Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

You successfully interviewed for a position at your dream consulting firm, and you have received and accepted an offer. Maybe you interviewed in the fall but defend your thesis in the spring. This article is not discouraging taking some necessary time off to rest, relax, and recuperate. You did it! How best should you use it?

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

In this article, we will examine 5 strategies that you can adopt to increase your chances of success. This project sparked my interest in marketing & sales consulting, and provided me with directly relevant experience that will help me to apply and interview for jobs in the industry.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 12, 2019

This article focuses on how to conclude well in your case interview. What I’m going to do in this post is to give two examples of conclusions to the same case interview: one okay conclusion and one great conclusion. He’s also an avid traveller with passion for FinTech, marathon, and blogging. Okay Conclusion.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Booz & Company Interview and Culture. So you have a Booz & Company interview coming up, and you want to be the best candidate they see? Early on, he wrote many articles about his real passion of “taking the measure” on business problems. The focus of this article is on Booz & Company because of its focus on strategy.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

Following are tips from a BCG new hire that you might find useful in your case interview prep. I had three rounds with two case interviews in each. My interviewers were extremely friendly, supportive and happy to assist. rather than interning during my summers, I had travelled, run projects overseas, etc.)

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 5, 2019

Today I’m going to talk about a very important aspect of the case interview, which is your conclusion to the case problem. This is really important and it has an obvious insight for case interviews, which is that the conclusion you provide can have an incredible weight on your interviewer’s perception and memory of your performance.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 27, 2018

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hello there everybody it's Betsy Jordyn of the Consultants Institute, and I am so excited to finally be interviewing Michael Zipursky of Consulting Success. Spend more time with loved ones, travel, do whatever is most meaningful for them. Zipursky: Oh, wow. Four years ago? Time flies.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 16, 2019

This student shares his preparation and experience in the case interview process. I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude for providing your case interview study materials on-line for free access to the world. and only a few days to practice before my first interview. Success Story.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2016

Despite the inherent fatigue and the surface appearance of monotony, business travel can be more than just getting work done in a new location. Through our own experiences as well as those we’ve interviewed, coached, and worked with, we’ve identified some of the top benefits of short-term business travel.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2017

But if the new parent’s return involves business travel, and that parent has chosen to nurse, it’s even more complicated. While it’s common for new parents to feel stressed about juggling life at work and home, for a pumping, traveling parent the stress can be heightened. Become a Travel-Logistics Master.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Email: I am an MBA student at a leading Indian B-school and successfully secured offers following my AT Kearney interview and BCG interview for their [ City in India ] office last week. I had three interview rounds each at both A.T. I'm glad my articles and Look Over My Shoulder ® program were helpful.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 11, 2019

This way I can show the interviewer I am 100% hypothesis driven and I don't ask any irrelevant data. Would you recommend this and what is your view about this as a past interviewer? Student Question: Recently I came across a book called 'The Minto Pyramid' , you might know this book, by Barbara Minto, ex-McKinsey.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

The hiring process involves a mixture of both behavioral interviews and case interviews. Whether or not you view travel as an opportunity depends upon your personal preferences. Either way, Oliver Wyman's global approach tends to result in more international travel than firms with a local staffing model (e.g.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 22, 2021

When you are interviewing with consulting firms, what made you look at Boston Consulting Group compared to some other big firms or specialty firms? One thing that was really helpful during my time between graduating and starting my position at BCG was subscribing to business newsletters and articles.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 27, 2019

Post-graduation start-dates generally range from starting almost immediately (June) to what has colloquially been referred to as the “travel around the world” start date (early in the next calendar year). Combine Global Travel with Learning Opportunities. The key here is to brush up, but don’t overdo it.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 6, 2019

Case Interview Example - Estimation Question and Answer. I was asked the following management consulting estimation question by a McKinsey interviewer many years ago: "Estimate how long it would take to move or relocate an average size mountain 10 miles using an average size truck". Let’s figure out the travel time first.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

Sometimes, when struggling through yet another case interview practice , candidates might wonder: "Why consulting again?" Indeed, many other job opportunities have straightforward interviewing and hiring processes that don't require hours of practice and coaching. The first challenge is getting in.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

It helped me a lot in getting ready for case interviews , and now I have an offer from BCG [ Eastern Europe ] and A.T. To transition to another region starting from BCG Eastern Europe, you will have to physically travel to the country you want to work in, to network and interview. Kearney [ Western Europe ].

