn't.

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Kevin Wu at the BCG office.
Kevin Wu got bored as a constant at BCG and left to found an AI startup.

Kevin Wu

McKinsey, BCG, and Deloitte's new competition is small, fast, and driven by AI

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There's a new set of consulting firms leveraging AI to compete with the giants.

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An EY exec tells BI how the consulting firm is helping companies integrate AI this year: 'This idea of up-skilling the entire workforce to use AI, I think it's kind of silly'

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Jason Noel, EY's CTO for its Americas Consulting division, spoke to BI about how the firm is working with clients to integrate AI.

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Uber cofounder says AI means some consultants are in 'big trouble'

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Travis Kalanick
Travis Kalanick joked about a future where you "push a button, get a consultant."

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4 tips on breaking into consulting, according to the coaches who help people land jobs

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College students should pay attention to the consulting hiring timeline and practice accordingly, consulting career coaches say.

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McKinsey reportedly promoted its smallest new partner class in years amid a consulting slowdown

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McKinsey promoted around 200 people to partner this year, a substantial drop from 2023.

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Amazon plans to ramp up cloud work with Accenture and other consulting firms, according to internal document

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AWS CEO Matt Garman
AWS CEO Matt Garman

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MBB explained: How hard it is to get hired and what it's like to work for the prestigious strategy consulting firms, McKinsey, Bain, and BCG

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MBB refers to the top three strategy consulting firms, McKinsey, Bain, and BCG.

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