Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

So maybe you’ve gotten to the second round, maybe you’re still waiting to hear back, or maybe you’re hoping to interview again in the next recruitment cycle. Regardless of whichever bucket you fall into, it always helps to see things from the interviewers’ perspective. Here are the top three things they’re looking for: 1.

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APRIL 12, 2019

apply to McKinsey and Bain as well). really get to meet, and work with, the 'top dogs' of companies - people. Perhaps in my case it is also caused by working in a developed (Big 4) vs. developing (BCG) market, but I had to work more than double the number. Yes, I would like to Subscribe to the Case Secrets Email Newsletter.

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DECEMBER 7, 2014

. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Founded in Boston, MA , and containing the heart and DNA of consulting industry giant Bain & Company, Bridgespan is the key non-profit consulting firm in today’s consulting industry. Bridgespan is the offspring of none other than consulting industry giant Bain & Company.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 12, 2016

In 2014, EY joined forces with Parthenon, a small strategy firm that was founded in 1991 by two ex-Bain consultants, to combine Parthenon’s strategy expertise with EY’s global reach and implementation experience. As far as former Parthenon-EY consultants ending up at other firms, Bain seems to be the biggest landing spot.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 23, 2015

In May, we launched the Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online. It’s almost July, and we’ve got big plans – MBA meet-and-greets and a 1-month consulting immersion course in South Africa. While the case interview is the great equalizer, the fit interview is the great differentiator.

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Management Consulted

JULY 19, 2015

Ramit is a junior at Duke University who successfully aced his on campus interview. However, he did receive some puzzling feedback from his interviewers, leading him to contact Jenny Rae to guide him through how to use the input constructively for his final interview on site at BCG. I thought I bombed the case.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 4, 2019

Is a job in consulting really what you expect it will be when you are a student, knee-deep in case prep and coffee chats? Bill Nielsen graduated from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business last June, and began working at Bain & Company in Chicago in September 2018. Bill, how did your first week on the job go?

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Management Consulted

MAY 22, 2016

Generally, weekly meetings with your manager are available and the atmosphere is collegial; many current and ex-employees reference how smart and friendly the people are that they have worked with at Archstone Consulting. ARCHSTONE CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. “, “ What is your biggest regret?

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I was reading an email from a member of my case interview preparation community that had recently gotten offers from Bain and Booz Allen Hamilton. Bain & Booz Allen Offers from Mumbai. I interviewed with BCG, Monitor-Deloitte, ATK, Booz Allen Hamilton and Bain. I would love to meet with you.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 8, 2022

Interview process and preparation. The demand from top consulting firms for experienced hires has been growing and it has reached a peak during the pandemic for three reasons: There is a limited pool of MBA candidates, which means firms do not meet their recruitment targets by simply fishing in the MBA pond. Applying to opportunities.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

From the very beginning, Booz Allen Hamilton has been involved in some very high profile cases. Unlike Bain or LEK, the firm doesn’t restrict itself to junior hiring and you have a great opportunity to learn some grand consulting processes and get a brand name on your resume with absolutely no experience. Exit Opportunities.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. 1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Kearney employee is the Global Mobility Program, which is very similar to Bain’s transfer or externship option in the 3rd year. KEARNEY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 26, 2016

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 I think I have the gist of getting a case down, as well as understanding those details.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. The firm has made up for its youth, however, by growing rapidly through innovation, famous cases and a lot of acquisitions. the consulting firm started off like a lot of American startups do – in a small, forgettable warehouse somewhere on the outskirts of town (in this case, in Annapolis, MD).

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Success Story: First, I would like to thank you for providing a lot of useful materials on case interviews. Second, I cannot agree more with your advice on handling job interview schedule conflicts. Success Story: I thought I would drop you a quick e-mail to say thank you for your help with my consulting interviews.

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Management Consulted

JULY 8, 2013

Additionally, if you’d like to keep working with us on 1:1 interview prep, you receive a discount on one of our interview packages. In one day with you, we are going to give you a TON of insider info, practice tips and practical demonstrations so you can ace your interviews! Structuring the fit interview.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Case & Fit Practice. Excelling in the Interview. So, the rest of this post will focus on the two remaining areas: proper case practice, and things to remember during the interview. Case & Fit Practice. Case Practice. The Application Process.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

I have previously been interviewing with several of the big firms but without success (especially in the case interview part). Email: I just got an offer for Associate Consultant Internship position with Bain, and I, like all your fans, would like to thank you for the online resources, tips and advice you have provided.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 15, 2021

Your website was no doubt the best case interview preparation material I found, and that was the case even before Look Over My Shoulder ® was rolled out. Before I found your website, I used Case in Point , which was my only source of solving business problems because I have an engineering degree.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

A reader sent me an email asking if there was a pattern or trend to what kind of case problems are given by each firm? So, does BCG give M&A questions while McKinsey gives business cases? My answer is the cases you get are all over the place and there's no pattern that I've ever seen or heard about.

