Have you ever wondered how mobile phones and automobiles keep getting cheaper over the years while services like education, healthcare, and custom shoe production are becoming more and more expensive? Well, Baumol’s cost disease may be to blame, at least partly! Healthcare, education, a string quartet What comes to your…

How do cross-border payments work? What’s SWIFT? Blockchain for cross-border payments? In my latest two-part series on cross-border payments, I discuss the processes and arrangements involved in such transactions and highlight the role of emerging tech in this sector as well! Cross-border payments refer to transactions where the two transacting…

How do cross-border payments work? What’s SWIFT? Blockchain for cross-border payments? In my latest two-part series on cross-border payments, I discuss the processes and arrangements involved in such transactions and highlight the role of emerging tech in this sector as well! What are Cross-Border Payments? As the name suggests, cross-border…

What should you do a week before the interview? A day before? What should you keep in mind to ensure good performance on interview day? Part 6 of my latest series on cracking MBB interviews. If you’ve arrived at this article, you’ve either read the previous parts of this series…

How to tackle the “Tell me about yourself” and other PI questions? Part 5 in my latest series of articles on cracking MBB interviews. A lot of people tend to save personal interview prep for the very end. The last week or two maybe, even lesser. They spend all their…

What are the various sections of a typical case? How should you tackle each one? How can you earn brownie points? How can you stand out in your case interview? Part 4 in my latest series of articles on how to crack MBB case interviews. I believe that if you’ve…

What’s case prep? What resources should I use? Who should I practice with? What are the types of cases? Part 3 of my latest series of articles on cracking MBB interviews. If you’re new to this series, then I highly recommend that you explore the previous pieces on discovering if…

How to craft a good resume? What are resume peaks? Part 2 in my latest series of articles on how to crack MBB interviews. I cannot overstress the importance of a good resume. This is what gets you the opportunity to interview for a consulting firm. Hence, you must focus…

As a student without ample industry experience, how to glean if consulting is the right fit for you during your placement process? Part 1 in my latest series of articles on cracking MBB consulting interviews. So, this is a tough one. By the time we enter our placement year, most…