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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. Setting Goals.

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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). Email us for more details!

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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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Job Hub: Airbnb Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

They sought to create this type of connection experience for people everywhere when they traveled, and the idea for the bigger Airbnb was born. The original site offered short-term living quarters, breakfast and a unique business networking opportunity for attendees who were unable to book a hotel in the saturated market.

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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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Applying to McKinsey from a Non-Target School

CaseInterview.com

Before my interviews with both firms, I actually got rejected from non- management consulting jobs (even though they were both less prestigious firms and would have been backups for me). Basically, to get interviews, network, network and then network some more. Let me explain how this applies to case interviews.