Brief for 2026-10-19
Consulting Shifts: Generalist Decline, Tech Focus, and MBA Market Softening
The consulting landscape is undergoing significant changes, with a potential shift away from generalist roles. While technology remains a key area, the broader MBA job market, including consulting, is seeing a decline in postings.
Where demand is rising
- Consultants for development employers
- Roles related to McKinsey Technology Trends 2026
- AI-related roles in hiring and operations
Where it's softening
- Consulting generalist roles
- MBA job postings in consulting
- Wirehouse advisors
Skills worth showing now
- Technology trends analysis
- AI implementation
- Specialized consulting expertise
- Development sector consulting
Resume keywords for ATS
Consulting strategyTechnology trendsAIDevelopment consultingSpecialized consultingMcKinseyMBA job marketHiring innovation
Sources
- Why the days of the consulting generalist may be numbered - Business Insider — Business Insider
- What development employers are hiring consultants for in 2026 - Devex — Devex
- McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2026 - McKinsey & Company — McKinsey & Company
- MBA Job Market Softens Again As Postings Fall, Consulting & Tech Decline - Poets&Quants — Poets&Quants
- What’s happening this week in economics? - Deloitte — Deloitte
- McKinsey’s new AI hiring experiment puts pressure on the ‘up-or-out’ model - CFO.com — CFO.com
- Wirehouses losing more advisors so far in 2026: Report - InvestmentNews — InvestmentNews
- Defense industry employee spared from prosecution after voluntarily reporting foreign spy recruitment attempt: MSS - Global Times — Global Times
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