India, Aug. 6 -- Will consulting jobs become another casualty of the AI wave? A former associate at McKinsey says no. In a LinkedIn blog post, Anirban Kundu argued that consultants do more than just provide research and recommendations - they act as guides, friends and confidants for CEOs.

To support his argument, Kundu presented the example of a senior partner at McKinsey who would fly across the country every month, just to attend the pooja organised by the CEO of a client firm.

Kundu spent a little over two years working for McKinsey & Company - one of the world's oldest and largest management consulting firms. He says that during his time at McKinsey, he learned that consultants do more than just provide solutions, data and slide de...