<p>I know that they solve business problems but what exactly does that mean? In IBMs case I imagine it involves computers, servers etc...Are they basically and advanced version of the guy at "Best Buy" trying 2 sell you a deskop?</p>
<p>-What kind of skills are nessesary for this sort of proffesion?
-What are the big consulting firms?
-Do they recruit on campus, if so where do they recruit?
-Do consultants travel much?
-What kind of hours?
-What kind of pay?
-What majors to pursue?</p>
<p>thanks in advance for any replies,</p>
<p>Well i would assume that an IBM business consultant as a sales person for IBM selling new servers and services to large companies to improve there networks, internet sites, etc. In the typical business world, Consultants travel all the time, usually between 3-4 days each week. They are compensated very well, starting at the pay of an i banker but not increasing nearly as fast and topping of muche earlier in the career. Hours depend upon your projects and the most notable consulting firms are probably Mckinsey and Bain. Skills that you need, you will have to analyze, solve and observe...otherwise i cant help you much about skills. If you looked at Mckinsey's website, you can find more information. Majors that you want to pursue should be business, economics, math or an engineering major. However, in the whole sceam of things, there is no realy major you need, but those are were the most consultants come from. Lately engineering students have been taking lots of highly sought banking positions, so beware</p>
<p>that site is some what dated on some of its information, especially salaries</p>
<p>What are some good undergraduate schools for consulting?</p>
<p>I was thinking about MIT and Carnegie mellon, but anyone know any other good ones?</p>
<p>how powerful is bloomberg LP (i might ask that since we're talking consulting)? Anywhere as powerful as mckinsey?</p>