{"id":15976,"date":"2020-12-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.uc3m.es\/\/news-master\/wednesdays-are-for-actuaries-mckinsey-company\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T08:47:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T07:47:56","slug":"los-miercoles-son-para-los-actuarios-mckinsey-company","status":"publish","type":"news-master","link":"https:\/\/business.uc3m.es\/en\/news-master\/los-miercoles-son-para-los-actuarios-mckinsey-company\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Wednesdays are for actuaries&#8221;, McKinsey &#038; Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third conference\u00a0<span style=\"color: inherit;\">of the cycle &#8220;Wednesdays are for actuaries&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit;\">\u00a0which was given by the company McKinsey &#038; Company took place on\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit;\">Wednesday, December 2<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: inherit;\">The consultants in charge of the conference, Carlos Ignacio Lozano, Antonio Fern\u00e1ndez (both former UCEM double-degree students), In\u00e9s Ures, Eugenia Rubio, and Laura Mallada, began by explaining to the master&#8217;s students what a consultant does at McKinsey, the types of problems that they solve or how is the day to day of a consultant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: inherit;\">The students were then divided into three groups to solve a consulting case with the help of a consultant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finally, after the resolution of the case, the firm&#8217;s recruiting process was explained to them.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: inherit;\">McKinsey &#038; Company, Inc. is a global strategic consulting firm focused on solving problems concerning strategic management. 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