Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. As consulting firms go, FTI Consulting is a newcomer – but at just over 30 years old, the firm has made impressive strides to become one of the most respected name in legal analysis and data-driven research to support major initiatives for law firms, banks and the majority of the Fortune 500.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

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? After 2 years, he recruited 2 friends from Chicago and formed the Business Research and Development Company with $500 borrowed from the bank. We want you to nail it.

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Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

CaseInterview.com

JULY 23, 2020

If sales and retention are on target, but you have no cash left in the bank, something is wrong. If you found this post useful, I suggest becoming a registered member (it's free) to get access to the materials I used to pass 60 out of 61 case interviews , land 7 job offers, and end up working at McKinsey.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

That was when I participated in my first formal case competition and had the opportunity to speak with industry representatives and recent graduates about their career choices in consulting. Afterwards, my curiosity grew and I took the initiative to participate in other case competitions and business plan competitions.

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Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview Consulting 78

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? The advice applies equally to industries like investment banking. You’ll typically receive a rejection call after the interview. No surprise here.

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Resumes Consulting Case Interview Interviews 147

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

. – has grown to be the largest quick-service chicken restaurant in the United States based on domestic annual sales. Interview Tips & Tricks. You need to be prepared when interviewing with Chick-Fil-A, because the questions that you will receive are both behavioral, like “Why do you want to work for Chick-Fil-A?”

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Culture Cover Letters Case Interview Interviews 100

freshminds

MARCH 5, 2018

Why are Case Studies used? Note that they are not looking for a “right answer”; they are looking for a “right method” Types of case studies. Here are some examples of different approaches across industries; Management Consulting : tend to use “operational” type case studies (more details below).

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Case Study Case Studies Study Case Interview 53

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

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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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 7, 2020

I made the case (that I still stand by) that a collapse of the consumer banking system (in the 1930s) and the investment banking system (in 2008) would not be reasons why our current economy would go into a depression. To state the obvious, unemployed people with no income can’t buy things from businesses. Here’s an example.

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Case Interview Trends Industry Interviews 76

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 19, 2019

For instance, retail banks can raise interest rates (the price they pay customers for depositing funds at the bank) to quickly attract new balances and acquire new customers. Therefore, you are likely to come across pricing problems in your case interviews. Pricing Strategy Case Framework. Competitor-based pricing.

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Case Study Case Studies Study Strategy 60

CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

The Financial Services Operating Group concerns itself with Banking, Capital Markets and Insurance. Sales Transformation services consultants focus on improving the performance of a client's sales team and the challenge of maintaining profit margins in a rocky economy and a world of emerging markets.

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Accenture Case Interview Operations Automotive 45

MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Expect Another "Bad Bank" Bailout in Spain; Humorous Details of Sarebs Property Assets. Spains bad bank, Sareb, has plans to unload 45,000 distressed properties in five years, over 7,500 of them in 2013. Here are some excerpts (translated) from GurusBlog report Havoc in the Bad Bank (SAREB).

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Banking Analysis Trends Real Estate 76

MishTalk

JULY 18, 2013

Case Against The Fed. European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year low. Amidst all the happy talk that Europe is on the verge of some sort of recovery, here is yet another counterpoint: European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year Low. in June, bringing total sales for the first six months of the year to just 6.44 Home Builders.

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MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Italy: Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. In Italy, Markit reports Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. Rate of decline in retail sales accelerates for second straight month.

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Retail Sales Real Estate Financial 70

MishTalk

JULY 10, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Bloomberg reports REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. This Week in Money Interview. Home Builders. Urban Digs.

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Sales Real Estate Financial Advertising 73

MishTalk

JULY 15, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Retail sales were up 0.4% May retail sales were revised lower, to +0.5% Here are some retail sales comments from Bloomberg to help put things into perspective. Sales dropped 2.2 Retail Sales vs. Last Year.

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Retail Trends Sales Real Estate 64

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

When I first started recruiting for consulting jobs, an interviewer at Bain shared a story (arguably a legend at this point) about how Bain (or it might have been McKinsey) was asked to advise Motorola on whether or not they should enter the mobile phone market. In classic case study analysis, you’d ask them, "What are the market segments?"

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McKinsey Case Interview Bain Data 75

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Firstly, the German Debt Agency ( Finanzagentur ) normally retains part of any new Bund offer, so a partial sale of Bunds is pretty standard. Thirdly, European banks are currently focused on building their balance sheets not on lending. European banks have until the end of June 2012 to get their core capital ratios up to 9%.

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Balance Sheet Banking Financial Case Interview 89

Martinka Consulting

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

For reference, my first three questions to owners are: Have you worked with a financial advisor to see how much money you need from the sale to support your next great adventure in life (and do you know what your business is worth – not just what you want for it)? What will you be doing after the sale? Pretty straightforward, right?

