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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

It turns out that preparing for case interviews is fairly similar to preparing for Taekwon-Do Competitions. Martial arts have taught me discipline and the ability to learn new things, while also striving to perfect what I already know, which I employ as I prepare for the case interviews. Learning Frameworks.

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Tour Recap – Day 7 (New York Consulting Bootcamp)

Management Consulted

Welcome…to the final day, the crowning achievement, of our 2013 8-day East Coast (we counted our final travel day too). From those who signed up on the first day to our late-comers, everyone showed up ready to party (as much as you can on a Sunday when you’re prepping for consulting interviews).

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Management Consulted Goes to London (and Beyond)

Management Consulted

Jenny Chen represented WUCC hard – collecting our books from the dodgiest UPS collection site with Jing, an MC intern. Our host forgot that he had booked a different room to fit more people due to the high level of interest. How could you possibly go into an interview not having done this bootcamp?” WUCC it girl!

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Tour Recap – Day 1 (Georgia Tech)

Management Consulted

Second, we’re planning a UK tour from October 21-27 – and although we have some initial emails out to target groups, we’re waiting to book plane tickets until we have events scheduled at a minimum of 4 campuses. We travel anywhere in the world, as long as you ask nicely and especially if you are located near a tropical beach.

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Applying to McKinsey from a Non-Target School

CaseInterview.com

I probably put in over 100 hours preparing , and only about 80 of those were for the case, I believe those additional 20 hours of prep for the experience portions helped put me over the top when competing with other candidates from more target schools. Basically, to get interviews, network, network and then network some more.

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Reader FAQ — weekend getaway flights, new hire jitters, and the LinkedIn labyrinth

Management Consulted

A lot of these questions will be covered in our Three Month Mastery ebook coming out in the next few weeks. It’s perfect timing for those of you who completed interviews in the fall and received offers to start later this year. I book my flights through my company’s travel site and charge it to my corporate card.

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F1Y Success Stories

CaseInterview.com

But for me, I had a full day of interviews and the PST (first and final rounds combined). I had 12 situations prepared and in each interview did one in full and used elements of others. Each interviewer was very clear telling me not to reuse a situation. Each interviewer was very clear telling me not to reuse a situation.