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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

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. As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart.

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Here’s Why Strategy Chiefs Succeed or Fail

Harvard Business

Wilson was an industry outsider (he had previously worked as a management consultant and the head of corporate planning at an airline), whom Stemberg described as a “provocateur” and an “in-your-face kind of guy.” In some cases, it pays to tailor the job to the candidate’s unique capabilities.

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How Companies Are Using Simulations, Competitions, and Analytics to Hire

Harvard Business

Contrast this model to the one that most companies use to source new talent. Finally, they assess candidates using loosely structured interviews—which are often not calibrated with later performance, and are rife with opportunities for implicit and explicit bias.

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