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Consulting 101: Preparing for Case Interviews

Tom Spencer

Case interviews can seem like a daunting task. Thankfully, by taking tangible steps you can be well prepared for your case interviews. In my opinion, a productive place to begin is to watch videos about the case interview. Practice cases. A “casing buddy” can be a roommate, friend, or classmate.

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Advanced Case Tactics: Interviewer- vs. Interviewee-Led Case Interviews

Management Consulted

Last month, we reviewed the nuances of case interview anatomy , emphasizing how interviewer- and interviewee-led interviews have similar case anatomy. Fit interviews, case interviews, frameworks, and 80/20: there are a whole heap of words that don’t mean a lot to a lot of people outside of our world.

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Launching the Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online

Management Consulted

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. The case interview is the great equalizer.

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Fireside Chat – Consulting Recruiting at Target and Non-Target Universities

Tom Spencer

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with another blog contributor to the SpencerTom community, Jason Oh, to share our experiences about the consulting recruiting process. Afterwards, my curiosity grew and I took the initiative to participate in other case competitions and business plan competitions.

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Bain Case Interview Preparation Tips from an Industry Hire

CaseInterview.com

Below is a success story and case interview preparation tips I received from a new Bain consultant who was recruited as an industry hire. After celebrating the Bain offer, I am finally debriefing you on my recruiting prep. My recruiting process was very traditional regarding case interview formats.

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How to Approach Experiential Questions

Tom Spencer

Inevitably in any job, internship, or graduate school interview, you will hear these words. You are sitting in a chair facing a recruiter, manager, or professor asking you to share an experience where you displayed a particular emotion, dealt with a problem, or overcame a challenge. “Tell me a time where you…”.

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How to ace the case in an interview

freshminds

The recruiter said it would just be a chat about your experience and your personality? You’ve already had three interviews and two assessment centres; this new interview will just be a walk in the park? Well, let me tell you; never ever think that it’s in the bag! 2) Know your body language.