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Usually it’s not the consultants, but the clients who drive these outcomes. I think like OP consultants would happily deliver answers, explore unknowns, create
by twobitshifter 6y ago
Usually it’s not the consultants, but the clients who drive these outcomes. I think like OP consultants would happily deliver answers, explore unknowns, create tools, and lay business roadmaps. There must have been something attractive about BCG work besides the name and the pay - that ideal, working on diverse projects and affecting change and improvement isn’t impossible. But as was said, you’re usually hired to give a predetermined answer rather than actually solve a problem.
- aidenn0 6y agoSounds kind of like the person who goes to a therapist because their spouse told them "you need therapy..." Don't expect anything meaningful to come out of the exercise.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoThe "meaningful" thing that comes out of this is cover for management. That's meaningful to management.
- aidenn0 6y agoRight that's analogous to my example: "Why aren't you doing anything about X?" "What do you mean I'm not doing anything; I've dropped several grand on therapy to deal with X!"
- ta988 6y agoThe problem is that when you interview for BCG evrything is about how you can solve problems. I understand the frustration when you are young and idealist and discover that was a lie for 50% of your projects.
- whymauri 6y agoI've heard that if you answer your case study interviews with "The client should lay off X people across Y offices." you'll get hired, lol.
- rchaud 6y agoThat's actually a separate area of practice: "Human Capital Consulting". In addition to laying off people, they also do systems integration for stuff like payroll.