The hours in consulting are pretty long. 65 hours a week used to be my norm, and that’s ignoring the travel time to and from work. So there wasn’t too much life outside of work. (I’ve come to realise, though, that what you do outside of work doesn’t change that much with more free time. What does change is that you just enjoy it more – both in and out of work.) ...
Da Vinci Code trailers. Comments Sai 15 Dec 2005 9:56 pm: Anand, tell us a bit about Infosys consulting. They seem to be on a big expansion drive. Hows it out there? S Anand 16 Dec 2005 7:32 am: I can mail you, Sai. What’s your e-mail ID? S Anand 16 Dec 2005 9:39 am: BTW, the del.icio.us tag on “The Da Vinci Code” is an anagram: c i con thee david. Sai 16 Dec 2005 7:42 pm: Anand it is [email protected] Sai 16 Dec 2005 7:46 pm: Thanks!
How to survive worst case scenarios, like a riot, plane crash or car without brakes. Also includes an alien abduction scenario. Comments Rajiv 5 Dec 2005 7:50 pm: Are you still at BCG? S Anand 5 Dec 2005 9:08 pm: Infosys Consulting right now.
I have blogged about 5 days last month – my lowest since June 2000. Guess it shows that the combination of consulting and family life cures even the most determined Web addicts. I’m not sure when life will return to normal. Please excuse the infrequent updates until then.
Update: There used to be an unflattering (Photoshopped) picture of Amitabh Mall here. It’s been taken down on request. I got a digital camera. Here’s a snap from it. Now, you may be wondering why the snap looks bad. That’s not true. Meet Amitabh, friend and colleague. Looks a little different. Unfortunately balding early. After all, he’s a consultant. Currently unsatisfied with the object of his attention (either the food or me) to the extreme. Following a unique love-life model.
Spoof on Monday (PwC) at introducingmonday.co.uk.
Having seen a bit of it from the inside, I agree with Consulting Central’s ranking of consulting companies.
BCG has been kind enough to employ me.
Prof. Vijay Kumar was kind enough to give us hints on how to prepare for placements. How to prepare for interviews Have a list of intelligent but unoffensive questions for each company. Contact alumni who are working there, and find out what work is like. What should I find out How does the work improve my employability or value? Specifically in terms of the Nature of work The experience that I get Skills acquired What will the salary growth be over time? What are the perks at different levels? What are the promotion and growth opportunities? What industries does the company focus on? How many people are there, and what is the employee growth rate? What do clients feel about you? (Talk to clients themselves – maybe friends in client organisations.) Which is the largest office? Where are most of the projects executed? (It makes a lot of sense to get into this office. Project staffing is usually done with people in the same office.) What should I question ...
Consultants’ role this year will be to convert old economy companies into new economy ones. Old economy strategy consultants will gain.
The McKinsey presentation was this evening at Lord’s. Yes, that’s the Lord’s Cricket Ground. So at 7PM, there was this huge crowd of people strolling over to the Nursery Pavillion, wondering why Lord’s had a square cricket pitch. Google and AskJeeves haven’t given me an answer yet. McKinsey’s presentation had two high points. First, it was mercifully brief. The entire presentation was for 2 or 3 minutes, and all that this partner said was, “Hey, we love LBS. You know about us. So we’re all standing here, here, and here. Come over and talk to us.” ...
Vault.com has some extremely good free reports. They include the Guide to Consulting and the Guide to Investment Banking. They also have some extremely good company reports. Ideal for placement research.
LBS’ placement cell publishes a magazine called Target, some of whose pages I’ve scanned. It gives an idea about what consulting and finance is, what companies look for, how to prepare for interviews, alumni feedback, etc. Sorry about the small size of scanning, but I had to conserve disk space. I’ll bring the book to IIM-B when I come back.