Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Booz & Company Interview and Culture. So you have a Booz & Company interview coming up, and you want to be the best candidate they see? Where prestige, pay, exit opportunities and culture are concerned, Booz & Company ranks number 4 behind MBB. KEY STATS FOR BOOZ & COMPANY. In the U.S.

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Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of OC&C Strategy Consultants. KEY STATS FOR OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS . OC&C Strategy Consultants Website: [link]. OC&C Strategy Consultants Headquarters: Worldwide.

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Interviews Culture Strategy Strategy 100

Claris Consulting

JUNE 3, 2019

In a worst-case scenario, should you lose your job because you lack adequate people skills? They had a job interview scheduled for 2:00pm and got caught in traffic. Running late, they arrived for the interview thirty seconds before the interview was scheduled to begin. This is not a success strategy that works long-term.

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& Case Interview 74

Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

I started to suspect that I was when I was presenting some difficult feedback to a client about their sales practices. I had sat with over 100 focus group participants and heard story after story about the impact of the company's unethical sales practices on their lives. Sadly, more often than not this isn't the case.

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Consulting Video Energy Case Interview 207

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

I vividly remember the last consulting interview during first-year MBA recruiting season. I had managed to get interviews with three firms but only made it past the first round with this final company. I’d known for some time that making the transition from sales management to consulting wasn’t going to be easy.

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Consulting Case Interview How To Recruiting 88

CaseInterview.com

MAY 26, 2023

Management Consultants help businesses make strategic decisions that directly impact the entire company. Let’s say a company is looking to relocate to a new market. They may mix separate issues or expect that their previous strategies will work in a new market. Your client may present the issue in a biased manner.

Management 105

Management Consulting Bain Deloitte 105

Management Consulted

APRIL 3, 2016

As a prospective consultant, one of the things that can seem the most mysterious in the case study prep process is wondering what the interviewer is going to ask you next. Many of you have heard about interviewer-led and interviewee-led case interviews and are wondering how to approach each one appropriately.

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Case Interview Consulting Interviews Case Study 100

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

That was when I participated in my first formal case competition and had the opportunity to speak with industry representatives and recent graduates about their career choices in consulting. Afterwards, my curiosity grew and I took the initiative to participate in other case competitions and business plan competitions.

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Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview Consulting 78

Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 27, 2023

I have registered with large, multi-national executive search companies, retained search organizations, and popular agencies. Without this expertise, organizations risk making poor hiring decisions, which can cost thousands of dollars or more in each case.

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Recruiting Recruitment Meeting B2C 98

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

The product-market expansion matrix may prove useful in the consulting case interview and is relevant when considering growth strategies. There are four ways that a company can pursue growth: Market penetration: A strategy to increase sales to existing customers and increase market share.

Productivity 60

Productivity Marketing Case Interview Interviews 60

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

When the business landscape changes, how can you turnaround a failing company? RADIOSHACK , an American consumer electronics giant of yesteryear, faced chaotic trading on Wednesday as analysts predicted the company would report it’s 10th straight quarter of losses. Why is the company failing? Source: Flickr ).

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Turnaround Case Interview Comparison Interviews 111

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 17, 2015

Four P’s Analysis is a framework that may prove useful for solving consulting case questions. It can be used to evaluate the marketing strategy for a product. The pricing strategy that a company employs will affect its market share and profitability. There are three key pricing strategies to consider.

Analysis 60

Analysis Case Interview Interviews Advertising 60

Tom Spencer

JUNE 6, 2020

Designing an optimal channel distribution strategy (e.g. Differences in interests, values, and preferences vary dramatically across cities, states, and countries, so it is important for consultants to recognize these differences and customize marketing strategies accordingly. campaign optimization). brick-and-mortar vs online).

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Apparel Retail Examples Productivity 103

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2016

SIMON-KUCHER & PARTNERS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. Though the firm’s background is exclusively in pricing, in more recent years it has been breaking into other practice areas such as strategy, marketing, and sales. Simon-Kucher is not a publicly traded company, and has a very unique leadership structure. Industries.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Automotive 100

Harvard Business

JUNE 1, 2018

A Fortune 250 B2B company spent a quarter of a million dollars trying to solve the wrong problem. A new product line had failed, and the company believed the problem was either poor product delivery times or lack of effort by the sales force. This company isn’t alone. Kimberly Whitaker/Getty Images.

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Sales Marketing B2B Case Interview 28

Management Consulted

APRIL 27, 2014

Many history, English, and art majors, engineers, and law students – all of interest to consulting firms, but lacking in business basics – come to us asking how they can develop their business understanding to prepare for consulting interviews. Next, analyze the data and develop actionable strategies to improve the business.

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Development Consulting Boston Consulting Group McKinsey 205

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 5, 2020

In large companies, when every functional leader does what’s best for his or her department (at the exclusion of what’s useful for other departments), what’s best for the company overall usually doesn’t happen. In quasi-mathematical terms, the VP of sales tries to achieve a “local” optimization. Gather my resources.

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Case Interview Government Resources Interviews 71

Management Consulted

AUGUST 21, 2013

Andy had failed a case interview with one firm but had a confirmed chance with McKinsey London, and he didn’t want to walk away without the offer. It also represents an exciting new moment for us – the first in a series of video interviews we’ll be posting on the site. Jenny Rae: Hi Andy, how are you?

