Management Consultant
Join a client company for a few months to solve a big problem — cost, strategy, growth or reorganisation.
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- Typical pay
- €45k–€80k
- Usual education
- Degree
- Outlook
- Healthy hiring across Madrid, Milan, Paris, Munich and the Nordics.
A day in the life
Interview a client's warehouse manager, build an analysis of where money leaks, workshop options with the team, and present findings on Friday.
Ways in
- Summer internship then offer
- Graduate scheme
- Any degree with strong reasoning
- Consulting apprenticeship
What to study at 16
The subjects you choose for the final years of secondary school can shape which degrees, exams and careers are easiest to reach. This is about choosing courses, not choosing a school.
Austria
AHS Oberstufe
A common destination for students on this track.
Belgium
ASO – General secondary
A common destination for students on this track.
Denmark
STX – General gymnasium
A common destination for students on this track.
Spain
Bachillerato de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
Portugal
Ciências Socioeconómicas
France
Bac général — spécialités
Skills that matter
Best courses to take
The study routes that lead most directly into this career.
BSc Economics
How markets, money and policy interact, with a strong quantitative core.
Preferred by strategy houses for the analytics.
Helpful school subjects: Maths, Economics
BSc Business Management
Broad grounding in how organisations work: strategy, finance, operations and people.
Widest fit for consulting graduate schemes.
Helpful school subjects: Maths, Economics, English