We are a niche recruiter and we only handle roles seeking experienced management consultants with a recent career as a permanent consulting employee in an established and recognised management consulting firm or practice.
We regret we are not able to advise or assist those seeking a career change into a management consultancy role, or looking for a consulting job at the very early stages of their career, or who have recently graduated or finished an MBA, or who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
In our experience direct approaches to consulting firms and also people in your network in target employers are likely to be the best route for you.
However we are often asked:
- How can I switch to a career in management consulting?
- Can I get into management consulting without experience?
- What is the best way to become a management consultant?
- I’ve just moved to the UK and need sponsorship: how do I find a management consulting job?
We have compiled some helpful links and resources below.
Where to find more information on careers and UK employers in management consulting.
For information on careers in management consultancy and also for potential employers to approach please review these sites and articles:
- MCA
- Consultancy.UK (also https://www.consultancy.uk/rankings/2024 and https://www.consultancy.uk/firms )
- Financial Times UK’s Leading Management Consultants
- Bright Network
- Prospects
- James Brown is a management consulting career coach and his website and newsletter has much useful advice.
Some of the sites and articles are aimed at graduate entry and MBA level. However they do feature useful information and also potential employers, which may be relevant to more experienced job seekers seeking a career move into management consulting.
LinkedIn and Glassdoor searches are also a good source of potential employers to approach albeit the jobs on those sites may also be seeking experienced consultants.
Jooble are a jobsite who aggregate management consultant job vacancies, some of which are at a more junior level or graduate entry.
Source Global Research is a great resource for in-depth consultancy insights, albeit some areas are for members only.
Consultant’s Mind is another excellent source of information.
Our Management Consultants Job Search Survey , from a few years ago but still accurate, highlights the point about the network.
As well as obvious “strong” contacts consider other people in your extended network. This seminal report of Dr Mark Granovetter , the “Strength of Weak Ties “is as relevant today as it was when published!
Here is more advice and guidance for job seekers: extensive guides and features elsewhere on our site.
Good luck!