I Didn’t Know What Consulting Was When I Started MBA - Anirudh Tara, MD And Partner, BCG, IIM C

“Every 2 years in consulting is equal to 6 years outside,” says Anirudh Tara, Director & Partner, BCG India, IIM Calcutta Alum. In Konversations Cafe Season 4, Anirudh Tara talks about being a consultant, and how a consulting career evolves. In this insightful video, Anirudh touches upon the big questions - why MBA and why consulting. If you want to know what it takes to stay at a firm like BCG and make it to the Managing Director and Partner, then you should watch this!
Summary
What makes consulting so sexy? Why should you become a consultant? How does one become a consultant? What does a consultant actually do? Consult? If you want answers to these questions, check out this video featuring Anirudh Tara, Director & Partner at BCG.
Apart from all the glam about 5-star hotels, business class travel and schmoozing with CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, COOs, etc., why is consulting such a sexy career? Anirudh talks about why he chose a consulting career. He talks about studying an MBA after engineering because he wanted to make sure that he was not just a cog in the giant machine that is the IT industry. He wished to contribute in a more meaningful way.
From getting into IIM C to landing an internship at Merrill Lynch, to finally starting a consulting job at BCG, Anirudh discusses the evolution of his career. He talks about what sets a consultant’s work apart. He talks about the lifestyle of a consultant being just a facilitator, in order to help them keep a clear mind space to perform well and help the movers and shakers make the right decisions.
Finally, Anirudh talks about the difference between the duties of a consultant when he starts his career and then in the future. If a consulting career seems like your cup of tea, this is a must-watch for you.
Hosted by : Kunj Sanghvi
This is part 1 of this video
You can watch Part 2 here: • 3 Major Skills You Nee...
To watch Part 3, click here: • What Consulting Firms ...
Key Takeaways
1.All of you guys who are going to go and do an MBA, just forget about sleep.
2. Just the disproportionate amount of impact that you are able to create, people that you are able to influence and companies that you are able to move forward, makes consulting sexy.
3. Consultants are allowed to live in luxury so that they can focus exclusively on the work they do.
4. People who are leading very large companies think very differently.
5. Every 2 years in consulting is equal to about 6 outside.
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[@rishavchatterjee8713]

The way he talks , delivers speech; his facial expressions, his gestures, his voice modulation all are so gifted and spontaneous that it seems like he's made for consulting..!

[@sidds_leo]

They are first taught communication over problem solving skills which he didn't touch upon.

[@zanybhr7696]

It's not gifted man. Clearly he's learnt and adopted by observation. Nobody starts communicating in such a polished and sophisticated manner from primary school

[@jogendrajoshi7327]

@@zanybhr7696 Some people are natural

[@ifbut_then]

His hairstyle is similar to Dwight from "The Office"

[@rohanpaul2517]

This channel never disappoint us.

[@anishgautam918]

Amazing! Got to learn so so so much from these 3 parts. Anirudh is so eloquent, sweet, smart, clear and articulated. Best speaker yet! Thanks insideIIM for helping the aspirants so much.

[@InsideIIMKonversations]

Glad you liked them! Have you watched the videos on Seema Bansal, Partner and Director at BCG India? If not, do watch them here: bit.ly/36Ce9NN

[@bling97]

Excellent Interview... very likeable person....

[@tapansingh9337]

Some of the great things I have learnt from all these conversations and it really helps me a lot thanks a lot

[@varundx98]

The acumen of this man led him to achieve his own project within a gap of 4 years. that's very impressive! According to me, he would have done a couple of small projects in between to gain the opportunity and the required expertise to accomplish his own project. Although he got a smaller team and a power project, it would have been a time changing thing for him. I hope i am not on the side of prejudice while commenting. Please let me know.,.. Great video. Thanks!! It is amazing how he traveled from an associate to a success story!

[@prajna_meher]

I don't know but I feel he is a humble man.

[@smruthil4033]

This dude is cool enough to use "the shit" dialogue.

[@sidds_leo]

He uses the word sexy too in subsequent videos, I guess being a Delhi guy shows.

[@creepy448]

He's so gay.

[@vickykashyap1042]

They are corporate IAS

[@saahilkumar3628]

True

[@amanbhaskar3913]

What does a corporate IAS mean?

[@vickykashyap1042]

@@amanbhaskar3913 that means they make policy like good structure and strategies to govern the company to make the end result as profit.

[@amanbhaskar3913]

@@vickykashyap1042 thanks man ..it helped a lot😁

[@sync1832]

Better than IAS

[@aniketanimusic5879]

I am from rural background but after getting motivation from this channel I will also try to go best B -school

[@InsideIIMKonversations]

Hi Aniket, We're glad that we could motivate you! Being from a rural background is not a bar to make it to a top B-School. You should read this story of a student from a village who made it to JBIMS Mumbai. Here you: bit.ly/2VDoFPi Best wishes!

[@gangstergastino4072]

kch bhi bhecho

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[@sauravsanuarya9262]

Name Some good books written about consulting, please...... 😊

[@somnathkumbhakar4566]

Love this kind of content. Konversations cafe season 5,6 kab hoga??

