Hacker News with Generative AI: Consulting

New SF public health chief was part of McKinsey opioid-marketing operation (sfstandard.com)
Daniel Tsai, Mayor Daniel Lurie’s choice to lead the Department of Public Health, has a blue-chip résumé: After studying at Harvard University, he landed a prestigious consulting gig before jumping into government, leading Medicaid programs in Massachusetts, then federally under former President Joe Biden.

Public Health, San Francisco, Opioid Crisis, Consulting

253 points by iancmceachern 7 days ago | 78 comments

Haunted Graveyards in Consulting (datosh.github.io)
Popularized by Google[1][2], Haunted Graveyards are pieces of code that, while providing a business value, are so ancient, obtuse, or complex that no one dares enter them.

Software Development, Consulting, Legacy Code

15 points by datosh 80 days ago | 13 comments

'A little dirty': inside the secret world of McKinsey (theguardian.com)
Interviews and analysis of court documents show how the world’s most prestigious consulting firm quietly helps fuel the climate crisis

Consulting, Climate Change, Business, Investigations, Environment

5 points by tosh 94 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: How to tell legitimate consulting interview opportuities from scams? (ycombinator.com)
I've been getting a ton of interview requests from "expert insight" companies asking to pay me anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars for an hour long interview, as I have "expertise" that make me a good fit for it.

Consulting, Job Hunting, Scams, Interviews

12 points by charliebwrites 116 days ago | 13 comments

Have McKinsey and its consulting rivals got too big? (economist.com)

Consulting, Business, Economics

168 points by godelmachine 126 days ago | 179 comments

How to Find Consulting Clients (2017) (gkogan.co)

Consulting, Business, Career Advice

7 points by gk1 134 days ago | 0 comments

Interviewing for Evidence (dannorth.net)
One area where companies struggle is recruiting good people. I see enormous variability in quality and style of interviewing. This is something I care about, having spent nearly a decade working with some amazing recruiters at a global technology consultancy, and variously as an employee, contractor and independent consultant in many organisations.

Recruiting, Human Resources, Interviews, Technology, Consulting

23 points by BerislavLopac 143 days ago | 11 comments

McKinsey's 2024 annual book recommendations (mckinsey.com)

Business, Books, Recommendations, Consulting

11 points by RafelMri 174 days ago | 2 comments

The A.I. Boom Has an Unlikely Early Winner: Wonky Consultants (nytimes.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Business, Technology

32 points by yarapavan 236 days ago | 14 comments

Tech CEOs are hot now, so workers are hiring $500-an-hour fashion consultants (sfstandard.com)