Gathering current conversations, upcoming interviews, and related reading.
On structured thinking, client communication, case interviews, and why many students underestimate the verbal demands of consulting.
Students often know that consulting is selective long before they know what the work feels like.
The candidates who stand out are the ones who make the problem sharper, not louder.
Consulting attracts many generalists, but students often imagine it too vaguely. They know it is selective and broad, but that is not the same as understanding the work.
The work is more communication-heavy than people think. You are constantly structuring, synthesizing, and defending judgments in front of people who may disagree with you.
Case interviews are useful because they approximate that mode of thinking. They are not perfect, but they do test whether you can organize messy information into a coherent argument.
The candidates who stand out are usually the ones who stay clear under pressure. They do not hide behind jargon. They make the problem simpler and sharper.
A current conversation on internships, networking, and how students create momentum early through thoughtful decisions and strong professional relationships.
A conversation on development finance, internships, and how ambitious students can build credible signal before formal experience.
A conversation on research, institutions, public decision-making, and why policy work is often more practical than students expect.