Management Consulted

MAY 5, 2015

What started off as an informal blog about management consulting with just a few readers became interview prep sessions, resume edits, videos on YouTube and Vimeo, books and the presentations we give at colleges around the world. The case interview is the great equalizer. And after all that, even with 1.5M Why did we build it?

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LSA Global

APRIL 4, 2024

An HR Guide to Company Culture and Your Organizational DNA When it comes to people and organizational dynamics, the concept of company culture can seem nebulous and less vital when compared company strategies, systems, people, or finances. Do your recruiting and interviewing processes effectively assess for cultural fit ?

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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. Also, find tips and strategies that you can use to network with people in the firm or position that you are applying for. Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview.

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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. Do you want to schedule a mock interview? I’m in the midst of recruiting and have some questions about company X.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 10, 2012

If you’re not selected for an interview, you’ll never regret having tried – and if you do make it through the interviews and obtain an offer, you can always decide to take or leave it at that point. (By Q: Your blog has been valuable and I am a big fan of your work. Our typical response?

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The Fearless Marketer

OCTOBER 8, 2018

I’ve probably had more conversations about this topic with clients than any other: How to choose the best marketing strategies for one’s professional service business. Over the years, I’ve had tremendous success with three primary marketing strategies. Social Media (supplemental strategy). CHECK IT OUT HERE.

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PM Alliance

JUNE 9, 2023

Whether it’s how your group comes together to collaborate on project budget development or the systems you use to maintain stakeholder engagement, a willingness to blend new and old methods gives you wider access to options that can lead to the perfect strategy for your unique situation. Consider your communications strategy.

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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. to schedule a quick call for post-interview feedback. Focus on upcoming interviews.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 6, 2012

Keep in mind these 18 participants are the heaviest recruiters of math and science majors around the globe, these 18 produce more sophisticated algorithms than NASA, and they are smart enough to game the min max arithematic mean. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Business Strategy.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 6, 2018

As the frequency of answering this question increased, I felt that there was an urgent need to be fulfilled, so I decided to start blogging here with a series of articles trying to answer this question in a most efficient and insightful way. McKinsey, Bain, BCG), and tier two firms like Strategy&, AT Kearney, L.E.K, Stay tuned!

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Just like you read what I write to pick up tips, strategies, and "clues" to how to succeed in case interviews , consulting, and, to some extent, life, I do the exact same thing by reading about and learning from others. Just for fun during practice, he decided to play 1:1 against this 21-year-old superstar recruit.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 1, 2009

Everything from recruiting to lifestyle, daily work to client relationships. Points and Per Se: Management Consulting Perks – discover the non-salary benefits of a life in strategy consulting, including laptops, expense accounts, and Starwood points. Pretty big news in the strategy consulting space! A few reader questions.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Interview Tips & Tricks. If you make the cut, you can expect to be contacted for a phone interview within 3-6 weeks. If it’s a phone interview, make sure you’re in a quiet place with strong cell reception. And know the interviewer may pose as a hostile, unintelligent customer. Be Prepared – Don’t be late.

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The Management Centre

APRIL 8, 2024

Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group In this interview Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group, shares his experience of developing managers so they have commercial, financial and innovation skills. Ultimately, enhancing those skills means we can have even more impact. What’s next?

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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. Private equity firms also enjoy recruiting former consultants.

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freshminds

MARCH 10, 2015

Strategy Expert. Consulting career connection A nice easy to navigate website with blog posts from consulting experts on their own 'Top Tips' on everything from networking to preparing for an assessment or interview. Only three examples are given for free (strategy, estimation and logic) before you have to buy the book.

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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. Being simply an observer in such groups has helped me learn a lot about networking techniques and strategies that I brought into my arsenal for future use. How are they talking?

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QEmploy

OCTOBER 8, 2019

This is the best ”top 50 list” of blogs, magazines and websites for consultants that you will find on the internet. That is why I have compiled a list of 50 different blogs, magazines and websites that every consulting firm should know about, and I explain what they all have to offer their readers. Consulting blogs.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

The General Management Consulting practice most resembles that of a traditional strategy consulting experience. Unlike the major strategy consulting firms, however, Oliver Wyman consultants tend to specialize into a given practice area earlier in their career. Leadership Development.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 9, 2019

Interviewing candidates is not a cheap process. The firm wants to ensure that any candidate they interview is qualified for the position, is prepared for management consulting as a career, and is a good fit for the firm. Recruiters often read through cover letters that have lots of “me meme” in them. Tip 7 — Show Your Value.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

When choices are to be made among business priorities, investing in recruiting and developing the right talent often seems to fall to the bottom of the list. A clear strategy and an aligned culture. #1. Don’t rely simply on your recruiters to find top talent. Train your interviewers. The other two? The Bottom Line.

