MBA Kiddies: “Don’t Cry a Tear for Me”
By BankersBall on Oct 14, 2008 in Internships, Interviewing, Layoffs, M.B.A.: means business, a**hole
Ah, MBAs are so predictable.
Consulting, long considered a second fiddle to banking, is now the hottest seat in the MBA house, so to speak.
Recruiting events at business schools are so packed, some are standing room only. Tells one senior partner at BCG to BusinessWeek: “We’ve seen attendance double at some campus venues, even people sitting on the floor.”
Is it time to open a thread on consulting interviews? We do have consulting salaries covered with our survey. Let us know, readers, if you’d be interested in more consulting coverage. Hey, we move with the times.
Now for some more bad news. Those who graduate during a downturn and as a result, take worse/lower-paying jobs have a “lower financial trajectory” over their lifetimes, an economist tells MarketWatch. In other words, a long, hard road ahead.
On Oct 14, 2008, ha said:
I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s the “hottest seat” with MBA’s. Most are settling considering with what’s going on with Wall Street.
This is more akin to offering to play for the JV squad when the Varsity is returning all players.
On Oct 14, 2008, Straight Shooter said:
Well said Ha! Ha!
Coffee is for closers…Consultants prefer iced tea with a lemon twist.
The key word in that statement- “settling”