How to become a successful Consultant at McKinsey, BCG or Bain

Great video. Thank you! deep respect for your english

Hi Heinrich,
Great video as always.
What if you were asked to gather data as your task and you want to move to the second stage?
Is it a conversation to have with the project lead or how it can be done?
Thanks again for uploading this great content

Honestly, this is a great video. Thank you so much for your insights!

Thank you so much. I will be starting at McKinsey soon and will definitely implement your suggestions

Great insight

Great job!

good information but there's more. I started my career with BCG and moved to McKinsey. #1 clients are delighted when you provide truly insightful information (killer analyses). many clients are skeptical why their CEO is spending millions of dollars on one consulting project. however, if you deliver a killer analysis, they understand why the CEO hired McKinsey (or BCG or Bain)

cons^ltant, not conseltant bro

useful , thanks

how can they hire you with your really bad English?

Is age important when we start being a consultant?

Great video Heinrich !

It is a common mistake for less experienced people to treat relationships as transactional.

Great work! I would really appreciate it if you could make a video about „ Question technique „ at the client. What questions to ask, how ask them the best way and how to go deep in asking questions to get valuable information from the customers. Thanks 🙏

What’s your opinion on Accenture Consulting? Does this still apply?

Its awesome how you articulated this! Its something i know subconsciously but i love that you structure and brought it to light :)

Can explain, how would creation looks like...?

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Currently doing an internship in consulting, quite interesting to compare my current project team members to the stages! I‘m wondering whether you can really influence what stage you are in early on if you are only tasked with certain (menial) tasks (crunching excel models etc.)?

This is a bit silly - there is so much between 2 and 3

Great advice!

This completely changed how I see working with a client. I am still a student but am a project lead for a consulting engagement with a start up, and I have not been enjoying the experience because I've been using them as a data source and constantly feeling like I'm working for someone else while delivering little value. But if I collaborate and co-create the solution with them, I can actually deliver value to them while not bearing all the uncertainty/responsibility.

Hey, just an idea for maybe interesting topic which you could cover --- what is the dress code in consultancy and how does it differ between in office work time and meetings with clients?

This is so relatable and relevant, Heinrich. Thanks for sharing this!

Amazing! Thanks for informations...

I was watching your videos to prepare for my interviews
Now I got in and watch your videos to get some advice on performing as a fist-year consultant
Thank you💫

Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Love that Level 3 thinking! Truly the differentiator!

So insightful - thank you for sharing your wisdom with us!

I really like the format without mini edits between each sentence, keep it up!

Great tips!! I've joined a t2 firm this year as a Junior Analyst. I agree that my colleagues and I often behave as the client was our source of information regarding co-creating with them. I think this type of approach comes with the idea that "the is the trusted advisor so I need to be this trusted advisor even as a junior".
The problem is that we don't have the expertise to be a trusted advisor, so we gather the data and validate the analysis with our internal team before go to the client. This way we sound like an expert. This situation I see very common in my level because we've afraid to show to the client that we don't know something and we believe that they expect us to know all (We build this idea that the consultant must be the person who has all the answers all the time)

I like your unedited, conversational style - if you were less structured than you are, it might've been less clear but you do an amazing job.

Thanks, Heinrich!
It really opens my mind. Thanks.

It’s been a year since I subscribed to this channel, never fails to bring me more insights and valuable tips in all directions.

Very insightful and I completely agree.

I think many clients get intimated when a McKinsey consultant walks in. Hence, I always suggest to LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN when you first meet a new client, to find out if he/she is ready to collaborate. I remember at my McKinsey basic readiness bootcamp they taught the mantra "release your agenda", they probably taught you the same. "Release your agenda" makes you develop from a data gatherer into a more mature consultant.

Hi, I just worked in the consulting field. I'll learn a lot from your videos!

Always enjoying your content Heinrich :) Great job!

Great lecture! As an incoming associate at MBB who is about to graduate, insights like these are extremely helpful. What other advise would you offer to students who want to prepare ahead of time to move up the stages 1,2,3?

Crisp and clear, as always.

Top!

where are your shirts from?

Your concepts hold in non consulting scenarios also. We are a fintech with a product for banks to manage AI driven decision for compliance. We take the 'trusted advisor' approach there as we solution sell our software and tell them best practices they should be adopting using our tech and our deep domain knowledge.

Great lecture series.

On my first Study now and reflecting a lot on your inputs :) thank you for being a great virtual mentor!

Always great tips and value here!