Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Last week we held an MC exclusive subscriber giveaway contest – entrants told us in 200 words or less how they became interested in consulting. The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you.

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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

MAY 22, 2016

ARCHSTONE CONSULTING. Today we highlight Archstone Consulting, a new firm on the block that is quickly making a name for itself in the consulting neighborhood. While originally founded as an independent strategic firm, Archstone Consulting was acquired by leading enterprise benchmarking firm The Hackett Group in 2009.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

KPMG CONSULTING. However, not all of its resources are pointed towards consulting, as it offers three lines of services, Audit, Tax and Advisory, with the Advisory arm of its operations (where consulting lives) generating $9.09 Within the US, KPMG LLP operates from 87 offices with more than 23,000 employees.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2018

Student consultants certainly mean well: for their CVs if not the organisations they consult to. But whether student consulting organisations deliver for clients or the students who take part is questionable. I finish with some questions prospective student consultants should ask themselves before starting any project.

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Jerry Fletcher

MAY 8, 2021

where you sit down with a prospect and learn about her/his operation and get to ask questions from which you will develop a proposal. In most cases the answer will be that some metric in the sales equation is off. If they were uncomfortable talking about any part of the operation, now is the time to ask. Do not sell.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Founded in Boston, MA , and containing the heart and DNA of consulting industry giant Bain & Company, Bridgespan is the key non-profit consulting firm in today’s consulting industry. Bridgespan Employees: 15-60 Consultants. Strategy Consulting.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. KEY STATS FOR FTI CONSULTING. FTI Consulting Website. FTI Consulting Headquarters: West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. FTI Consulting Employees: 4,200+. FTI Consulting Locations: 26 Countries. FTI Consulting Chief Executive: Steve Gunby.

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freshminds

MARCH 5, 2018

Why are Case Studies used? Note that they are not looking for a “right answer”; they are looking for a “right method” Types of case studies. Here are some examples of different approaches across industries; Management Consulting : tend to use “operational” type case studies (more details below).

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Ranked at #8 in the Vault Consulting Top 50, Cornerstone Research may just be the most interesting consulting firm you’ve never heard of. The firm has four main areas of expertise: consulting for attorneys, performing research and analysis, obtaining and prepping expert witnesses, and preparing for deposition and trial.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2018

Student consulting would seem to most students as an obvious first step towards a career in consulting. However, Sam Smith has recently argued in the post ‘ Student consulting – Does it deliver? This results in a misplaced comparison between the abilities of an experienced consultant and that of a student one.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 11, 2015

How in the world did Josh go from a PhD in cell and molecular biology to a job in federal consulting for The Tauri Group? Here at MC, we had the pleasure of recently interviewing Josh and asking him how he’s navigated his interesting career path, and how consulting was a great place for his passions and skills to collide.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

It is something you must pay attention to as a new consultant. Influence comes from who you have access to, and of course whose opinion you can alter. Your power with senior management comes from having access in this case to facts and analysis that the senior clients do not have access (or easy access) to.

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QEmploy

MAY 9, 2019

This article will look into the consulting industries current pitfalls and future in terms of transparency and digitalization. Interviews have been conducted with clients and consultants in order to give a realistic and broad outlook. Finally, and from a female perspective, permanently hired consultant, Nadia Kondrup.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 12, 2016

A household name in the consulting world, Ernst & Young (EY) has gone through some dramatic changes in the past few years. With 27 offices worldwide, Parthenon-EY is still a new venture, although it is has gained decent market share in the 2 years it has been operational. Practice Areas. Consumer Products. Financial Services.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Does Oliver Wyman really offer a “different kind of consulting”? Oliver Wyman’s strategy consulting practice has made waves specifically in the financial services sector , and beyond as well. Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? They have served Global 1000 clients over the past 40 years. Website: [link].

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Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

From this noble seed came a company that birthed management consulting as we know it. From the very beginning, Booz Allen Hamilton has been involved in some very high profile cases. Intelligence & Operations Analysis. Management Consulting. Consultant. Candidates will be interviewed on campus or over the phone.

