Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 2, 2022

You connect with company recruiters, university alumni, and your peers and classmates to build a vast community of connections. As a result, you land your first consulting job. The purpose of this blog is to identify a few places where continued networking is important as well as for the best ways to do it.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Hi readers: I hate to pause the blog train, but for the next few days I will be traveling and enjoying the last moments of 2008. Here’s what’s coming up: -A series of posts on “breaking into consulting” from non-business/economics backgrounds (eg, engineering, liberal arts, etc).

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You received an interview with a consulting firm! Management consulting interviews generally have two types of assessments, behavioral and casing. This blog will help shed some light on what to expect and how to prepare for behavioral assessments. HireVue is software that recruiting teams use during the interview process.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 20, 2008

Wanted to let people know that I’ll be taking a (very) short blogging break from today through Monday, as I am traveling and making it way home for the holidays. I offer a personalized consultation service – from re-writing your resume to simulated interviews/case studies to thorough Q&A.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

Sometimes, when struggling through yet another case interview practice , candidates might wonder: "Why consulting again?" Below is a recap of four key reasons management consulting provides a truly differentiated career opportunity. Generally, as the higher the prestige of a given consulting firm, the greater these benefits.

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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? Practice will only help for future interviews or next year’s recruiting cycle. If you don’t make it past the resume stage, don’t ask.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

I am often asked by readers if networking will really help them obtain a consulting interview or if it could affect them negatively. I suggest you network with anyone within a management consulting firm regardless of whether they are involved in recruiting or consulting resume screening. Very hard to predict.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 4, 2022

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. Frameworks. Experiential Questions. Case Studies. Presentations. Key Firm Differences.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 6, 2020

I receive 2-3 LinkedIn messages per day asking to schedule a call so that I can share my personal experience in consulting, answer recruiting-related questions, and sometimes even review a resume on the spot. Fellow Mathematics Student interested in Consulting” is far better than “Great to meet you.”. Final thoughts.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

I wanted to send you a quick note on how I have been able to secure a McKinsey interview , despite not knowing anyone in consultancy. To be quite honest, I had never thought about a career in consulting until I: A) Read a McKinsey report. My Thoughts: This is a great example of how the management consulting interview process works.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

BUCK CONSULTANTS. Today, we highlight another one of those consulting firms you may never have heard of – yet another reason why MC is here! That’s what Buck Consultants stands for – driving thinking-real-world solutions. BUCK CONSULTANTS KEY STATS. Buck Consultants Website: www.buckconsultants.com.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 27, 2008

Thanks to Marquis first and foremost, who is both a fellow Stanford grad and fellow ex-McKinsey consultant. He regularly blogs about management consulting and MBA issues and has sensible, smart advice for just about everything career-related. Check out his blog here. Management Consulting versus Investment Banking.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 10, 2019

Facing rejection from consulting firms is an emotional topic especially with the time and effort candidates put in preparing for the case interview. I recently received this question from a reader about being rejected from all of the consulting jobs they applied for, here is the question and my response to dealing with not getting the offer.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 1, 2009

I wanted to take this time to welcome new readers, share a few of my favorite consulting-specific reads from around the web, and answer a few reader questions. International Management Consulting 101 – we discuss what it’s like to work in an overseas management consulting office. Critical reading for new consultants.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

If most other resources are like giving a fishing rod to a hungry man (or giving frameworks to a desperate consultant-to-be), yours is like teaching someone how to make his own fishing rod. I especially enjoy the section about "consultant's mindset". I got a slight edge in the McKinsey recruiting process by accident.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

What are the Top Consulting Firms? While it sometimes seems that everyone wants to get into the top 3 strategy consulting firms McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and Bain & Company (Bain), also known as MBB , it's worth noting that there are several other top consulting firms that can give a career a real boost.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 23, 2015

In May, we launched the Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online. In June, we launched BBS – our once-a-year program for aspiring consultants to work together, as a group, to be the best that we can be. Last year, 55% of our Black Belts got jobs at top consulting firms. And after all that, even with 1.5M

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 10, 2019

The first step in the application process where cuts are made would be the Consulting Resume and Cover Letter Screen. get an awful lot of resumes out of the blue -- but historically they. have done the majority of recruiting out of the schools (under grad, MBA, JD, MD, PhD). what's impressive on the resume and what's not.