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Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

As for Booz & Company, they were purchased by PricewaterhouseCoopers and became Strategy& , a firm we covered in an earlier Firm Profile. Organization & Strategy. Candidates will be interviewed on campus or by phone. Chipper Boulas – Former Vice President of Corporate Strategy – eBay. CAPABILITIES.

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CaseInterview.com

JANUARY 29, 2020

For example, recruiters will look at two identical resumes — one with a man’s name at the top, and another with a woman’s — and the male's resume will get more interviews. Some career advantages are unalterable and well documented by the empirical evidence.

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The Management Centre

APRIL 9, 2024

This might involve 1:1s, catch-ups, performance reviews, discussions around recruitment, team meetings, strategy meetings, coaching conversations, exit interviews and of course meetings with your own manager too.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 10, 2019

This includes new manager skills related to forecasting, developing objectives and strategies, tasking, scheduling, budgeting, and developing policies, procedures and processes. In high growth companies, managers often spend more than 50 percent of their time recruiting, interviewing and onboarding new team members.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 7, 2016

Brand & Business Portfolio Strategy. Global Growth Strategy. Market Entry Strategy. Pricing Strategy. In addition, after working at TCG, you’ll have enough positive experience to jump over to a larger, more general-strategy firm, although you’ll really have to network to jump straight to MBB.

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LSA Global

MARCH 16, 2018

Based upon almost thirty years of client work, we have found culture can become a crisis when: The business strategy shifts. Because strategy must go through people and culture to get implemented, forward-thinking leaders seek to protect and align culture during rapid growth. There is a change in leadership. Rapid growth occurs.

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LSA Global

MARCH 6, 2019

Timely promotions are far less costly than drawn out and expensive external recruitment and training. First you must clearly identify the roles and positions that matter most both now and in the future vis-à-vis your business and people strategies. Four Basic Steps to Keep Talent in the Pipeline. The process is not rocket science.

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The Fearless Marketer

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This is all about credibility or “social proof”: WHERE YOU’VE SEEN ME: I regularly blog for and have been featured by national publications, podcasts, and organizations including: Business Insider. Note that this section mentions the services he offers and then comes back to the outcomes he helps his clients achieve.

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Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2018

We visited and interviewed farmers in Italy, Germany, and the UK to find out why the platform had bombed. Surprisingly, the interviews did not reveal any unequivocal reasons for why farmers shunned the platform. We call this the “100 lovers strategy.” Airbnb started with this strategy. How Strava Did It.

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Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The challengein this case was to take an award-winning HR function and improve their impact on organisational performance.There are several broad approaches – and in a short blog post it’s only possible to provide a ‘flavour’ of these. [1] Devise a semi-structured interview format and ask the customers what they want from you.

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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. I contacted the McKinsey Director for Middle East offices (He is the most senior fellow I could find -- my strategy was to start from the top). I have consequently been invited for an interview.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Sales : Business Intelligence, Customer Targeting and Activity Planning, Go-to-Market Strategy and Transformation, Sales Channel Strategy and Management, Sales Compensation, Sales Force Design, Sales Force Effectiveness, Territory Management. ZS ASSOCIATES INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 27, 2020

And today you don't have a lot of choices to resolve this crisis as you can't simply sign up with an executive recruiter and get busy finding a job because the opportunities simply aren't there. Several years ago, Michael Zipursky of Consulting Success, interviewed me for his podcast on my "$0 to $300K in 18 months Business Launch story."

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 29, 2018

I think their recruiters love that because it’s an annuity for them. A lot of times people look at the tactics or some cases, even the strategy but they forget the mindset that is required and the level of discipline and commitment that is the most important before you can even think about the tactic or the strategy.

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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 applied at the top consulting firms , and was rejected from MBB (I was not even offered interviews with them). There are some people I've interviewed, that I really enjoy talking to.

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SkillQuo

APRIL 3, 2018

Although precise niches of skills are always likely to be of interest to consulting firms that are recruiting new hires, recent trends show that firms are looking for more holistic skills among their recruits. Patty Wood is a Senior Editor and Blogger specializing in information strategy and corporate intelligence. Patty Wood.

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