Tom Spencer

MAY 20, 2018

The reason that this framework is worth introducing is due to the increasing frequency of M&A cases confronting candidates in the case interview. Yes, M&A is not all about finance! In most cases, this will be a number that candidates can get from the interviewer. The M&A framework is set out below.

Case Interview 68

Case Interview Interviews Cash Flow Financial 68

Tom Spencer

MARCH 24, 2023

After conducting interviews and surveys, it became clear that the root cause of the problem was a lack of transparency on the part of management. Another area where consultants can help to resolve ethical dilemmas is in ensuring that AI systems do not perpetuate bias or discriminate against certain groups of people.

Emotional Intelligence 88

Emotional Intelligence Ethics Consulting Case Interview 88

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 26, 2019

The PARADE Method (tm) is an approach to answering resume-oriented job interview questions. It is an approach I developed that is tailored for answering these questions in job interviews for management consulting, as well as interviews for senior executive positions in industry. Interviewers want to know what you did.

Case Interview 81

Case Interview Interviews Resumes Retail 81

LSA Global

APRIL 4, 2024

An HR Guide to Company Culture and Your Organizational DNA When it comes to people and organizational dynamics, the concept of company culture can seem nebulous and less vital when compared company strategies, systems, people, or finances. Do your recruiting and interviewing processes effectively assess for cultural fit ?

Culture 36

Culture Company Recruiting Recruitment 36

MishTalk

DECEMBER 31, 2014

In an interview with Rheinische Post newspaper published on Wednesday, Michael Fuchs also said Greek politicians could not now "blackmail" their partners in the currency bloc. "If Greece is no longer of systemic importance for the euro." Countries with current account surpluses are not dependent on foreigners to finance debt.

System 78

System Financial Course Finance 78

Strategy+Business

JANUARY 15, 2014

In the fourth video interview of this five-part series, Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup, describes his system of innovation accounting--and how it can convert learning into dollars. For more related insights, read "Why Eric Ries Likes Management" at [link].'

Finance 50

Finance Video Interviews System 50

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The table was so large that every seating position had its own microphone that was attached to a public address amplification system. If you know finance, especially the finance of retail businesses, that’s nearly impossible. I’ve never seen a conference room table so large before. The company had suffered a 40% drop in sales.

Case Interview 59

Case Interview Retail Finance Conference 59

Management Consulted

APRIL 3, 2016

As a prospective consultant, one of the things that can seem the most mysterious in the case study prep process is wondering what the interviewer is going to ask you next. Many of you have heard about interviewer-led and interviewee-led case interviews and are wondering how to approach each one appropriately.

Case Interview 100

Case Interview Consulting Interviews Case Study 100

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Dropping these terms in interviews can be good, but only as a Master’s student, and only when appropriately practical. Her biggest hangup in case interviews was “de-jargonizing” her language and really understanding the fundamentals of business which an Econ degree had not taught her.

Consulting 100

Consulting Engineering Finance Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Learn more about the interview preparation course and guide that helped land offers at BCG, Accenture, and McKinsey. Master fit questions, conquer case studies, and become the smartest interviewer in the room. Over 50 fit questions that you’re guaranteed to hear in consulting interviews.

Case Interview 175

Case Interview Bain McKinsey Interviews 175

Tom Spencer

MAY 2, 2020

Recently, an economist by the name of Steve Keen was interviewed on Youtube. It was mildly concerning then to hear Keen say a number of things about money and the global monetary system which on their face would appear to be incorrect. From 1944 to 1971, the global monetary system was backed by gold.

Balance Sheet 88

Balance Sheet Government System Finance 88

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 16, 2020

Sample-Size Problem Excessive Focus on Fatality Rate + Insufficient Focus on R0 (how many people an infected person infects before they’ve recovered) Psychological “Panic” about the Wrong Things (toilet paper) Insufficient Focus on Medical System Scalability (equipment, personnel, & system throughput).