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Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Independent consultants face the constant challenge of finding their next project. My last article discussed working with consulting agencies to supplement your business development efforts. I roll my eyes at the last phrase because good consultants can do this on their own.) Photo ID 40184079 © Ratz Attila.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 9, 2014

The Advisory Board Company is perhaps best known for its membership platform which provides information, research and tools specifically targeted to companies pursuing operational and strategic organization improvement in the U.S. The Advisory Board Company also offers technology, management, and consulting services. Practice Areas.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 16, 2016

BTS GROUP INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. 30 years old and long a mainstay in European consulting, BTS Group has been steadily growing since its inception in 1986. However, the firm operates in five main practice areas: Assessments, Business Acumen, Leadership Development, Sales Training, and Strategy Execution. Consulting.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 24, 2019

What follows is case interview preparation tips from a CaseInterview.com student that received 2 MBB offers without live practice and a follow-up from me where I offer more advice on the proper mind-set for case interview preparation. 2) Read a lot about consulting. 3) Listened again and again to LOMS.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

One of the most vivid memories I have from my early consulting career was the time a Chief Operations Officer (COO) nearly torpedoed my first engagement. To an extent, all these are tested in the case interviews that guard the entrances of all consulting firms. Talk about beginner’s luck. Vested Managers.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 1, 2018

For top-tier consulting firms, there are two primary marketing efforts – the first, marketing to attract entry-level recruits, is quite visible. There are no bus stop advertisements for McKinsey & Company; no online pop-up ads for the Boston Consulting Group.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Presenting recommendations to clients in a way that increases the odds that they will actually follow your recommendations is a very advanced skill in consulting. Incidentally, most consulting firms, including MBB , are actually pretty terrible at this. 2) Read a lot about consulting. Start of Article.

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Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 25, 2018

Consulting lead generation isn’t easy, especially when done online. Now, B2B decision makers are actively looking for consultants online, and your digital presence can be a huge part of how you generate new conversations with buyers. Learn a framework for discovering which method is best for your consulting business.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 26, 2015

If you are a student, recent graduate or aspiring consultant looking to land a consulting job in Australia, then this information is likely to be of interest. Tom: Accenture offers a range of services including Strategy, Digital, Technology and Operations. Tom: Does Accenture use the case interview in its recruitment process?

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This morning, I attended a Momentum session of the Society for Evidence-Based Organizational Consulting (SEBOC). I also handled recruitment, payroll, inventory management, and other store operations. I gained my first consulting client, a small mental health counseling service.

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Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

From this innovative and noble seed came a company that birthed management consulting as we know it. One of their finest moments in the early years was when Time magazine dubbed the firm, “the world’s largest, most prestigious management consulting firm”, at the end of the 1950s. Management Consulting.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 2, 2015

Kearney is a leading global management consulting firm with offices in more than 40 countries. This will be of particular interest for students and recent graduates who are looking to pursue a career in the management consulting industry. Is it possible for consultants to transfer between offices? Tom: What is A.T.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

The cost of something is what you give up to get it: Making a decision requires comparing the costs and benefits of alternative courses of action. For example, if your hourly wage increases then you are likely to work more (unless of course your income is already too high). For example, you may be a skilled management consultant.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Chick-Fil-A. Though this decommissions 1/7 of the firm’s operating days, it has done nothing to harm Chick-Fil-A’s growth, with the company continuing to post impressive same-store-sales numbers over multiple consecutive years.

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Management Consulted

JULY 19, 2015

Ramit is a junior at Duke University who successfully aced his on campus interview. However, he did receive some puzzling feedback from his interviewers, leading him to contact Jenny Rae to guide him through how to use the input constructively for his final interview on site at BCG. I thought I bombed the case.

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Effective Managers

MARCH 31, 2023

Of course, this is a simplification of a very sophisticated and complex process. Think unskilled and technical work: taxi driver, labourer, mechanic, baker, assembler, bookkeeper, brick layer, carpenter, call centre operator, receptionist, and so on. And, of course, many other factors that we are not discussing in this article.)

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Tom Spencer

JULY 16, 2015

The Three C’s Framework may prove extremely valuable for consulting case questions. If the company is considering a certain course of action, does it have sufficient funds available to undertake the project? (Source: Flickr ). It involves examining customers, competition, and the company. What’s the break even analysis?

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Emerson Consulting Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

No one under him has served as the top officer of an operation as large as his, and no one outside the company comes to mind as someone he can turn to and confide in. Plus, of course, he dare not reveal to his executive team that their own paychecks are in jeopardy due to circumstances beyond his control.

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Emerson Consulting Group

APRIL 4, 2019

He then shuffles through his case until he locates said article, pulling it out and sliding them across the conference table. Do you wonder how to get the word out about a book you have recently published in addition traditional actions like book reviews and radio interviews? Let me see if I have it with me.”.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2017

I’ve also independently developed a number of online courses so have thought deeply about which kind of programming is appropriate for professionals’ needs. But in many cases, professionals face a more ambiguous situation: having an MBA may be considered a selling point, but it’s rarely required for a particular job.

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