Consulting in this context refers to management consulting, though even consultants have a hard time explaining what exactly it is that they do. They might work on corporate strategy projects or ones that are more operational in nature. Part of the appeal of management consulting is that consultants have the opportunity to explore all kinds of different projects and, depending on the firm, all kinds of different industries as well. The larger firms do work across just about every industry. You can go from helping private equity clients decide whether a particular investment in the health care space is a good idea, to restructuring the entire organization of an oil and gas company, to creating a go-to market plan for a retailer ...
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