Analysis 144

Analysis Case Interview Interviews System 144

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 8, 2020

The key is to find the constraints in the systems and remove them. If you have a surge in qualified leads but aren’t closing them, you know the constraint in the overall system lies in the sales team. You work the problem until you alleviate the point of greatest constraint in the system. Maybe you don’t have enough salespeople.

System 111

System Operations Education Training 111

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 5, 2020

If the VP of sales maximizes sales without considering what the finance team needs for profitability, collections, or cash management, overall company performance suffers. With each actor doing what’s best for their area, the overall system outcome is suboptimal. As I speak, the hospital systems in New York are being overwhelmed.

Case Interview 71

Case Interview Government Resources Interviews 71

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2016

You may not have to go to business school to get an interview with The Firm, but an MBA is still the best way to break into McKinsey. You’ve been automatically granted access to the secret recruiting system of the firm. Degree – Economics, Business, Finance, etc. and others were experts in their field. Not exactly.

McKinsey 100

McKinsey Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 26, 2016

For a hot tech startup, Uber has been known to be rigid in its processes and systems despite employee complaints about what is needed for them to do their jobs better. Interview Tips & Tricks. Uber looks for and only hires the best, so be prepared to be asked what makes you stand out when you go in for your interview.

Culture 100

Culture Case Interview Interviews Transportation 100

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Interview Tips & Tricks. First off, congratulations – you have passed the online coding test to earn an in-person interview! Expect this interview process to take all day. Then comes the meat and potatoes of the interview: three one-hour sessions of pair programming with a veteran engineer.

Culture 100

Culture Case Interview Interviews Engineering 100

Management Consulted

JANUARY 22, 2017

Continuing to expand, in 2014 the company took on a new goal: to bring clean, safe drinking water to cities in need while creating a sustainable system therein. Interview Tips & Tricks. 28% of Management Consultants Pursue Finance. Prepare for interviews. Check out some of the other firms that we have profiled below.

Culture 100

Culture Apparel Interviews Consulting 100

CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

Corporate finance advisory. These changes can either be internal shifts of processes and systems or responses to the changing market environment. The hiring process involves a mixture of both behavioral interviews and case interviews. Strategic IT. Customer relationship management.

Oliver Wyman 49

Oliver Wyman Case Interview Interviews Bain 49

Jacq Hackett Consulting

JUNE 28, 2018

You realise it’s the end of the quarter and you still haven’t figured out a system for sorting out your finances. Last week I had to set up telephone interviews with around 30 key informants for a project – all of them very senior, very busy people. Seriously this changed my consulting life! Tip five: Change your mindset.

Management 166

Management Video Consulting Finance 166

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

As a result of the crisis, there was less money available for consumption and investment activity, and businesses found it difficult to re-finance existing loans. This led to economic paralysis and stagnation, and the global financial system remains weak to this day. Case Interviews. Graduate Consulting Group. Categories.

Consulting 147

Consulting Case Interview Banking Financial 147

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Case Interviews. Assess the organisation’s strategic direction: Is the organisation performing well, or does it need a completely new strategy? Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Graduate Consulting Group. Categories. Select Category. Business Frameworks. Business Strategy. Leadership.

Consulting 92

Consulting Case Interview Finance Financial 92

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Your website, LOMS program and daily emails were definitely great resources that helped me learn more about consulting and more importantly, the case interview process. If you don't come from a business or business finance background, it is worth reading a book or two on financial statement analysis. Thank you!

Case Interview 45

Case Interview Consulting McKinsey Interviews 45

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

We then conducted a series of in-depth individual interviews, delving into pivotal experiences in their personal history and career progression, and using Korn Ferry’s executive online assessment to measure key personality traits and drivers that had an impact. Women could be ready for the CEO role sooner. But what else did you do?

Interviews 28

Interviews Benchmarking Case Interview Talent 28

Jacq Hackett Consulting

JUNE 28, 2018

You realise it’s the end of the quarter and you still haven’t figured out a system for sorting out your finances. Last week I had to set up telephone interviews with around 30 key informants for a project – all of them very senior, very busy people. Seriously this changed my consulting life! Tip five: Change your mindset.

