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Business Acumen in Case Interviews

CaseInterview.com

I have recently received feedback from my final round interviews at McKinsey, and have been told that they would like to interview me two more times because they were not clear on some of my case solving abilities. And how do I improve on this aspect of the case? analytical, i.e. structuring of a problem. quantitative.

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How to Improve Brain Processing Speed (Improving Problem Solving in a Case Interview)

CaseInterview.com

This caseinterview.com student sent me an email recently asking my advice on how they could practice and improve their performance in the problem-solving part of a case interview. First of all, many thanks for all your information and encouraging words on case interview preparation . Reader’s Email. My Response.

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Recruiters You Should Meet to Staff for Success

Harmonious Workplaces

These professionals stand out as some of the best I’ve met in the biz When I worked as an executive or a consultant advising C-suite leaders and business owners, many of them complained about their inability to attract and recruit talent. Many recruiting firms keep a good handle on their available talent inventory.

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Holiday Human-Capital Culling Could Cost

Harmonious Workplaces

In-person, low-paying positions in retail, hospitality, restaurants, and healthcare remain in strong demand, though they may not attract highly skilled talent with college degrees or advanced credentials. Job seekers report on peer-support calls and during networking meetings that they have had their interviews postponed or canceled.

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Experienced Hire Recruiting in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Interview process and preparation. The industry in general has seen a high attrition rate, now being referred to as the “ Great Resignation ”. In some cases, especially for firms with emerging practice areas, experienced hires are used to fill expertise gaps that strengthen their offering. Finding the right opportunity.

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Labour Retention: How you can create ‘Sticky’ Talent

Confessions of a Consultant

The book attempted to distil the methods deployed by the best-managed companies to create what’s sometimes referred to as sticky talent. Talent Wars : As the ‘war for talent’ increases, there’s emerging evidence of systematic poaching, in some cases encouraged by headhunters who make a living from ‘executive churn’.Don’t

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McKinsey 7 S Model

Tom Spencer

While you may not directly use the 7 S Model in the consulting case interview, it will give you a deeper understanding of how to examine the inner workings of an organisation, identify strengths and sources of competitive advantage, as well as weaknesses and reasons why an organisation may not be operating effectively.