[@prashantsharma4655]

You guys are great.. 🤩

[@InsideIIMKonversations]

Thank you, Prashant! Stay tuned for the remaining two parts of Anirudh's video! Meanwhile, why don't you watch this? Life As A Consultant At BCG India - Seema Bansal, Director - Social Impact Practice & IIM C Alum: bit.ly/2Rw374G

[@kalyanrao8634]

Inspiring video

[@anurodhkumar4140]

Just wow every time I learn a lot from these videos ❤️ly keep it up.

[@InsideIIMKonversations]

Glad you like them!

[@rehanmemon1557]

Very humble despite a rich pedagogy...

[@VISHALKUMAR-dg5mn]

dear anchor, who conduct the interviews, please let him complete.

[@AmanSharma-iq5sg]

My only reason to sleep so much cause I am going to do mba 😂😂

[@gogetter7371]

Hogya aapka MBA?

[@yuvix7960]

sure if u wanna do mba from road side colleges lol

[@bostonlights2749]

You ask Good Questions bro!

[@lalitdudeja9742]

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[@himanshusingh5118]

*DTU Formerly DCE* Alumina 🤩🤩🤩

[@harshitsinha7953]

Just out of curiosity, the steel company which he mentioned in the end, was it by any chance Electrosteels Ltd. ?

[@sidds_leo]

I am guessing it was Jindal or Bhushan steel and the Renewable energy company he spoke about earlier was Suzlon Ltd.

[@mr.p1814]

What will be better IPM or PGP?

[@NM-tk4kc]

I'm into consulting.. people should be mindful here that consulting isn't so easy as projected in this video. The examples are just out of this world.

[@InsideIIMKonversations]

Thanks for putting your POV. Watch all other latest K-Cafe videos here: kzbin.info/aero/PLMYr1HHzGSR0RM2fEP3AXFLsbWwshooyh

[@ceo583]

What exactly is consulting can you please explain.....

[@NM-tk4kc]

@@ceo583 sure thing… to put it short, you’re a experienced individual with certain skillset who does due diligence in legacy process to bring in an addition or improvement in process to contain any risk, increase efficiency thereby making sure company is doing as per current standards. Let me know if you have more queries!

[@ceo583]

@@NM-tk4kc Hey I just saw your reply and yeah thanks for the explanation but I want to know more about Consultancy. Probably this month I will be joining my undergrad college (bachalor of business administration). Can I join consulting services after my undergrad because MBA and BBA are kind of same. Please let me know your opinions. And yeah thank God I had entrepreneurship as major in my junior college i could understand most of your explanation 😃

[@ceo583]

@@NM-tk4kc btw are you an IIM graduate?

[@happymoves4183]

Please find alumni who are non engineers as well. Otherwise, excellent content!

[@InsideIIMKonversations]

Yes, we're getting more alumni across diverse fields!

[@sahilThakur-zi1te]

Can I evaluate my profile for iims a b c with the help of inside IIM..?

[@InsideIIMKonversations]

Hey Sahil, this should help: bit.ly/2HMKELI

[@limbiclimboo9660]

What engineering company is he talking about.

[@satishdas2756]

I am working as a SAP MM Associate Consultant... MBA in Supply chain management is good option or not?

[@ankitlakshya450]

Yes

[@ankitlakshya450]

Learn analytics as well it will help you

[@sarthakjoshi9824]

Thats the reality our system have failed we have IITians who didnt know which stream to choose after they got selected after nailing jee advance. MASTER OF ROTE LEARNING 12HOURPERDAY ARE BECOMING SUCCESSFUL TO GET IN IIM N IIT. REAL OYO FOUNDERS ARE NOT KNOW IN SOCIETY.

[@ufcmoviesbiographies5125]

1.Mba abroad Canada/australia (Mediocre College) - Find a job(How Difficult? )- Gain experience - maybe come back to india? 2.crack Snap/Mat - Get into consulting(operation/it/risk) - after years experience can i move to stategy/management consulting? 3.Scope of Mba in operations? 4.Mba in operations is the preferred way to go in consulting? 5.no security in sales, JOB SECURITY OF MBA IN MARKETING? 6.Sales experience in Ed tech qualifies u for marketting profile in Edntech industry only? Usually mba marketting people are given sales job in the initial years. In any different domain, will i have to start from sales only? 7.Can anyone suggest a job (6 hour fix with job security) in any domain by which I also get the time to study/learn new skill and the job work will be considered in my work experience for MBA? Currently, I have a sales job so no time to breathe let alone study. -B.Tech, 2016-2020, Electrical A reply will be highly appreciated. Good day🙃

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Hey, Thanks for reaching out. They seem like a lot queries, Why don't you try insideiim.com/community for better help. We recommend you to book 1-on-1 personalized sessions with industry stalwarts who have walked the talk, and will be the best people to guide. Here's the link: bit.ly/3BjSaah

[@Shubham-cw4bl]

You really need to get better interviewers, why do these people always interrupt the guy speaking, just let him finish, comeon!