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McKinsey Interviews Case Interview Consulting 175

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The first case just feels worse. It’s politics in either case. However, in many cases, people are not always candid and open about their goals — especially if the goal isn’t socially acceptable to others in the organization. In my case, I opted to provide a lot of free and useful resources to improve one’s case interview skills.

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Emotional Intelligence Case Interview How To Interviews 81

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The company had suffered a 40% drop in sales. Of course, I was admiring the company's financial management while also feeling a little chilly. Business A can be profitable if it grows revenues enough to cover the non-product-related operating costs (such as sales, marketing, customer service, finance, and human resources).

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Case Interview Retail Finance Conference 59

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn the basics of a case interview – what it is, how they are different from a regular job interview, who uses them, why they are used, and the types of case interview formats and the difference between them. Topics Covered: What is a Case Interview? What is a Case Interview?

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Case Interview Interviews Analysis Data 68

Management Consulted

JUNE 14, 2015

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. In fact, one of our interview coaches, Michael Hecht, used to work for The Seabury Group and now works for Delta Airlines as a member of their Skymiles team.

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Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Tom Spencer

JULY 13, 2015

In this post we outline some mathematical concepts that may prove useful for solving consulting case questions. Customer Lifetime Value: Customer lifetime value is a prediction of the entire future value that a company expects to derive from its relationship with a customer.

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Cash Flow Case Interview ROI Interviews 60

Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Kearney, which was the original split from McKinsey & Company, has a storied and impressive history. Kearney’s fascinating history begins with none other than current competitor McKinsey & Company. Kearney & Company. Kearney & Company. Kearney & Company, Inc.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey 100

Harvard Business

MARCH 10, 2017

Sales executives with even moderately large, distributed sales forces rely on data to help them understand which activities and behaviors lead to the best outcomes. Refining Sales Team Structure and Roles. At the highest level, Workplace Analytics can provide a factual foundation for decisions on sales structure and roles.

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Sales Software Productivity Data 35

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you. As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011. List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong. Bain & Company. Booz & Company. McKinsey & Company. OC&C Strategy Consultants. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Bain & Company. Bain & Company (Hong Kong).

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Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy Strategy& 107

Tom Spencer

JULY 15, 2015

The profitability framework is probably the most important framework for solving consulting case questions. Price Discrimination: Can the company distinguish between customers and charge different prices to different customer segments? How does the company’s product mix, product quality, and cost structure compare to the competition?

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Case Interview Operations Sales Analysis 60

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Many consulting, corporate strategy, and corporate development roles require the interviewee to go through an M&A case study. Depending on the firm and specific role this case could be very strategic and operational like doing a market entry/growth-type case or very technical (i.e. Benefits of Combining Forces.

Balance Sheet 60

Balance Sheet Case Interview Case Study Case Studies 60

Tom Spencer

MAY 31, 2012

Strategy and general business consulting firms in Australia 2012. THE list of strategy and general business consulting firms is part of the full list of consulting firms in Australia : Tier One – Global. Pacific Strategy Partners. Bain & Company. Pacific Strategy Partners. Definitions. Helpful Links.

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Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy Strategy& 122

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Oliver Wyman’s strategy consulting practice has made waves specifically in the financial services sector , and beyond as well. Now a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan, Oliver Wyman is known to give MMC its strong reputation as experts over other insurance providers because of the firm’s focus on strategy. Website: [link].

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

When I first started recruiting for consulting jobs, an interviewer at Bain shared a story (arguably a legend at this point) about how Bain (or it might have been McKinsey) was asked to advise Motorola on whether or not they should enter the mobile phone market. This would be a textbook strategy created by McKinsey, Bain or BCG.

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McKinsey Case Interview Bain Data 75

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Specializing in economic, financial and market analysis, specifically for cases in litigation, Cornerstone Research touts itself as the one player major law firms turn to when navigating the obstacle course that is the American and European legal systems. Cornerstone Research Revenue : $270M (Privately held). CORNERSTONE RESEARCH HISTORY.

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Interviews Research Culture Case Interview 100

MishTalk

JULY 10, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Bloomberg reports REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. AGNC), the second biggest of the companies, and Armour Residential REIT Inc. Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition.

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Sales Real Estate Financial Advertising 73

freshminds

MARCH 5, 2018

Why are Case Studies used? Note that they are not looking for a “right answer”; they are looking for a “right method” Types of case studies. Here are some examples of different approaches across industries; Management Consulting : tend to use “operational” type case studies (more details below).

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Case Study Case Studies Study Case Interview 53

CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

Sales Transformation services consultants focus on improving the performance of a client's sales team and the challenge of maintaining profit margins in a rocky economy and a world of emerging markets. More background on Accenture careers in Sales is just a click away: [link]. Finance and Performance Management.

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Accenture Case Interview Operations Automotive 45

MishTalk

JULY 18, 2013

Case Against The Fed. European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year low. Amidst all the happy talk that Europe is on the verge of some sort of recovery, here is yet another counterpoint: European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year Low. in June, bringing total sales for the first six months of the year to just 6.44 Home Builders.

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Analysis Trends Sales Real Estate 73