Management 120

Management Video Consulting Finance 120

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

As the next installment in our popular Firm Profile series, we take a look at the evolution, reinvention, and current interview tactics of one of the world’s premier consulting firms – IBM. In 1998, IBM acquired The Chem Systems Group Inc. Finance Risk. Enjoy the ride! KEY STATS FOR IBM GBS. Website: [link].

IBM GBS 203

IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Tom Spencer

JUNE 17, 2013

The number of consultants hired for public sector projects has been steadily increasing ever since, spiking to new heights over the past few years in response to the tumultuous state of public sector finances. Case Interviews. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Graduate Consulting Group.

Consulting 116

Consulting Boston Consulting Group Government Case Interview 116

MishTalk

JULY 25, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Via Mish-modified Google translation from Libre Mercado (LM), Enrico Colombatto, Professor of Economics at the University of Turin says in an interview "The only hope for Italy is the bankruptcy of the State". LM : And the financial system does not collapse?

Analysis 78

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 78

freshminds

MARCH 5, 2018

Investment banking case studies are a lot more quantitative and tend to focus on reading financial statements and based on a corporate finance deal e.g. a company going public on the stock market. The Ivy Case is a system created by a Harvard professor who coached students for interviews at top-tier consultancies such as McKinsey.

Case Study 53

Case Study Case Studies Study Case Interview 53

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Target2 stands for Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement System. Target2 – the payment system used for intra-eurozone transfers – has widened again, with the largest two-month move since mid 2012. The mechanism is one of the huge structural flaws in the euro system itself.

Banking 71

Banking Government Course System 71

MishTalk

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Kevyn Orr said in a recent interview that at the current pace, the city''s General Services System pension fund could lose its ability to pay pensions owed to current and future retirees within 12 years. Michigan''s emergency-manager law allows for the takeover of a municipal pension system that is less than 80% funded.

Management 74

Management System Finance Journal 74

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Some of the major practice areas that the NYC region focuses on are corporate development, corporate finance, digital economy, globalization, growth, information technology, marketing & sales operations, people and organization, post merger integration, risk management, strategy, sustainability, and transformation. Booz Allen Hamilton.

Consulting 157

Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 4, 2011

As part of its services, PERC produces a range of risk reports on the countries of Asia, paying special attention to critical socio-political variables like corruption, intellectual property rights risks, labor quality, and other systemic strengths and weakness of individual Asian countries. Case Interviews. FTI Consulting. Categories.

Consulting 94

Consulting Intellectual Property Engineering Real Estate 94

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2017

Create and improve systems to manage staff’s and students’ needs — schedules, records, facilities, personnel, and budgets. Also selectively acquire companies and unify their disparate cultures and systems. Establish functions from scratch — Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Sales, and HR.

Transportation 47

Transportation Real Estate Financial Operations 47

MishTalk

MARCH 23, 2015

Already, Ukraine''s Finance Minister Begs for More Money. Natalie Jaresko told the Financial Times in an interview that a four-year, $40bn, IMF-led bailout finalised this month — including restructuring $15bn of debt — was enough to stabilise the financial and banking system. But that was a “first step”.

Company 28

Company Finance Government Banking 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Although our study focused on the effects of attractiveness and not explicitly on sexual harassment, 75% of the women we interviewed mentioned they had been sexually harassed at work. Develop clearer HR and reporting systems. They cited it as a cost to being attractive, and few spoke up for themselves or others. Fear of retaliation.

Report 40

Report Case Interview Culture Training 40

MishTalk

JANUARY 22, 2014

“You see a lot of retailers making adjustments in contemplation of the full effect of the employer mandate penalties in 2015,” Neil Trautwein, a lobbyist with the National Retail Federation, a trade group in Washington, said in a phone interview. Finance says You May Want to Thank Your Employer. Thank Your Employer?

Healthcare 74

Healthcare Insurance Insurance Retail 74