[@devampatel3599]

Great video! Is consulting only available to MBA and that too ones from IIMs

[@InsideIIMKonversations]

Thanks, Devam! The top tier consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, Boston Consulting Group, etc. hire selectively. To know about the B-Schools from where these consulting firms hire students, please refer to this: bit.ly/3bjr07o

[@devampatel3599]

@@InsideIIMKonversations Many thanks!! What I meant to ask is that is consulting available to proffesionals from other field as well. Say CS, CWA, CA?

[@SaiTeja0805]

@@devampatel3599 yes even CA can also get. But mba always help

[@sidds_leo]

@@devampatel3599 CA alone won't but to top it up with an MBA will help, not just from IIMs but even ISB, XLRI.

[@shivangraisurana9955]

Imagine working for a company that depends on another company to make major decisions.... that’s just sad

[@kumarprateek238]

Haha what? Even giants like Google, Amazon, Microsoft take use of BIG 4 firms for auditing

[@sahilmahind2305]

Sir i am persuing B pharmacy,Can i do mba and enter into consulting?Plz reply

[@InsideIIMKonversations]

Of course you can!

[@sahilmahind2305]

@@InsideIIMKonversations What preparation should i start doing as i am in 1st year of b pharm ?

[@JERRRY1]

Atleast on auto subtitles

[@InsideIIMKonversations]

Sure, Thanks for the suggestion. We will try to add subtitles for this video

[@saurabhsingh294]

Hello sir, my name is Saurabh singh ,i am from gurgaon. I have done my graduation in pharma. And now I am working in a pharmaceutical company as a medical rep ( salesman). I want to do MBA so what is the scope to do MBA from the top B-schools where I built my career and reach at a higher position. Does IIM offers any course for pharma students. Do you know anyone from the pharma field who is now at the higher position and give right advice to us . Please reply. Thankyou

[@farazhussain4046]

nmims, mumbai offers course for mba in pharma management.

[@dominicrozario8311]

I guess IIM A has Pharma. Not sure though

[@janice7378]

Is it just me or you too cringing over the mild cough and sporadic running nose noises throughout this video ?

[@josemon5719]

Dude, god wants to consult you. He wants you to slow down global warming.

[@dominicrozario8311]

Yeah! He's the guy who gave COROONNNAA.

[@sreevathsa4006]

08:08 I'm just marking this for my future reference

[@suprabathreddy887]

Sree Vathsa which college is that I couldn't make out

[@tanisha7249]

sup&co DCE , delhi college of engineering

[@josemon5719]

How can consultants solve problems they know nothing about? Makes no sense

[@bhaskar9295]

Sensible Question

[@ashish2099]

they don't do the technological part. see no matter how good a product is, if its not selling there wont be any profit. What consultants do, is that, they'd use all the tools they have (could be a team of data analysts) to find weakness in operation, marketing etc department.for example, to find out in which region at what season, demand of current product is more, so they could minimize inventory costs and mostly all companies take debt and then perform operations, so how much debt to equity ratio should be and how it could impact sale forecasts, as more debt could mean faster but unstable growth and more fsa terms

[@ranisalokhe8294]

Your logic is the exact difference between a CEO and a regular employee

[@darkrexmotovlogs7801]

Divide into segments and think .

[@sidds_leo]

They have ample case studies of companies being in different situations and what worked for them.

[@maanratnajitjadhav.6094]

Thanks for IIM insights.. But kindly don't use sexy word so frequently.. it irritates.. improve, enlarge your vocabulary.. rest all ok . fine.. I like the body language of guests.

[@abhishekjoshi1274]

What acording to u guys is this dude getting paid by his company?..at present

[@Anubhav0512]

Being a partner he is easily making 1-2 crores a year

[@abhishekjoshi1274]

@@Anubhav0512 ohh.. Really

[@amanbhaskar3913]

@@abhishekjoshi1274 yes .. and looking upon the profit he earned for the company...even 1Cr looks small..might be between 1.5 to 3 Cr

[@abhishekjoshi1274]

@@amanbhaskar3913 wtf really..

[@amanbhaskar3913]

@@abhishekjoshi1274 hell yes man !!

[@lalitdudeja9742]

W

[@addmad99]

With just one year of real world experience and then MBA from IIM and you get straight into BCG Consulting...???? Wow what a hypocrisy. And this guy thinks he is smart enough to handle business problems and give advice to CEOs... seriously... with just 1 year experience... fenku saala.

[@TheApoorvc]

you need good ideas and wit to bring change not just the experience.

[@ranisalokhe8294]

Do you think he was playing PubG while in IIM? Let me tell you, in IIT and IIM, you study as well as interact your ass off for 14 hours minimum. Then after joining bcg,bains or accenture you are given training for 3 months if you are not from top b school. These top b school guys are fckin smart and also hardworking. This guy is a prodigy, not all b school consultants become partners within 10years

[@amanbhaskar3913]

@@ranisalokhe8294 yes exactly you're right. I think this guy doesn't know any thing about associate and corporate world and has just come too show off his tiny pp size of knowledge.