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Firm guides
McKinsey Competitors: Map Rivals by Client Problem
Who actually contests McKinsey work: BCG, Bain, Big Four strategy arms, Accenture, and boutiques—mapped by problem type, with a scored shortlist.
Firm guides
L.E.K. Consulting: Where Life Sciences Meets Deal Work
What L.E.K. actually sells today — life sciences and private-equity work — how the firm grew, where it wins, and what that means if you interview there.
Firm guides
What Kearney Actually Sells — and Who Should Target It
Kearney is not MBB-lite. Firm history, what it sells today, where it wins, and how that should change your target list and application story.
Fundamentals
Case Interview Coaching: When Paying a Human Is Worth It
Decide whether to pay a human case coach: what the evidence says, a buyer's checklist, offer-value math, and the volume-first sequence that works.
Fundamentals
INSEAD Case Book: Multi-Market Prep on a One-Year Clock
What the INSEAD Consulting Club casebook is, how multi-market cases punish unit slips, and a one-year MBA calendar for cold practice.
Fundamentals
Healthcare consultant salary: employer type beats the title
US healthcare consulting pay by firm type — MBB, ZS/IQVIA specialists, Big Four — with posted ranges, BLS context, and a worked offer comparison.
Fundamentals
Follow-Up Interview Email: Limits, Timing, Templates
When a consulting thank-you email helps, when it only costs you, and original templates for thank-you, status check, and post-rejection feedback.
Firm guides
Expedition EY Is Not an Assessment. Use It Differently.
What Expedition EY actually is in 2026: eligibility, timing, gamified format, and how underclassmen turn it into consulting interview assets.
Frameworks
Driver Tree vs Issue Tree: The Arithmetic That Wins Cases
A driver tree is arithmetic: every branch adds or multiplies into its parent. How that differs from issue and decision trees, with a full worked example.
Firm guides
Deloitte Consulting Salary: How to Read Posted Ranges
How to read Deloitte US posted salary ranges by level and practice, with primary sources, a worked offer comparison, and what recruiters can move.
Getting started
Consulting Application Tracker: Run Recruiting Like a Pipeline
A five-stage consulting application tracker system: columns, weekly ritual, deadline hygiene, networking logs, and Ned's free board you can use today.
Firm guides
BCG Unlock: Optional Sessions, Sticky Assessment Score
What BCG Unlock is in 2026: who is eligible, May registration, virtual summer format, Empower, and why the CCA—not session attendance—matters for fall MBA recruiting.