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Consulting Case Interviews at Non-Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

As such, I’ve increasingly seen case interviews being used to recruit for corporate strategy roles in all sectors and business operation (“BizOps”) roles at startups. Now, case interviews for non-consulting industries tend to really intimidate candidates. For example, for those applying to department stores (e.g.

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Conversation with 2020 Delivery

Tom Spencer

I recently had the good fortune to talk briefly with Mike Meredith who is a Director at 2020 Delivery, and leads the firm’s people development function. We’re not going to send you to Canary Wharf to work in finance. We have a role modelling development structure. However, it’s not just development by osmosis.

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London School of Economics Postgrad Talks About Life At Deloitte

Management Consulted

Peter: When I was at Warwick, it was a massive feeder school into investment banking, and finance, but slightly less into consulting. The atmosphere itself, and the interview itself was very, very different in the fact that the big four in the UK in comparison to the MBB over here really focus a lot less on the case study.

Deloitte 100
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From STEM PhD to Federal Consulting: An Interview with Josh

Management Consulted

Well, I grew up in Bethesda, MD, and attended the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT for – BS (finance), MS (nutritional sciences), and PhD (cell and molecular biology). In this job I managed investigator initiated clinical trials, scientific messaging and key opinion leader development. Hi Josh, how are you doing today?

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Kearney aims to provide support for companies by helping them stay ahead of new market developments and positioning them to capture new opportunities. Firm hires 2,000th employee. Innovation. Strategic IT.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

IBM was founded in 1911 and has a rich history of ingenuity, deep convictions, premier research and development, and trend setting. Finance Risk. IBM’s premier internship program for students pursuing software development and MBA degrees (but focused on those with technical backgrounds). IBM GBS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

IBM GBS 203
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What Does an Aspiring Founder Need to Know?

Harvard Business

The skills most frequently mentioned as crucial during early stages include product design and development, pitching, and assembling a founding team. In later-stage ventures, important skills include recruiting specialist employees, communicating vision to new employees, and managing company culture. ” Finance is less important.