For future management consultants, the following list of periodicals, magazines, and books is a must!
Being well-read is a real bonus when you apply for a consulting job. Here are a few reasons why:
1. During the recruiting process, your business literacy will be tested both overtly and covertly.
2. When you are exposed to the various problems, solutions and situations that arise in business, it is a litmus test for the depth of your interest in a career in consulting. For example, if you are not interested in reading about how the US auto industry got into the mess it is now in, and all the different things they need to improve in order to save themselves, then you are not going to like consulting.
3. If you already know the ropes, you will be able to hit the ground running when you are hired.
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Having said that, here are my best recommendations for you:
In Books:
A former McKinsey consultant by the name of Ethan Rasiel wrote two very good books: The McKinsey Mind and The McKinsey Way. These books give a lot of in-depth information about business practices and culture. They describe things like hypothesis driven problem solving and 80/20 thinking. These are topics that will be covered here eventually, but there is already good information available to you in these books.
Author Jim Collins has written several very good books, and I recommend them all. My favorites are Built to Last and Good to Great. They give a real sense of the essence of business thinking today. Many consulting team members read and discuss Jim Collins' ideas. These books have been influential on the way in which consultants relate to and understand their clients and corporations conduct self-analysis.
Top Picks in Magazines and Periodicals:
Every copy of the Harvard Business Review is worth looking at. I have never read one front-to-back, but there is always something among their timely topics that is of interest. For example, articles about encouraging bottoms-up innovation or properly establishing organizational systems to keep talented employees, are filled with information we need right now.
You will want to have a look at The Economist. Because of my experience with McKinsey, I have been very surprised to find out how many people read The Economist on a regular basis. This is one magazine that I always subscribe to. It is very helpful in understanding the key issues in the global economy today. Areas of particular interest are business, economics and finance.
Fortune Magazine always has in-depth, high-quality articles on the leading thinkers in the business world. It also has good information about the top companies. Fortune is well-written and makes good reading.
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Being well-read is a real bonus when you apply for a consulting job. Here are a few reasons why:
1. During the recruiting process, your business literacy will be tested both overtly and covertly.
2. When you are exposed to the various problems, solutions and situations that arise in business, it is a litmus test for the depth of your interest in a career in consulting. For example, if you are not interested in reading about how the US auto industry got into the mess it is now in, and all the different things they need to improve in order to save themselves, then you are not going to like consulting.
3. If you already know the ropes, you will be able to hit the ground running when you are hired.
Click here for the recommended reading for consultants.
Having said that, here are my best recommendations for you:
In Books:
A former McKinsey consultant by the name of Ethan Rasiel wrote two very good books: The McKinsey Mind and The McKinsey Way. These books give a lot of in-depth information about business practices and culture. They describe things like hypothesis driven problem solving and 80/20 thinking. These are topics that will be covered here eventually, but there is already good information available to you in these books.
Author Jim Collins has written several very good books, and I recommend them all. My favorites are Built to Last and Good to Great. They give a real sense of the essence of business thinking today. Many consulting team members read and discuss Jim Collins' ideas. These books have been influential on the way in which consultants relate to and understand their clients and corporations conduct self-analysis.
Top Picks in Magazines and Periodicals:
Every copy of the Harvard Business Review is worth looking at. I have never read one front-to-back, but there is always something among their timely topics that is of interest. For example, articles about encouraging bottoms-up innovation or properly establishing organizational systems to keep talented employees, are filled with information we need right now.
You will want to have a look at The Economist. Because of my experience with McKinsey, I have been very surprised to find out how many people read The Economist on a regular basis. This is one magazine that I always subscribe to. It is very helpful in understanding the key issues in the global economy today. Areas of particular interest are business, economics and finance.
Fortune Magazine always has in-depth, high-quality articles on the leading thinkers in the business world. It also has good information about the top companies. Fortune is well-written and makes good reading.
Click here to learn networking at consulting presentations and information sessions!
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