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MC meets MC – Management Consulted meets Marc Cosentino

Management Consulted

A few months ago, we had the pleasure of interviewing Marc Cosentino at his Santa Barbara home. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Marc, he’s pretty much the Godfather when it comes to case interviews. We had a blast getting to meet Marc, the guy who pretty much pioneered case interview prep material.

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Market Sizing Case Interview Questions

Tom Spencer

Market sizing is the test of a consultant’s mettle. It is a classic case interview question, in which a candidate is asked to make an estimate. When a consultant meets with the CEO of a major airline to discuss growth strategy, for example, they may need to do a market sizing to get a grasp of how big the broader market is.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

Last week we held an MC exclusive subscriber giveaway contest – entrants told us in 200 words or less how they became interested in consulting. 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.

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Experienced Hire from Harvard breaks in to Healthcare Consulting (Part 2)

Management Consulted

Today, we continue Part 2 (see Part 1 here ) of our interview with Charlie, an experienced Harvard grad who took an unusual path into healthcare consulting, yet leveraged his experience and hard prep work into an offer at Putnam. And so when I ask questions during an interview, I can ask “What’s the size of your firm?

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Thinking Like a Consultant: People Skills

Management Consulted

One of the best things about strategy consulting is that you get to work across a broad spectrum of industries , giving you exposure to a lot of the wonderful variety that exists around us in the business world. The same is true in management consulting. For those of you who are up to speed, welcome! 1 – Teamwork is Dreamwork.

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Sample Consulting Case Questions

Tom Spencer

Below we provide a selection of sample consulting case questions. Your client is a low-cost airline headquartered in Philadelphia with frequent service to cities along the East Coast of the United States. It is currently summer, and Cabana is having trouble meeting demand. (Source: Flickr ). Declining Profitability.

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How to Build a Strong Client Relationship

CaseInterview.com

In an ideal world, executives would hire consultants to help their companies maximize their opportunities. And one of the reasons consultants get hired is so the client can avoid getting fired. What it does have to do with is being successful in consulting. However, we don't live in an ideal world -- we live in the real world.