B&in the first half of my life; What business is T?

B&in the first half of my life; What business is T?

Many netizens ridiculed that B&; T= wall ladder = pervert?

B & ampt is actually a kind of consultant, so how harmful is such a company? Keep reading!

What was my consultant for the first half of my life?

Recently, a very interesting drama "My First Half Life" was broadcasted, which was adapted from Yi Shu's novel of the same name. If "My First Half Life" is summed up in one sentence, it is probably a "wonderful" story about a full-time wife who can't beat her husband and mistress and finally successfully captured the workplace. Ps: Establish a glamorous consulting industry background.

Concise and perfect.

Star in the play =RB?

B& amp； T= McKinsey?

As soon as the play came out, many consultants could not help shouting: finally there is a TV series about my big consultation. However, in view of the fact that this drama cannot escape the suspicion of urban ethics drama, all my concerns about this drama are only who are the prototypes of the two consulting companies involved in this TV series and where the TV series was filmed.

In the first half of my life, it can still be seen that it has been studied by some industries, and there is no wonderful story like "Ode to Joy 2" in which the position inexplicably jumped from HR to financial consultant. It is said that the screenwriter had an in-depth interview with MBB's consultant and project manager before shooting, and the director team also took the set, so the play involved two consulting companies-Chen Xing and B&; T, they all adopt MBB's indifferent decoration style, and watching the scenery in the TV series is also very kind.

The settings of these two companies are also very interesting.

Chen Xing is the company where the heroine's cheating husband Luo Zijun works. The company is average in scale and its reputation is far less than that of another B&; T, Positioning is a grassroots consulting company with strong momentum in recent two years. But its logo looks like this:

If I were alive, I would be the second generation of McKinsey. Although Chen Xing vaguely mentioned that it is a local consulting company, the gap between local consulting and foreign investment is too big to be comparable, so on the whole, Chen Xing is probably more like a RB that has done a good job in Tier2 localization.

And another company, B&; The clue given by T drama is that the company is large in scale, leading in the industry and well-known in the industry. B& amp； B & T and logo design are easily associated with BCG, but when you think about it, B&; T is probably more likely to be McKinsey. After all, although the consulting industry is famous for MBB, the boss will always have only one McKinsey.

There are some interesting settings in this "B&", such as Chen Xing and B&; T is in a building, but Chen Xing is on the sixth floor, B&; T is on the 32nd floor. On the 6th floor of Lujiazui, you can only see the glass of the opposite building, but on the 32nd floor, you can see the whole Bund, from which you can see the huge gap in economic strength.

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It's an elite circle.

Because it involves the competition for customer resources, the smell of gunpowder between consulting companies is very strong. He Han, played by Jin Dong in the TV series, turned his head from B& as a partner; T jumped ship and went to Chen Xing, and then launched a fierce customer battle with his subordinate and suspected girlfriend Tang Jing.

In reality, once McKinsey's consultant and Bain's consultant caught a plane together, and business class was booked by two people. People in MBB can usually tell which owner the other party is by looking at their computer configuration and clothes, so the scene was very embarrassing at one time and the temperature dropped to zero.

However, the consulting industry is also a very small industry. In reality, the communication frequency between consultants may be more frequent and more interesting. Once, a very smart child was successfully promoted to a Tier2 company by virtue of his previous internship experience in MBB. Later, the consultant who interviewed him happened to talk to a friend who happened to be the person in charge of the project at that time. Later, the friend sincerely said that I had never heard the name of this classmate. For the last time, the child is really smart, telling the story of the roommate's internship in the dormitory very fully and comprehensively.

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It is the dream of a group of business students.

At the beginning, Tang Jing said, "I have been studying and practicing hard for so many years, hoping to calculate an objective and fair data conclusion through various methods."

But who didn't think so when I first entered the consultation? The dream is beautiful, but the reality is cold.

The reality of industry competition leads consulting companies to lose their focus on their own industries or fields, but gradually lose themselves in the process of grabbing customers. For its employees, you will feel that you have gradually lost your way in a little taste.

Tang Jing is also a lost member, so He Han said to her, "The data is dead. The conclusion is alive by sorting out and combining the data. "

McPherson has a mentor and responder system:

The most accurate explanation for both is:

A tutor is someone who says "Let's have a cup of coffee together".

Mentors will be happy to share personal opinions, give you guidance and advice when you are confused, and be happy for your success.

Respondents are people who say "Come with me to this meeting".

They help you in the workplace, hone your ability, give you a chance to shine, lead you to a bigger platform and let you grow. When you succeed, there is light on their faces.

For Tang Jing, He Han may be both a mentor and a responder.

McKinsey is like red wine.

BCG is like strong tea, and Bain is like cocktail.

The environment in Tang Jing reminds me of Li Yinuo, former global managing partner of McKinsey. She is also a woman, smart and excellent. When she first joined McKinsey's Los Angeles office in 2005, she was the only foreigner that year. At that time, Maifu's office secretaries were basically American aunts who had worked in the company for about 20 years. They have a tradition of observing new people every year when they come, and then we make a bet to see who can become the partner of this group. It is said that the hit rate is very accurate.

