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Ask these Six Questions in a Case Interview

Tom Spencer

One of the most difficult tasks in a case interview is to ask the right questions at the beginning of the case. As a result, this don’t really help them to solve the case. However, the goal of the questions must be to scope the subsequent structure and tailor it exactly to the case at hand.

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Unlocking a Career as a Marketing Consultant

Tom Spencer

Marketing consultants advise companies on marketing strategies and campaigns. Marketing consultants may work as freelancers, or as part of a digital agency (such as Slalom ), marketing agency (such as Ogilvy ), or larger firm that has digital and marketing capabilities (such as McKinsey Digital or BCG X ).

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Examples of Concluding Your Case Interview (Part II)

Tom Spencer

This article focuses on how to conclude well in your case interview. What I’m going to do in this post is to give two examples of conclusions to the same case interview: one okay conclusion and one great conclusion. “The He’s also an avid traveller with passion for FinTech, marathon, and blogging.

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Why Soft Skills are Necessary in Landing a Consulting Job

Tom Spencer

There are 3 soft skills in particular that I like to call the 3C’s of consulting: confidence, collaboration, and communication. Confidence The first soft skill that will aid you in your consulting career is confidence. Within the world of consulting, however, there isn’t always a right answer or solution to the problem at hand.

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Brains for Short-Term Hire: Pro-Bono Consulting Projects

Tom Spencer

For the ultimate assessment of one’s skills, a student might participate in a semester long capstone design project, conduct a semester long research study in a laboratory, or develop an innovative product for a start-up company. Preparing for a career in consulting contains milestones that roughly resemble this process.

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Bulger Partners – Strategy Consulting for the Software Economy

Management Consulted

Have we got a treat for you today, as we highlight up-and-coming software consulting firm Bulger Partners. What makes Bulger Partners even more unique among consulting firms is the fact that the firm houses Strategy Consulting and Investment Banking arms under the same roof, and even has a small PE fund. BULGER PARTNERS.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

Last week we held an MC exclusive subscriber giveaway contest – entrants told us in 200 words or less how they became interested in consulting. 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.