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Context is everything.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
While consulting remains the most sought-after career choice at top B-schools, the sector itself is experiencing its worst downturn in recent history.
Wednesday. 8 pm. The lights are still burning in the study rooms. Empty coffee cups litter the tables, and whiteboard walls are covered with frameworks and flowcharts. Someone’s sketching out Porter’s Five Forces for the hundredth time, while another group debates the perfect structure for their “case interview” responses.
The scene is familiar at every top business school: amphitheatre classrooms filled with bright-eyed MBA students dissecting McKinsey case studies, career offices bustling with workshop sessions on “cracking the case interview”, and placement statistics proudly showcasing consulting firms as their crown jewels.
The MBA curriculum itself reads like a consultant’s playbook: …
Success today is not defined by what you know, but by how quickly you can learn, adapt, and act. These capabilities go beyond the classroom and shape how you operate in real-world situations. Build them early, and stay consistent.
Placement season is intense. But what makes a difference are the skills underlying your resume, which help both in landing a job and growing beyond it.
In one of its worst years yet, India’s largest winemaker is facing headwinds on all fronts and has little by way of a plan.
