CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Case Interview Dress Code. I often get questions about the dress code in a case interview. I cannot thank you enough for providing: The free case interview preparation videos on your blog. your frequent "insightful" emails sharing interview experience of other candidates.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Top Management Consulting Firms. Interview Resources. Accenture Recruiting. Accenture Interview Question. AT Kearney Recruiting Skills Test. Monitor Deloitte Role Play Interview. Monitor Deloitte 2nd Round Interview Prep. Monitor Deloitte Interview Tips for Experienced Hire. Crack the Case.

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APRIL 30, 2019

What follows is our exchange and my advice on how to prepare for second chance interviews after a rejection. Readers Email: I have a question pertaining to second chance interviews and case interview preparation. I interviewed with McKinsey for the second round and did not make it past that. I'm a Ph.D.

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MARCH 10, 2019

I was recently asked by a reader what the average applicant success rate is at each round in the case interview process. The first step in the application process where cuts are made would be the Consulting Resume and Cover Letter Screen. have done the majority of recruiting out of the schools (under grad, MBA, JD, MD, PhD).

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You received an interview with a consulting firm! Management consulting interviews generally have two types of assessments, behavioral and casing. This blog will help shed some light on what to expect and how to prepare for behavioral assessments. First Round Interview: Behavioral and Case Questions.

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JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn how to market yourself through your resume and cover letter so that you will get the interview. Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. How to Write a Cover Letter That Will Get You the Interview. How to Network Your Way to an Interview.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2021

Billy Gerhard is a consultant in the Philadelphia office of the Boston Consulting Group, a Big 3 management consulting firm. What got you interested in consulting? Consulting was a way to apply my problem-solving approach to different problems faced by all kinds of businesses. In 2019, he received his Ph.D.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 13, 2019

10 years, one of the most common questions I am asked is how much time is needed to prepare for a case interview and how to prepare when you don’t have much time. I want to address in this article the 2 nd question of how to prepare for a case interview when you don’t have much time. Reader #2 – 3 Days Until Interview.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

I recently received this success story from an actress (now a BCG consultant), and thought you would find her suggestions and tips on case interview prep useful. I'm now a Junior Consultant at BCG, and finally feel like I'm on track to one day found the Arts Company I've always wanted to lead.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 4, 2022

Case Studies. There is a lot to think about when preparing for consulting interviews , and you may want to check out some of our other blog posts and guides for preparing your resume , creating your cover letter , and improving your network. Many of these processes also include early round interviews. Frameworks.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

Sometimes, when struggling through yet another case interview practice , candidates might wonder: "Why consulting again?" Indeed, many other job opportunities have straightforward interviewing and hiring processes that don't require hours of practice and coaching. Consultants learn a lot--fast. Compensation.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Hi readers: I hate to pause the blog train, but for the next few days I will be traveling and enjoying the last moments of 2008. Here’s what’s coming up: -A series of posts on “breaking into consulting” from non-business/economics backgrounds (eg, engineering, liberal arts, etc). Thanks for your readership!

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Most consulting firms are wrapping up their recruitment process for this year and offers have been sent out. As a result, the consulting firms want to see strong soft skills demonstrated in the interviews. As a result, the consulting firms want to see strong soft skills demonstrated in the interviews.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

I am often asked by readers if networking will really help them obtain a consulting interview or if it could affect them negatively. I suggest you network with anyone within a management consulting firm regardless of whether they are involved in recruiting or consulting resume screening. Additional Resources.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 10, 2019

Facing rejection from consulting firms is an emotional topic especially with the time and effort candidates put in preparing for the case interview. For a very long time, I have thought that I am at the top tier of candidates for consulting firms, however it seems that reality has proven me wrong. “For

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Management Consulted

JUNE 23, 2015

In May, we launched the Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online. In June, we launched BBS – our once-a-year program for aspiring consultants to work together, as a group, to be the best that we can be. While the case interview is the great equalizer, the fit interview is the great differentiator.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

INFOSYS CONSULTING. Birthed in 2004 as a spin-off of Indian tech outsourcing behemoth Infosys Technologies, Infosys Consulting is quickly climbing the charts as an industry leader in IT Operations and Strategy consulting. INFOSYS CONSULTING KEY STATS. INFOSYS CONSULTING HISTORY. Infosys Revenue: $6B (2010).

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 9, 2019

Your cover letter can make a big difference when applying for a management consulting position. Consulting firms will typically read your cover letter to quickly identify what makes you different from thousands of other applicants. This guide will cover 11 essential steps towards writing the perfect consulting cover letter.