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 16, 2020

I started writing this article a few days ago on March 5th, but I didn’t get to finish it until March 16th. When I’m not teaching about case interviews and working with clients, I volunteer and train as an emergency medical responder. When I started writing this article, very few people in the United States grasped this point.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 15, 2018

When it comes to recruiting the three big criteria are: networking, application package (cover letter, resume, and transcript), and interview. In today’s article, I would like to share seven (7) tips on “what not to do” from an employer’s perspective. He’s also an avid traveller with passion for FinTech, marathon, and blogging.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Before my interviews with both firms, I actually got rejected from non- management consulting jobs (even though they were both less prestigious firms and would have been backups for me). Basically, to get interviews, network, network and then network some more. Let me explain how this applies to case interviews.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

The Products Operating Group concentrates on Air Freight & Travel Service, Automotive, Consumer Goods & Services, Industrial Equipment, Infrastructure & Transportation Services, Life Sciences, and Retail. The Financial Services Operating Group concerns itself with Banking, Capital Markets and Insurance.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

as do all the customer service employees at Alaska who are having to apologize to thousands of travelers. If you've been paying attention to my articles on doing well once you're on the job, you will notice how much attention I devote (and encourage you to devote) to the so-called "little things.". I certainly have my vote.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 26, 2023

This may involve traveling to the client’s site to collect data, interview employees, and examine daily operations. There’s an article in Bloomberg Business Week that outlines how the strategy consulting industry began. This is typically the second step in the problem-solving process.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

To check out our London video with in-person testimonies (with awesome accents), make sure to read on to the end of the article… The trip started off on the right note – Michelle got her first-ever upgrade to First Class. It’s good to travel with an ex-consultant! Thank you, Delta Platinum status!

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 17, 2021

Publications from the Puget Sound Business Journal, to the New York Times, to the Wall Street Journal and everyone in-between regularly have articles on the job market. Heck, in some places fast-food restaurants are offering incentives just to be interviewed. Bottom line, it’s an employee friendly market.

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Cheryl Cran

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Here is the fantastic interview with Pat Kramer CEO of BDO Canada on future of work. I have training runs and half marathons planned in my calendar even when I travel. In order to stay robust for travel I eat well and take care of myself. What is your leadership philosophy?

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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. The division focused on in this article is IBM Global Business Services (IBM GBS). Travel and Transportation. Enjoy the ride!

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 30, 2019

At other firms, they often go to the client for meetings, to conduct interviews, gather data, etc. Travel is hard on the lifestyle because you are just not at home. If you want to avoid traveling, work in an industry that is largely based in the same city as your office. Here is where the life balance thing comes in.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 16, 2020

This article identifies what lies ahead for graduates considering a future in consulting, and highlights key insights that I gained by interviewing junior and senior consultants. Travel is an alluring carrot that attracts many young people towards consulting. Brace yourself.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 17, 2014

And Chinese nationals are leaving in vast waves: Last year, more than 100 million outbound travelers crossed the frontiers. Still, the sheer volume of China''s outbound travel these days, and its massive economic impact, gives it new leverage. Today, China''s borders are wide open. Almost anybody who wants a passport can get one.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

We studied the post-CEO careers of 50 Chief Executives in the Fortune 500, and interviewed 13 of them. Almost every CEO we interviewed reported great satisfaction in their work lives after being CEO. Every CEO we interviewed planned to spend more time with family, and did. All of the CEOs we interviewed give back.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 26, 2018

In September, Ellen McGirt published an article in Fortune exploring why there are zero African-American women running Fortune 500 companies. She had been traveling with coworkers for a business trip and they were all on a text chain to coordinate logistics. One woman told me, “My mentors talk to me about dimming my light.

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CaseInterview.com

JANUARY 30, 2023

You may get odd vibrations that travel down the device into your arms. If you’ve ever played any of these sports you know what I’m talking about. When you miss the sweet spot, the ball doesn’t do what you want it to do. And when you hit it just right, the physics are absolutely perfect.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Dalio explained the concept of radical transparency in a recent interview : I think the greatest tragedy of mankind is that people have ideas and opinions in their heads but don’t have a process for properly examining these ideas to find out what’s true. Take job interviews.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

I recently wrote an article about the difference between Planned vs. Emergent Career Strategies. In the emergent career path, I would recommend you read industry publications, attend industry events, network with people in that field, and set up informational interviews (e.g., Were you traveling? What’s the worst?

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 31, 2018

Have you ever felt guilty about travelling extensively? Have you ever wished that the money spent traveling could somehow pay dividends? Well, I believe it can pay dividends, so you shouldn’t feel guilty about your past and future travel. But travelling also nurtures and requires key traits that are present in a good consultant.

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