[Industry First!] A new book focusing exclusively on "General Consulting Firms," condensing what aspirants want to know, including industry trends, annual income, work styles, and interview preparation, is released today: "Thorough Analysis! General Consulting Firm Employment and Career Change Guide"
クロスメディア・パブリッシングは、2026年3月27日に『徹底解剖！ 総合コンサルティングファーム 就職・転職ガイド』を発売した。本書は業界構造、主要企業、採用動向、選考対策などを体系的にまとめた業界初のガイドブックである。BIG4や注目ファーム5社の実名取材に加え、業界経験者によるノウハウや覆面座談会を収録している。定価は1,980円で、クロスメディアHR総合研究所が執筆した。
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Cross Media Publishing, Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Koichiro Kobayakawa), which mainly publishes business and practical books, will publish the book "Thorough Analysis! General Consulting Firm Employment and Career Change Guide" on March 27, 2026.
This book is the first systematic guidebook to aggregate information on "General Consulting Firms," which are becoming increasingly popular as destinations for employment and career changes, including industry structure, major companies, recruitment trends, the reality of careers, and selection preparation, all in one volume. From major firms to noteworthy firms with unique strengths, it thoroughly analyzes them through real-name interviews. It picks up points that are easy to stumble over based on many "voices and examples from those with job hunting/career change experience," includes concrete preparation methods for document screening and interviews, and also records a masked roundtable discussion by industry veterans. This is a book that we want those who are "interested in general consulting, but honestly don't really understand it" to pick up.
[Related URLs (our site, etc.)]
https://cm-publishing.co.jp/books/9784295411901/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4295411906/
Rakuten Books: https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/18516450/
Growing General Consulting Firms
According to an announcement by IDC Japan, the business consulting market in Japan reached a scale of approximately 800 billion yen in 2024, and is predicted to reach 1.28 trillion yen by 2029. As the challenges facing companies become more complex, such as AI implementation support, DX accompaniment, and responding to sustainability, the presence of "general consulting firms" that can provide end-to-end support from strategy formulation to execution and anchoring is rapidly increasing.
However, for people considering employment or a career change, the reality is that information about general consulting firms is often fragmented. Even if one hears words like "the industry is growing" or "you can acquire skills," the "reality" that applicants really want to know—specific job content, the reality of the selection process, annual income levels, and career paths after joining the company—is hard to see.
This book was published in light of this situation. It is the industry's first employment and career change guide that explains the full picture of general consulting firms from a "systematic" and "practical" perspective.
[Who this book is for]
- Those considering employment or a career change to a general consulting firm.
- Those who are interested in the consulting industry, but want to research it now because the resolution of industry structure and job content is still low.
- Those who want to understand the characteristics of the BIG4 and noteworthy firms and identify companies that suit them.
- Those who want to seriously proceed with preparations for document screening, written exams, case interviews, and behavioral interviews.
- Those who want to know the reality of annual income, work styles, and career paths in the consulting industry.
From the BIG4 to 5 Noteworthy Companies: Real-Name Interviews Approaching the "Inside" of Firms
In this book, we thoroughly interviewed PwC and EY among the so-called "BIG4." Through top interviews, project stories, and career examples of young employees, we highlight the unique values and strategies that each firm possesses.
Furthermore, as noteworthy firms with unique strengths, we also cover five companies: INTLOOP, ULS Consulting, Dentsu Soken, Vertex Partners, and LTS, and include numerous interviews with representatives, business managers, and consultants active in the field. It is packed with abundant judgment material for identifying the firm that suits you, such as "Major or specialized firm?" "Foreign-affiliated or Japanese-affiliated?"
Practical Guides for Passing Selection and Masked Roundtable Discussions Speaking the Industry's "True Intentions"
In the opening feature, we include a long interview with Eric Tadashi Matsunaga, a professor at Aoyama Gakuin University, who has a wealth of experience in general consulting such as Accenture and has served as a partner at PwC and Deloitte. Mr. Matsunaga, who says, "Consultant is the world's best job," talks fully about the essence of value and the way of a professional. Also, in the second feature at the beginning, we summarize trends titled "3 Keywords that People Working in General Consulting Should Grasp Now."
