Client Testimonials

Oxford grad. to McKinsey Eastern Europe

Did you enjoy the program? If yes, how? Enjoy is quite possibly not the most effective word. I would select enlightening. The program complemented my existing educational trajectory rather well. As an Oxford history major I was looking for something which provided a guided entry into management consulting and closed the business skills gaps which I quite clearly had. My requirements were somewhat strained by my desire to return to Eastern Europe and therefore I wanted help to position my profile for a McKinsey office back home. Firmsconsulting was recommended to me by a colleague at McKinsey. She had used the service in its early days and felt I would benefit from the mentoring style used in the sessions. I was honestly not impressed with the initial site since it was very bare, no advertising, no information anywhere and everything behind membership walls. Purely on the referral I reached out to Michael. I found Michael to be easily one of the easiest people with whom to converse. The embedded value system of the firm resonated with me at a personal level and I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was forbidden from discussing anything about the firm if I…