WHAT YOU DON'T LEARN IN CONSULTING - Reality of working in consulting (from Ex-McKinsey consultant)

There are crucial skills that you will not learn in consulting, even if you work for McKinsey, BCG or Bain. While a consulting career offers many advantages, especially for young business graduates, there are downsides as well. In this consulting confession, I am going to talk about what you don't learn in consulting, based on my experience as former McKinsey consultant. I will talk about downsides working in consulting. I talk about 3 specific things you do not learn in consulting. This will cover team leadership skills, operations, as well as agility and importance of speed. These reasons might give you an answer to the question why you shouldn't work in consulting. This is relevant for all MBB consulting firms, but also other management consulting and strategy consulting firms.

If you are also interested in my video on the ADVANTAGES of working in consulting, here it is:
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