In addition, the latter half of this book thoroughly explains selection measures for general consulting firms. From points for document screening, measures for aptitude tests (web tests), things to be careful about in behavioral interviews, practical examples of case interviews and Fermi estimation, to condition negotiations when receiving an offer, it covers concrete and practical know-how comprehensively.
the final chapter also includes a "masked roundtable discussion" by active employees and experienced people in general consulting firms. It approaches the "truth of the industry" that cannot be seen with official information alone, such as the reality of screening, points evaluated in case interviews, real work styles after joining, and promotion mechanisms.
We hope that this book will be a help to those who are eager to choose the option of a "general consulting firm" after having firmly understood it, rather than while holding vague longings or anxieties.
Structure of This Book
Opening feature: Things I want you to know if you are going to work at a general consulting firm from now on
Chapter 1: The "Present" and "Future" of the General Consulting Industry
Chapter 2: Thorough Analysis! Firms with the world's largest knowledge and network, the "BIG4"
Chapter 3: Thorough Analysis! 5 noteworthy consulting firms chosen for their comprehensive strength and growth potential
Chapter 4: Exploring the latest realistic recruitment trends
Chapter 5: Thorough guide to "employment and career change" to general consulting firms
Chapter 6: The reality of employment and career change to the industry as told by experienced people in their true intentions
Author Introduction
Cross Media HR Research Institute
As a research institute focusing on management and personnel of the Cross Media Group, it provides broad support from survey and research to business book writing/editing, recruitment support, and human resource development support. With the mission of "contributing to the growth of people and companies through media," the editorial, design, and marketing teams work together to provide solutions to solve on-site issues. For the writing and editing of this book, Antelope Career Consulting Co., Ltd., a recruitment and career support company specializing in professional human resources fields such as the consulting industry and PE funds, cooperated.
Book Information
"Thorough Analysis! General Consulting Firm Employment and Career Change Guide"
Author: Cross Media HR Research Institute
List price: 1,980 yen (main body 1,800 yen + tax 10%)
Format: A5 size / 272 pages
ISBN: 978-4-295-41190-1
Publisher: Cross Media Publishing, Inc. (Cross Media Group Co., Ltd.)
Release date: March 27, 2026
[Related URLs (our site, etc.)]
https://cm-publishing.co.jp/books/9784295411901/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4295411906/
Rakuten Books: https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/18516450/
Link List (Cross Media Group)
Cross Media Publishing, Inc. https://cm-publishing.co.jp/
Cross Media Marketing, Inc. https://cm-marketing.jp/
Cross Media Group Co., Ltd. https://cm-group.jp/
This book is the first systematic guidebook to aggregate information on "General Consulting Firms," which are becoming increasingly popular as destinations for employment and career changes, including industry structure, major companies, recruitment trends, the reality of careers, and selection preparation, all in one volume. From major firms to noteworthy firms with unique strengths, it thoroughly analyzes them through real-name interviews. It picks up points that are easy to stumble over based on many "voices and examples from those with job hunting/career change experience," includes concrete preparation methods for document screening and interviews, and also records a masked roundtable discussion by industry veterans. This is a book that we want those who are "interested in general consulting, but honestly don't really understand it" to pick up.
[Related URLs (our site, etc.)]
https://cm-publishing.co.jp/books/9784295411901/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4295411906/
Rakuten Books: https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/18516450/
Growing General Consulting Firms
According to an announcement by IDC Japan, the business consulting market in Japan reached a scale of approximately 800 billion yen in 2024, and is predicted to reach 1.28 trillion yen by 2029. As the challenges facing companies become more complex, such as AI implementation support, DX accompaniment, and responding to sustainability, the presence of "general consulting firms" that can provide end-to-end support from strategy formulation to execution and anchoring is rapidly increasing.
However, for people considering employment or a career change, the reality is that information about general consulting firms is often fragmented. Even if one hears words like "the industry is growing" or "you can acquire skills," the "reality" that applicants really want to know—specific job content, the reality of the selection process, annual income levels, and career paths after joining the company—is hard to see.
This book was published in light of this situation. It is the industry's first employment and career change guide that explains the full picture of general consulting firms from a "systematic" and "practical" perspective.
[Who this book is for]
- Those considering employment or a career change to a general consulting firm.
