Hacker News with Generative AI: Consulting

Ask HN: I burnt out, quit my job – any advice on moving to freelance/consulting? (ycombinator.com)
I've been working as a software engineer for close to 7 years now, ended up burning out pretty bad after a long period of impossible deadlines and lots of pressure at work, so I decided to quit.

Software Engineering, Career Advice, Freelancing, Consulting, Burnout

9 points by gardennoise 11 days ago | 16 comments

How three years at McKinsey shaped my second startup (zactownsend.com)
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

Entrepreneurship, Consulting, Career Advice

154 points by zt 19 days ago | 180 comments

How AI is creating a rift at McKinsey, Bain, and BCG (the-ken.com)
Clients’ increasing access to AI tools is transforming the way consulting firms operate

AI, Consulting, Business, Technology, Impact

103 points by rustoo 52 days ago | 94 comments

Ask HN: Finding Remote Enterprise SW Consulting Leads: Non-US Resident Edition (ycombinator.com)
How do you effectively find remote PLM consulting/contracting gigs in the US when you're physically outside those regions?

Remote Work, Consulting, Software, US, International

40 points by mecHacker 53 days ago | 26 comments

GSA Eliminates 18F (nextgov.com)
The General Services Administration deleted 18F, a government tech consultancy that helps other agencies with their technology, early Saturday morning.

Government, Technology, Consulting

529 points by patcon 83 days ago | 464 comments

GSA Eliminates 18F (werd.io)
"The General Services Administration deleted 18F, a government tech consultancy that helps other agencies with their technology, early Saturday morning."

Government, Technology, Consulting, Public Sector

15 points by benwerd 83 days ago | 2 comments

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 97 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 170 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 184 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 206 days ago | 13 comments

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

Consulting, Business, Economics

168 points by godelmachine 216 days ago | 179 comments

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

Consulting, Business, Career Advice

7 points by gk1 224 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 233 days ago | 11 comments

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

Business, Books, Recommendations, Consulting

11 points by RafelMri 265 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 326 days ago | 14 comments

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