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Financial Banking Sales Case Interview 40

QEmploy

JULY 16, 2019

Preparing for interviews. Preparing for interviews. In any case, try to get as much experience as you can and evolve your skills, to become a better consultant. In this case, you’re giving up on the safety of an employment contract and leaping into independence. Where to find work? What is consulting? Why consulting?

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Survey 64

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 17, 2019

years ago my touchpoints with blockchain increased, for example, while writing my master degree thesis on “Possible Applications on Health Data and Health Insurance” I interviewed someone in the health space that was working on a blockchain project for his health data startup. At the time I only associated it with cryptocurrency and banking.

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Case Interview Retail Examples Sales 60

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. Marketing Sales & Service. Enjoy the ride! KEY STATS FOR IBM GBS. Website: [link]. Headquarters: Armonk, NY. Employees: 100,000.

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IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. Spains Retail Sales Decline 36th Month. Reuters reports Spains retail sales slump stretches to three years, hampering recovery. Calendar-adjusted retail sales fell 5.1 Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. Home Builders.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 70

MishTalk

JULY 16, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Hormel Cure 81 hams were allegedly on sale for $3.99 Kim notified me "the sale price was $3.99" and it was reflected on the receipt. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview. 2011-03-29 - Sound Money Interview.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 75

Effective Managers

MARCH 31, 2023

Much of the highly proceduralized work of bank tellers has been replaced by automated tellers and online banking. For example, the sales manager of a sales team leaves the organization. That best salesperson doing level 1 sales may have been ideally suited to following the sales procedures.

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Ethics Training Training Data 59

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Yet, the yoy rate of real final sales per capita is below 1% for the second quarter in a row, whereas the second quarter annualized rate is near contracting. annualized real final sales per capita rates would have been reported as contracting. This Week in Money Interview. Home Builders.

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Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 74

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Instead, it is sitting on a pile of cash worth about $280 million—50% higher than its pile a decade ago, equivalent to one-fifth its annual sales, and more than twice the level required for the firm to be deemed loan-worthy by a bank. This Week in Money Interview. Home Builders.

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Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 73

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Business activity increased only marginally, whilst new business and employment stagnated, in each case ending eight-month sequences of growth. Anecdotal evidence indicated that increased production, and expansions in sales teams, had compensated for strategic reductions in payroll numbers. Home Builders.

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Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 68

MishTalk

JULY 4, 2013

Case Against The Fed. And that is bad news for an industry whose sales in their home markets is already complicated by the financial crisis. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview. 2011-03-29 - Sound Money Interview. Home Builders.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 71

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Philadelphia : 5th Largest City in US is Effectively Bankrupt; Mayor Holds Closed Meeting With Wall Street to Discuss Asset Sales. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview. 2011-03-29 - Sound Money Interview. Home Builders.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 78

MishTalk

JULY 23, 2013

Case Against The Fed. It may be viewed by some as kicking the can down the road, but it may prove to the state that we need a (countywide) sales tax.". 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview. 2011-03-29 - Sound Money Interview. Home Builders.

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Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 77

MishTalk

MARCH 31, 2014

“The United States stock market, the most iconic market in global capitalism, is rigged,” Lewis, whose books “Liar’s Poker” and “The Big Short” highlighted Wall Street excesses, said during the interview. One of the heroes of Lewis’s book is Brad Katsuyama, who left Royal Bank of Canada in 2012 to form a new market, IEX Group Inc.,

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Banking Case Interview Marketing Groups 73

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Richmond, California, is backing a plan to buy mortgages in low-income areas for as little as 25 cents on the dollar and may force the sales under eminent domain laws, moving forward with a controversial program that would potentially seize control of home loans from investors. Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition.

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Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 75

Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2018

” Take the case of a recent client of mine, an architectural firm. ” But research showed that “customer service” had additional dimensions in the minds of their customers, namely “technical support pre- and post-sale.” Nowhere is this more apparent than with the stakeholder “employees.”

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Case Interview Groups Small Business Examples 52

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Consumers opened their wallets some more in March, spending an average of $89, reflecting the normally expected seasonal spring increase in sales. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview. 2011-03-29 - Sound Money Interview.

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Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 72

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Although she was sad to see her longtime colleague, Anne Bank, go, she was more consumed with trying to figure out who should replace her. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Meeting Ed Yu. “Shall we get started?

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Case Study Case Studies Study Case Interview 33

MishTalk

JULY 2, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Athens and the troika are at odds over an unpopular property tax and a sales tax for restaurants, while a shortfall of more than 1 billion euros has emerged at state-run health insurer EOPYY, meaning automatic spending cuts may have to be agreed to bring it back on an even keel. This Week in Money Interview.

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Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 72