Li Yinuo guessed that no one would choose her at that time, and her biggest worry was whether she would be fired next week. But that's all. She finally got the position of McKinsey partner.

The employees of Maifu are very emotional. In the selection, Mai Fu was selected as one of the enterprises with the highest employee loyalty several times, also because of its unique and profound corporate culture.

It is said that Harvard Business School was composed of 3M, Morman (Mormon), Military (Military) and Mckinsey (McKinsey) in its early years. Religion and the army are the most important places in culture, and McKinsey can compete with the army and religion, which shows its cultural heritage.

Besides culture, McKinsey employees are also very interesting. Your colleagues may come from all corners of the country, and they are all well educated. They may be retired soldiers or competitive athletes. They are the legendary excellent and interesting people. Mckinsey's exit path is interesting. Consulting is a rare and sentimental industry. In the play, He Han jumped ship to Chen Xing to get dividends, but in reality, there are various reasons for those consultants to leave.

Li Yinuo left McKinsey, where she worked for ten years, and joined the Gates Foundation on 20 15. As a non-profit organization, the income has dropped sharply, and the work is only much more than before.

"The reason for going to Gates is not for moral superiority. The core of the Gates Foundation's work is also to solve problems and solve bigger, more complex and more global problems. " Li Yinuo

To do consulting work, you should have a certain awareness. Your report and your decision may affect the fate of hundreds or even thousands of people.

One of Mai Fu's consultants wrote in his memoirs that in the last century, he was entrusted to solve a case of cost reduction, and enterprises demanded to cut labor costs. Their team went to the company's mine. From the initial reluctance to the familiarity with these workers, they finally had to come up with a layoff plan according to the situation. The feeling of consulting is probably based on this, and you find that your efforts seem to have really changed something.

EFinancialCareers has done research and found that people in investment banks are most concerned about the return of money, while people in consulting industry pay the same attention to corporate culture as money.

Every MBB company has its own unique corporate culture:

McKinsey is like wine, passive, aggressive and elegant; BCG is like tea, gentle and wise; Bain is like a cocktail, full of energy and innovation.

This is the most literary and elegant description of MBB culture I have ever heard.

One-night consultation

Great

Back to the script.

In the evening, congratulations and Tang Jing took Luo Zijun to the small bar in the business circle of the company to see what people who are busy in the office during the day look like at night.

The night in Lujiazui is charming, here is B&; T People's favorite place to come is the place where the girl with thick-rimmed eyes and professional clothes changed into a small white ceremony group and her hair was messy during the day. Luo Zijun thought: This place is much more charming than the scene in the company in the morning, so that these people can relax and be vivid and colorful. Confident, sly, full, positive and ambitious, Luo Zijun looked for many words, but he still couldn't find the words that could accurately describe this scene.

After a short rest, they returned to the company to continue their work.

In a sense, this does reflect the working status of the consulting company. At the end of a day's work, consultants may meet project colleagues or clients, find a high-end restaurant to eat and talk about projects and work. Then go back to the hotel or company and start the second shift until late at night.

Consultation is a small circle, and the importance of contacts is more prominent. Since the university, the target school has established its own consulting association. In the future work, you are more likely to meet your mentor and friends in social situations.

Probably because of the need of drama conflict, the drama did not show a rich and strong consulting culture, nor did it highlight various interesting people in the industry. It's a pity that it's just lively and boring.

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Tell me about the money.

Money, as the spitting point of many consultants, is indeed exaggerated in the play. I sincerely hope that no friends will be fooled into consulting because of this.

Now I'm a little worried that my wife will see this film, thinking that I have made a lot of private money and haven't turned it in yet. -Zhihu's former V consultant.

Let's make a rough estimate of the money the protagonists get first.

Chen He should be both senior managers, and the ranking error is about 1-2. These two should have no problem with an annual salary of more than one million.

He Han is a level like Par, and his annual salary should probably be tens of millions;

As for Lingling, she is just a post doing basic data analysis, or a small company like Chen Xing, and her annual salary fluctuates around10-150,000.

Consulting is indeed an industry that can get a lot of money, even if it is not rich enough for investment banks, it can still achieve a considerable level. But consulting is really a sunset industry. Economic depression, continuous strategy, and fewer and fewer customers entering new markets have all led this nearly 100-year-old industry to enter the old age stage.

But he is still the dream of many business students.

Not long ago, I had dinner with a classmate who came from Shanghai on business. She said, this job is so fucking tiring. You must be lovers with the consultant. Never marry a counselor.

Remembering a sentence I saw not long ago, I replied to her:

"Welcome to consulting. It's terrible, but you'll love it."

This is consulting. As for the consultation in TV series,

Funny, sad and perfunctory, don't make a wish, don't envy and don't take it seriously.