Management consulting is one of the most attractive and sought-after career tracks for MBA graduates. It is a very demanding, fast-paced, and rewarding career requiring students to demonstrate a strong ability to communicate and solve problems in a team under extreme pressure. Krannert's full time management consulting specialization prepares MBA students for a career in management consulting, general management, or an internal consulting role. The focus of this specialization is to develop critical skills for a successful consulting career: Solid business and industry acumen, Structured analytical thinking & innovative problem solving, Strong interpersonal and communication skills and Ability to work well within a team. Students going through this specialization have an option of becoming a consultant in the consulting industry or an internal consultant in a Fortune 500 company. Consulting companies who have hired Krannert students include: Accenture, A.T. Kearney, Booz & Company, Booz Allen Hamilton, Cognizant, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, IBM Global Business Services, Hays Consulting Group, KPMG, and McKinsey. Some of the major employers for internal consulting roles are: Dell, Ingersoll Rand, and Raytheon.