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. inaudible 00:01:59] Panasonic and Dow Jones and Financial Times Japan, Royal Bank of Canada and a whole host of others. Time flies.

Interviews 206

Interviews Consulting Case Interview Course 206

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Prior to the networking session, use LinkedIn to learn about employees of the firm that you expect to meet. What is something unique to the firm’s culture that you will not find anywhere else? Meeting Employees. The purpose of these sessions is to meet multiple employees at the company. Walk me through a day in your life?

Meeting 68

Meeting Research Energy Banking 68

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

By the time the executive considered cancelling the project, our team had completed almost a hundred 90-minute interviews, two 100-slide PowerPoint decks, five board meetings, and about 15 job description files. To an extent, all these are tested in the case interviews that guard the entrances of all consulting firms.

Case Interview 68

Case Interview Interviews Consulting Operations 68

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.

Resumes 147

Resumes Consulting Case Interview Interviews 147

MishTalk

JULY 3, 2013

Non-Manufacturing Services ISM Fails to Meet Expectations; New Orders Plunge. Non-Manufacturing Services ISM Fails to Meet Expectations; New Orders Plunge. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. This Week in Money Interview. Home Builders.

Meeting 60

Meeting Real Estate Financial Advertising 60

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 10, 2018

We overheard male classmates bond with internship interviewers about fantasy football drafts. We surveyed 60 finance professionals —ranging from partners in top investment banks and senior members of VC firms, to junior traders and entry-level financial consultants—and interviewed 30 in more detail. and Sweden.

Finance 31

Finance Banking Interviews Survey 31

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.

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

I had less than $500 in my bank account, and some years ran it down to under $20 by the end of the semester. I’d wake up at 6 to ride my bike to the pool for swim team practice, shower and change at the gym so I could get dropped off from 10-5, and taught swim lessons in the evenings when we didn’t have meets.

Bain 100

Bain Consulting Interviews Banking 100

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

As an alternative, I’ve decided to walk through the decision-making process on how and why I chose to switch out of consulting, and the various interview processes I went through spanning corporate strategy, corporate development, and BizOps roles. Work environment & culture. Culture = your day-to-day experience.

Strategy 78

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Management 78

Martinka Consulting

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Let’s start with a recent Seattle Executives meeting where five members talked about multi-generation businesses, succession, transition, and selling. The most powerful message came from Brian Quint with Aqua Quip, who sold to Leslie’s Pools a couple years ago (hear more from Brian on his podcast interview with me).

Financial 40

Financial Banking Sales Case Interview 40

Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2018

We, and others, have found that the cultures surrounding women in STEM have been shown, time and again, to be particularly challenging. We find that about 1/5 of women currently employed in STEM meet that bar. We hear, in interviews and focus groups, that women are consistently spoken over and even robbed of their ideas.

Case Interview 37

Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment Engineering 37

Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

Candidates will be interviewed on campus or by phone. Karen Fawcett – Director – Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia. Patrick Gorman – Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer – Bank of America. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON CULTURE . BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING .

Case Interview 100

Case Interview Interviews Resumes Government 100

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 18, 2018

” In an interview, three CEOs rated as top performers by HBR said the job was 24/7 and admitted they weren’t great role models. With few role models, and cultural expectations arrayed against them, someone like Axelrod had to first imagine something new: how he really wanted to combine work and life. That was in 2008.

Conference 52

Conference Nonprofit Banking Groups 52

MishTalk

JUNE 26, 2013

A 29-page report by the Treasury, obtained by the Financial Times, details Italy’s debt transactions and exposure in the first half of 2012, including the restructuring of eight derivatives contracts with foreign banks with a total notional value of €31.7bn. Balanced Budget Ammendment Sign the Balanced Budget Petition.

Analysis 70

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 70

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

This phase involved a round of interviews with people at 28 organizations across a variety of sectors, including aviation, banking, pharmaceutical, professional services, and technology. Support an organizational culture that positions parental leave as a brief interlude, not a major disruption. Takeaways for Organizations.

Company 33

Company Research Interviews Talent 33

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 3, 2019

Here are some questions to ask your recruiter, interviewer or APM coordinator: How long has the APM program been around? There are two key ways to do this: Company culture is a great way to assess the quality and ease of being mentored. Do you feel like it’s easy to meet with people at the company, regardless of their level?

Productivity 60

Productivity How To Recruiting Recruitment 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. IBM GBS CULTURE. The core values of the IBM Global Business Services culture include: Environment. Enjoy the ride! Confused yet?

IBM GBS 203

IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Harvard Business

JUNE 19, 2017

In an agile organization, HR needs to provide the same services it’s always provided — hiring, professional development, performance management — but in ways that are responsive to the ongoing changes in the culture and work style of the organization. Consider the cautionary example of a large bank I recently worked with.

Agile 28

Agile Software Case Interview Video 28

MishTalk

JULY 19, 2013

According to Moodys Chicago has $19 billion in unfunded pension liability and faces a "tremendous strain" in meeting their budget and paying law enforcement. Philadelphia : 5th Largest City in US is Effectively Bankrupt; Mayor Holds Closed Meeting With Wall Street to Discuss Asset Sales. This Week in Money Interview.

