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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

As the 2008 banking crisis ensued, Alvarez & Marsal played a pivotal role in liquidating Lehman Brother’s assets while also servicing many other high-profile clients. While you can and should expect to travel a lot, they do try to keep travel regional, so you won’t be crossing time zones every 4 days. Core Values.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

Booz & Company Interview and Culture. So you have a Booz & Company interview coming up, and you want to be the best candidate they see? 2008 was when the split came, and Booz Allen Hamilton (parent company) divided in 2. They travel quite a bit, but their hours are slightly less than BCG or McKinsey and on par with Bain.

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Short blogging break plus preview of what’s coming up at Management Consulted

Management Consulted

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. The “ultimate” interview guide – complete with fit/behavioral questions, sizing/quantitative questions, and brain-teasers. Thanks for your readership!

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An Ex-Consultant’s Jump into the Start Up World

Management Consulted

He co-founded MobileSuites, an app that puts travel concierge services and hotel information at your fingertips, and which you can (and should) find and sign-up for here. I started at Yale in 2008. I ended up traveling on a few projects with my friend Basel, an analyst who started the same day that I did. Yeah, definitely.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart. These days, it pays to practice being in “interview mode” so you’re ready for the real thing – whether it’s networking with a neighbor at Starbucks or sitting in the hot seat.

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How to Apply for a Job You’re Overqualified For

Harvard Business

And if you’re called in for an interview, should you acknowledge you might be overqualified? ” Your goal, therefore, is “ to make sure the interviewers don’t shy away from you.” “Prove to the interviewer that he needs to hire a big fish, not a minnow.” Should you still apply?

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You Can Be a Great Leader and Also Have a Life

Harvard Business

” In an interview, three CEOs rated as top performers by HBR said the job was 24/7 and admitted they weren’t great role models. That was in 2008. But does it have to be that way? And I’ve been doing it ever since.” “I had such guilt. I shouldn’t even be at this conference,” Hickox said.