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BCG Offer vs. AT Kearney Offer

CaseInterview.com

It helped me a lot in getting ready for case interviews , and now I have an offer from BCG [ Eastern Europe ] and A.T. So my dilemma is whether to go for BCG [ Eastern Europe ], for the great company it is, the focus in projects that it has, and also for the market, which in this region is very interesting.

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The Consulting Myth

Tom Spencer

On the first day of orientation, we were told that we should start applying yesterday, especially if we wanted to get into consulting – but not to put all our eggs in one basket because it was so competitive – and so we all polished our resumes and contrived our cover letters and sent them out left and right to anyone with an inbox.

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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. Went through training with my company X and about to start on an engagement in Cleveland, OH.

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Conversation with Marakon

Tom Spencer

Strategy consulting offers the chance to work with senior executives on the big questions that will determine the long-term strategic direction of the company, and how the business is managed to ensure the actions taken are consistent with the strategy all the way down through the organisation. How many interview rounds are there?

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How to Apply for a New Job After You’ve Been Fired

Harvard Business

What should you say in an interview? Perhaps you didn’t fit in with the company’s culture, or you and your boss didn’t see eye to eye. You need to “understand what type of company will work for you,” he adds. Interviews will definitely require a bit more care and forethought than they did before.

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Conversation with 2020 Delivery

Tom Spencer

And so, what we try to engender as a company is pursuing elements of what you think you are and would like to become rather than forcing people to become a thing they don’t want to be. Furthermore, everybody in the company has a career manager, with whom they can discuss projects, where they want to invest value, and how they want to develop.