Analysis 78

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 78

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

Set regular start and end times for meetings. Some organizations have implemented a policy that no meetings will start prior to 9:30 AM or end later than 4:30 PM. I spoke with BirchBox’ s VP of People and Culture, Melissa Enbar. ” Related Video. Making the Most of Existing Child Care Realities.

Company 33

Company Education Banking Travel 33

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 22, 2018

My manager and team practiced an egalitarian decision-making process in which we would meet, discuss everything from content marketing campaigns to social media tactics, and collectively come up with strategies to move forward with. Some years ago, at a former company, I began noticing a curious series of events. In the U.S.

Management 30

Management Culture Meeting Groups 30

Harvard Business

APRIL 7, 2017

But over the last two years, as we interviewed over 60 business leaders, what we found is that this feeling never goes away. No matter how senior the person we interviewed, there was always a lingering doubt about the risks and consequences of speaking up. So we meet someone and label them as: woman or old or American or rich.

Case Interview 36

Case Interview Culture Hotels Interviews 36

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 30, 2019

The first factor is the culture related to your geography (both country and city). At other firms, they often go to the client for meetings, to conduct interviews, gather data, etc. The third factor that drives work life balance is the culture of the client. You end up going to where the client is located.

Management 75

Management Consulting McKinsey How To 75

MishTalk

JUNE 24, 2013

Most of this pain has occurred since the FOMC meeting last Wednesday, and I am sure the talking heads at CNBC have no idea how much interest rates have spiked. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. This Week in Money Interview. Home Builders.

Real Estate 75

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 75

MishTalk

JULY 23, 2013

Though council members did not extensively discuss the PEL letter Thursday, council Finance Chairman Frank Joyce said after the meeting, "The tax increase they (PEL) recommend is far too expensive for taxpayers to handle.". Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar.

Real Estate 77

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 77

MishTalk

JULY 7, 2013

Martin Dempsey told CNN’s “State of the Union” in an interview broadcast Sunday that the U.S. told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. This Week in Money Interview. Home Builders.

Real Estate 75

Real Estate Financial Case Interview Advertising 75

MishTalk

AUGUST 6, 2013

The Federal Open Market Committee concluded its September 21, 2011 Meeting at about 2:15 p.m. Changes in non-reserve bank deposits with FR banks. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. This Week in Money Interview. Home Builders.

Balance Sheet 68

Balance Sheet Analysis Trends Real Estate 68

MishTalk

JULY 2, 2013

If by some remote chance, should Greece not cave in, then expect the Troika to slightly change its demands so that Greece will meet the demands. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31.

Real Estate 72

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 72

Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies. They believe that they can always raise financial capital to meet their funding shortfall or use company stock or options to pay for acquisitions and employee wages.

Financial 28

Financial Report Cash Flow Metrics 28

Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2015

How I Prepared for Consulting Interviews. The Bain Interview Process (as a then-outsider). I opened my first bank account and watched it grow (I’ve never been great at spending what I make). We’d moved from lower middle-class, just making ends meet, to solid middle class, to upper middle class.

Bain 100

Bain Consulting Engineering Interviews 100

Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2017

The second is that there are clearly agreed-upon norms about what auditing entails: ensuring a firm’s activity follows accounting rules and is meeting social and financial expectations. We conducted in-depth interviews with 18 gay and lesbian auditors, and followed up with them over the course of two years.

Study 28

Study Report Case Interview Comparison 28

MishTalk

JULY 10, 2013

However, several members judged that a reduction in asset purchases would likely soon be warranted , in light of the cumulative decline in unemployment since the September meeting and ongoing increases in private payrolls, which had increased their confidence in the outlook for sustained improvement in labor market conditions. Home Builders.

Real Estate 61

Real Estate Financial Policies Advertising 61

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The general compensation philosophy across the MBB is to be equal in compensation and benefits and to win candidates over based on culture, personality, and fit -- as opposed to more money. If you want to make more money, go work in investment banking. It is very much in the firm's culture to do this. In the U.S., From a U.S.

McKinsey 40

McKinsey Case Interview Policies Interviews 40

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

We got under the skin of each organization, to understand how they live and breathe, by interviewing people who work (or worked) with them, observing them in action and reading everything about them. We spent five years interviewing thousands of people, making thousands of observations and reading hundreds of documents.

Study 32

Study Recruiting Recruitment Engineering 32

Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2017

In Britain and North America, the suit is the most culturally accepted form of office wear for men. I have found that the way we answer it has important implications for how men feel at work, and also influences organizational cultures in ways most managers might not consider. This probably isn’t surprising.

Fashion 32

Fashion Research Interviews Meeting 32

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2017

The kinds of work that are valued and the types that are disdained vary widely by culture, class, and other divides. In 2001, when I was interviewing laid-off high-tech workers, many were frustrated that schools were still telling students that they needed to choose a single career.

Insurance 34

Insurance Insurance Culture Video 34

Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

When my mother graduated from college in 1972, she interviewed at an investment bank where a manager told her that for certain positions, women were interviewed but never hired. An employee of a large bank shared that any future women analyst hires should be “unattractive.”

Finance 28

Finance Case Interview Interviews Policies 28