Day in the Lifeof a consultant.

Wake up! Grab coffee.

Check email.

Drive to client site.

Review data models with other analysts.

Face-to-face client interviews.

Phone calls and follow-ups.

Late lunch and more coffee.

Check email.

Work on Power-point deliverable.

Meet analysts to review data model.

Continue compiling data into deliverable.

Drive back to hotel.

Late dinner at hotel.

Work out in hotel gym.

Late night work.

Bedtime.

Repeat!

6:30AM

7:00

7:30

8:00

9:00

11:00

1:00PM

1:30

2:00

4:00

6:00

8:00

8:45

9:15

10:15

12:30AM

6:30

Sources: efinancial careers, Consulting Success, IBISWorld, Bureau of Labor Statistics, GlassDoor, Poets & Quants, and Sauder School of Business.

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Project PhasesApproximate percentage of time spent in each phase.

Implementation

MBAs working at top 3 consulting firms by school:

Only 0.4% of MBAs applying to major consulting firms are hired.

Average Salaryby rank at a Top 3 consulting firm:

38,630 FL

39,300 NY46,400 VA

74,050 CA

Top populations of management consultants in the United States:

For most, consulting is a stop-gap career. Many leave the industry due to burn-out or to pursue client-side opportunities.

11%

15+

years

28%

5-15

years

61%

0-5

years

Only 1 22outof

new consultants hope to remain in the industry in the next ten years.

19% industry growth expected, 2012 to 2022.

788,038management consultants in the US.

Consulting by the Numbers