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Management Consulted

JULY 1, 2012

You want to find a way to meet Lou – you want him in your asset file. who are in a position to offer you an interview or at the very least give you up-to-the-minute information on recruiting cycles or tailoring your resume/cover letter for their specific firm. Blacks at Bain. Latinos at Bain. Veterans at Bain.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2013

The team draw on their vast experience to deliver a unique take on how to excel at the interviews, with an emphasis on tackling a variety of case study scenarios. The case cracking session was most insightful. The case cracking session was most insightful. ” Saif Alnaser Shubana | Full Time MBA Class of 2015.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

In case you hadn’t noticed, the benefits are exceptional, and the pay is above-average as well. Engineers and designers work in concert in small teams; 90% of meeting spaces at the company’s offices are built for eight people or less. Interview Tips & Tricks. Expect this interview process to take all day.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

What’s next – when your resume doesn’t receive an interview; your first round doesn’t lead to a call-back; your final round receives a polite rejection? You’ll typically receive a rejection call after the interview. It felt to me like I didn’t perform well in summarizing the cases.

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Women in Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Deb Siegle, WIC’s president, was recently interviewed (by email) regarding women consultants and business owners for possible inclusion in an article for one of the Boston College blogs. Here are excerpts from that interview. By: Deborah Siegle. Similarly, what are some of the main opportunities available to female consultants?

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I really enjoyed meeting the consultants, but ultimately feel BCG is a better fit. In any case, I have a question for you regarding Consulting vs. industry. In which case, it's a human resources issue. In this case, the issue is a client service’s incorrect decision type problem. It was interesting and very concise.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 14, 2018

Along the way, every candidate will encounter the case interview. As monstrous as it may look, it is said that the case interview reflects the reality of day-to-day consulting. Case interview – what is it and why does it exist? There are various types of case interview. How to prepare.

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Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Catalant connects the world’s leading companies with over 40,000 experts and firms to meet on-demand business needs.” Formerly MBA & Co, TalMix is based in London, and I get the impression that most of their projects are in the European Union, but that may not be the case. The home of independent business talent.”

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 14, 2013

It’s perfect timing for those of you who completed interviews in the fall and received offers to start later this year. When I was at Bain, alternates were allowed. The first time you book an alternate location, make sure you get approval from a supervisor and ensure you don’t miss a team meeting in office.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

At the Big 3 (Bain, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey), you can expect travel 50-75% of the time. Finally, you have constant client interaction which develops “client skills” – from managing client teams to running meetings to learning how to navigate different corporate environments.

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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. IBM GBS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. If applying online or through staffing agencies, the average interview process time line averaged 2.5

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 17, 2013

This time we visited the Bain office in San Francisco, held 2 bootcamps at Stanford, and 1 bootcamp at Berkeley. *. The first stop was the Bain office in San Francisco and our second stop was Stanford University. After visiting Bain, we when on a short walk down to the ferry building for a late lunch.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

I recently received this success story from an actress (now a BCG consultant), and thought you would find her suggestions and tips on case interview prep useful. I did your maths drills daily, and can practically recite the fashion case-study - I listened to LOMS on the tube, while cleaning, on my morning jogs.

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 12, 2019

She offers tips for successfully using LOMS and I include my response where I go into more detail on the best way to prepare for a consulting interview with LEK. I honestly would not have been able to develop my interviewing skills so quickly without your Look Over My Shoulder ® program , so again, thank you! Consulting.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

While that has been a great experience, I ultimately found my greatest training and instruction in how to prepare for case interviews from your website and materials. After submitting my applications for summer internship between my junior and senior years, I was lucky to get first round interviews with all three firms.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In fact, management consultancy Bain & Co. Since 2009 we have interviewed and surveyed 181 executives who run PE-owned companies, as well as eight to 15 people who work with each of these 181 executives (supervisors, board members, director reports, and others). However, Hayek didn’t push training on them.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In regard to your question on business school tuition reimbursements, last time I checked, which was awhile ago, BCG, Bain & McKinsey were all very comparable. And after you meet people in both offices, which you very much should do, see which group of people you would prefer to work with.

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