- Those who are interested in the consulting industry, but want to research it now because the resolution of industry structure and job content is still low.
- Those who want to understand the characteristics of the BIG4 and noteworthy firms and identify companies that suit them.
- Those who want to seriously proceed with preparations for document screening, written exams, case interviews, and behavioral interviews.
- Those who want to know the reality of annual income, work styles, and career paths in the consulting industry.
From the BIG4 to 5 Noteworthy Companies: Real-Name Interviews Approaching the "Inside" of Firms
In this book, we thoroughly interviewed PwC and EY among the so-called "BIG4." Through top interviews, project stories, and career examples of young employees, we highlight the unique values and strategies that each firm possesses.
Furthermore, as noteworthy firms with unique strengths, we also cover five companies: INTLOOP, ULS Consulting, Dentsu Soken, Vertex Partners, and LTS, and include numerous interviews with representatives, business managers, and consultants active in the field. It is packed with abundant judgment material for identifying the firm that suits you, such as "Major or specialized firm?" "Foreign-affiliated or Japanese-affiliated?"
Practical Guides for Passing Selection and Masked Roundtable Discussions Speaking the Industry's "True Intentions"
In the opening feature, we include a long interview with Eric Tadashi Matsunaga, a professor at Aoyama Gakuin University, who has a wealth of experience in general consulting such as Accenture and has served as a partner at PwC and Deloitte. Mr. Matsunaga, who says, "Consultant is the world's best job," talks fully about the essence of value and the way of a professional. Also, in the second feature at the beginning, we summarize trends titled "3 Keywords that People Working in General Consulting Should Grasp Now."
In addition, the latter half of this book thoroughly explains selection measures for general consulting firms. From points for document screening, measures for aptitude tests (web tests), things to be careful about in behavioral interviews, practical examples of case interviews and Fermi estimation, to condition negotiations when receiving an offer, it covers concrete and practical know-how comprehensively.
the final chapter also includes a "masked roundtable discussion" by active employees and experienced people in general consulting firms. It approaches the "truth of the industry" that cannot be seen with official information alone, such as the reality of screening, points evaluated in case interviews, real work styles after joining, and promotion mechanisms.
We hope that this book will be a help to those who are eager to choose the option of a "general consulting firm" after having firmly understood it, rather than while holding vague longings or anxieties.
Structure of This Book
Opening feature: Things I want you to know if you are going to work at a general consulting firm from now on
Chapter 1: The "Present" and "Future" of the General Consulting Industry
Chapter 2: Thorough Analysis! Firms with the world's largest knowledge and network, the "BIG4"
Chapter 3: Thorough Analysis! 5 noteworthy consulting firms chosen for their comprehensive strength and growth potential
Chapter 4: Exploring the latest realistic recruitment trends
Chapter 5: Thorough guide to "employment and career change" to general consulting firms
Chapter 6: The reality of employment and career change to the industry as told by experienced people in their true intentions
Author Introduction
Cross Media HR Research Institute
As a research institute focusing on management and personnel of the Cross Media Group, it provides broad support from survey and research to business book writing/editing, recruitment support, and human resource development support. With the mission of "contributing to the growth of people and companies through media," the editorial, design, and marketing teams work together to provide solutions to solve on-site issues. For the writing and editing of this book, Antelope Career Consulting Co., Ltd., a recruitment and career support company specializing in professional human resources fields such as the consulting industry and PE funds, cooperated.
Book Information
"Thorough Analysis! General Consulting Firm Employment and Career Change Guide"
Author: Cross Media HR Research Institute
List price: 1,980 yen (main body 1,800 yen + tax 10%)
Format: A5 size / 272 pages
ISBN: 978-4-295-41190-1
Publisher: Cross Media Publishing, Inc. (Cross Media Group Co., Ltd.)
Release date: March 27, 2026
[Related URLs (our site, etc.)]
https://cm-publishing.co.jp/books/9784295411901/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4295411906/
Rakuten Books: https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/18516450/
Link List (Cross Media Group)
Cross Media Publishing, Inc. https://cm-publishing.co.jp/
Cross Media Marketing, Inc. https://cm-marketing.jp/
Cross Media Group Co., Ltd. https://cm-group.jp/