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Management Consulted

MAY 5, 2015

In our free time, we dream up new ways to effectively equip prospective consultants so they ace the process and get their dream job. Today, we’re pleased to announce the arrival of our Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online , a revolutionary new tool for people who want to break into consulting. Who is it for?

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SkillQuo

APRIL 3, 2018

The consulting industry has had some interesting developments within the past year. Below is an examination of some key consulting trends that 2017 may bring. The Evolving Image of the Consulting Firm and Consultant. Some firms are even dropping the words “consulting” and “services” from their company names.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn how to market yourself through your resume and cover letter so that you will get the interview. Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. Your resume needs to show all of these skills. Academic Performance.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

I have aimed to enter the consulting industry as my career goal, and I have tried it once with a emerging consultancy, I got the chance to do my second case, but due to my lack of practice and the time limit of my preparation (I am now in my military service), I didn't get to the next round.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 10, 2012

(By the way…if you have any consulting-related inquiries, send them our way! Q: Your blog has been valuable and I am a big fan of your work. I am now an MBA intern at IBM Strategy & Transformation as a consultant. But I do not want to stay in consulting forever. Just shoot us a note.).

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 29, 2009

This is the second post in my “Life as a Consultant” series. The first was with a Booz Allen consultant. Expect more soon from current and former consultants at firms such as McKinsey and Bain! Upon further discussions and email exchanges, I learned that he’s currently a part-time consultant at A.T.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Salesforce. Here are 5 tips to land a position with this innovative company: Do Your Research – Know about the company, read their blogs, be up to date on what’s posted on their social media sites, and be ready to talk about it during the interview.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

From this noble seed came a company that birthed management consulting as we know it. One of Booz Allen Hamilton’s finest moments from the early years was in the 1950s when Time Magazine dubbed it “the world’s largest, most prestigious management consulting firm.” Management Consulting. Consultant.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 7, 2016

The Cambridge Group is the embodiment of a “boutique” consulting firm. However, despite its small size, The Cambridge Group is quickly rising up the charts of consulting firms to watch. Many marketing firms end up hiring ex-TCG consultants for corporate strategy firms. THE CAMBRIDGE GROUP. Career Path. Internships.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

If you're not already familiar with LinkedIn , it began, basically, as a place to post your online business profile/resume and connect with others in your field to grow your network using a "six degrees of separation" model. She states that this is true, not just of LinkedIn's new service, but of all board matching programs.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

For Z and S, the conference launched opportunities to consult on the many client projects that came their way. The firm is a strong niche player, distinguished in its speciality of sales and marketing consulting. Below are the rankings by Vault for ZS Associates in 2015: #5 Health Care Consulting. #16 16 Retail Consulting. #27

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Coming from a school which McKinsey did not recruit at, I had to reach out to many people to seek referral. Out of the 50 people, every single person from McKinsey told me that McKinsey just does not recruit from my school, and then told me to think about post-MBA trial. I am from a second tier school in [ U.S.

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Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

From this innovative and noble seed came a company that birthed management consulting as we know it. One of their finest moments in the early years was when Time magazine dubbed the firm, “the world’s largest, most prestigious management consulting firm”, at the end of the 1950s. Management Consulting.

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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. She turned out to be a superstar and now works at one of the top consulting firms. He’s also an avid traveller with passion for FinTech, marathon, and blogging. Image: Pexels.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The stories below are from readers who have successfully landed their first management consulting offer. Success Story: Thanks for all the help from the websites and your daily blog. I was exposed to your resources early this year as I was applying for consulting summer internships. To all aspiring consultants, YOU CAN MAKE IT.

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Harvard Business

MAY 12, 2016

While on Lesbos, he wrote a blog about his experiences. A year after his sabbatical, our client resumed his career as a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry. Create a blog that allows you to talk about your new passion. He became a public spokesman for a world that seemed to be turning its back on these refugees.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

I think my most significant takeaway from your program has been to be able to internalize how good consultants think. For me, your workshop videos and LOMS program really helped to build an understanding of how consultants approach problems while your newsletters served to constantly reinforce it.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Everything you produced about consulting (video tutorials, emails, etc.) In my particular experience, your guidance was essential to me in revealing the personality behind the much-feared recruiter and interviewer. The ultimate goal of recruiting (from the firm's perspective) is to bill more revenues!

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