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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

It turns out that preparing for case interviews is fairly similar to preparing for Taekwon-Do Competitions. Martial arts have taught me discipline and the ability to learn new things, while also striving to perfect what I already know, which I employ as I prepare for the case interviews. Learning Frameworks.

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Boutique vs Large Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

Since graduation, I have had the pleasure of working for both a boutique and a large strategy consulting firm and wanted to share my insights on the differences in: Undergraduate recruiting. Undergraduate recruiting. Oftentimes interviewers ask case questions based on their previous projects and industry experience.

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Applying to McKinsey from a Non-Target School

CaseInterview.com

I probably put in over 100 hours preparing , and only about 80 of those were for the case, I believe those additional 20 hours of prep for the experience portions helped put me over the top when competing with other candidates from more target schools. Basically, to get interviews, network, network and then network some more.

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Conversation with Marakon

Tom Spencer

Alex Formstone is a Principal in Marakon ’s London office, and heads up recruiting in the UK for graduates and MBAs. I recently had the good fortune to talk briefly with Alex about his career, Marakon and its recruitment process. Tom: I assume that Marakon uses the case interview as part of its recruitment process?

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Conversation with IMS Consulting Group

Tom Spencer

Steph: Our work is split across all the centres of excellence: Brand & Commercial Strategy, Pricing & Market Access, Strategy & Portfolio Analysis and Competitive Intelligence. Tom: Does IMS Consulting Group use the case interview as part of its recruitment process? How many interview rounds are there?

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Case Interview Advice from Another McKinsey New Hire

CaseInterview.com

By far, the most valuable thing (for me) was the insight into the mindset of consultants and interviewers, which is what your emails provided. It affords a real sense of perspective for a candidate like me, so when I walked into the interview, there was nothing intimidating about the guy or girl in front of me. based resources.

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Generalist vs Specialist Firm Interviews

Tom Spencer

Case Studies. There is a lot to think about when preparing for consulting interviews , and you may want to check out some of our other blog posts and guides for preparing your resume , creating your cover letter , and improving your network. Many of these processes also include early round interviews. Frameworks.