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 15, 2019

As a former consulting resume and cover letter reader for McKinsey, and someone who has reviewed thousands of applications, I have noticed an interesting trend. If your cover letter is good, from the perspective of the person reading the letter, I want to interview you -- basically I am biased in your favor. Here's why it works.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 20, 2008

Wanted to let people know that I’ll be taking a (very) short blogging break from today through Monday, as I am traveling and making it way home for the holidays. I offer a personalized consultation service – from re-writing your resume to simulated interviews/case studies to thorough Q&A.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

BUCK CONSULTANTS. Today, we highlight another one of those consulting firms you may never have heard of – yet another reason why MC is here! That’s what Buck Consultants stands for – driving thinking-real-world solutions. BUCK CONSULTANTS KEY STATS. Buck Consultants Website: www.buckconsultants.com.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 27, 2012

Paper airplanes are fun, but you don’t want your resume to become the vehicle for a recruiter’s mid-afternoon horseplay because you’ve bored them to death. Follow our tips to ensure your resume makes it into the interview pile, not the trash. They don’t know consulting! 4 Key Traps. #1 How can you tell?

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

What’s next – when your resume doesn’t receive an interview; your first round doesn’t lead to a call-back; your final round receives a polite rejection? You’ll typically receive a rejection call after the interview. It felt to me like I didn’t perform well in summarizing the cases.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

I wanted to send you a quick note on how I have been able to secure a McKinsey interview , despite not knowing anyone in consultancy. I have consequently been invited for an interview. I have three months to crack the case! My Thoughts: This is a great example of how the management consulting interview process works.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 6, 2012

Keep in mind these 18 participants are the heaviest recruiters of math and science majors around the globe, these 18 produce more sophisticated algorithms than NASA, and they are smart enough to game the min max arithematic mean. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Case Interviews.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

MECE (pronounced "me see") or Mutually Exclusive Collectively Exhaustive is a principle often used by management consulting firms such as McKinsey to describe a way of organizing information that is "Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive". Some consultants prefer this approach since it’s easier to manage fewer categories.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

This success story comes from a McKinsey new hire from a non-target school who gives tips on getting an interview, and explains how to use the 80/20 rule in case interview preparation. Coming from a school which McKinsey did not recruit at, I had to reach out to many people to seek referral.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

What are the Top Consulting Firms? While it sometimes seems that everyone wants to get into the top 3 strategy consulting firms McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and Bain & Company (Bain), also known as MBB , it's worth noting that there are several other top consulting firms that can give a career a real boost.

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freshminds

MARCH 10, 2015

As it says in the title, here are the Top Ten websites online for a plethora of consultancy resources. Consulting career connection A nice easy to navigate website with blog posts from consulting experts on their own 'Top Tips' on everything from networking to preparing for an assessment or interview.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

Imagine you’ve practiced your cases relentlessly. You get to your McKinsey case interview. You hear the case. It used to be that all you had to do was pass the case to get an offer. Every few years, firms like McKinsey do an analysis of their performance review process and link it back to their recruiting process.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Like a scientist uses an experiment to test a hypothesis, a consultant uses a framework called an issue tree. More important than memorizing the main case frameworks is the ability to take your hypothesis and build an issue tree (or customize a standard framework) that will test your hypothesis in this specific case.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 27, 2008

Thanks to Marquis first and foremost, who is both a fellow Stanford grad and fellow ex-McKinsey consultant. He regularly blogs about management consulting and MBA issues and has sensible, smart advice for just about everything career-related. Check out his blog here. Management Consulting versus Investment Banking.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

Everything you produced about consulting (video tutorials, emails, etc.) Your materials have been helpful in many different ways, from the psychologic preparation to the technical approach to solving the case. I made use of documents/case method guides such as those from HBS, Kellogg school, Vault WetFeet, your videos and few others.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Just like you read what I write to pick up tips, strategies, and "clues" to how to succeed in case interviews , consulting, and, to some extent, life, I do the exact same thing by reading about and learning from others. Just for fun during practice, he decided to play 1:1 against this 21-year-old superstar recruit.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

For Z and S, the conference launched opportunities to consult on the many client projects that came their way. The firm is a strong niche player, distinguished in its speciality of sales and marketing consulting. Below are the rankings by Vault for ZS Associates in 2015: #5 Health Care Consulting. #16 16 Retail Consulting. #27

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Question: I am a loyal subscriber of your emails and a big fan who also benefited a lot from your case interview materials. However, the interview experiences have solidified my determination to become a consultant. However, the interview experiences have solidified my determination to become a consultant.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 29, 2018

Today I’m joined by seasoned consultant and passionate leader Ron Carucci. His work has taken him to over 20 countries in four different continents, and he is the author of several consulting and leadership books as well as a regular contributor to Forbes.com and the Harvard Business Review. Ron, welcome. Thanks for having me.

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