CaseInterview.com

MAY 22, 2019

Below is a success story I recently received from a CaseInterview.com student about the success they had using a set case interview practice routine. First, it takes a lot of the thinking out of the administrative aspects of case practice. Initially, not everyone realizes this is an important part of the interview to practice.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 27, 2019

As addressed in my article from last week , non-MBA graduate students face a comparatively more challenging journey in their quest to enter the management consulting industry. Step 1: Understanding the Consulting World. As a result, you must take the initiative to talk with some real-life consultants.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 5, 2023

When one speaks with business owners, executives, or recruiters, about and during the hiring process, the message has become more pointed post-Thanksgiving from “We’re not sure when we will make our decision” to “We’ll make a decision after the holidays.” Perhaps a consultant can help.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Compensation for your volunteer consulting work is at an exciting zero. Yet for graduate students seriously considering a consulting career without prior professional consulting experience, I would strongly recommend it. Let’s first clarify what volunteer consulting is and isn’t. Making Sure Consulting is a Good Fit.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 7, 2019

The question of how to join a management consulting firm as an experienced hire from another industry or another consulting firm is one that is often asked. The traditional route is to apply and go through the standard interview process as an MBA summer intern or post-MBA consultant. First Step: Getting the Interview.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

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. How did you resolve the situation?

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Management Consulted

MAY 22, 2016

ARCHSTONE CONSULTING. Today we highlight Archstone Consulting, a new firm on the block that is quickly making a name for itself in the consulting neighborhood. While originally founded as an independent strategic firm, Archstone Consulting was acquired by leading enterprise benchmarking firm The Hackett Group in 2009.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 9, 2019

Your cover letter can make a big difference when applying for a management consulting position. Consulting firms will typically read your cover letter to quickly identify what makes you different from thousands of other applicants. This guide will cover 11 essential steps towards writing the perfect consulting cover letter.

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Management Consulted

JULY 1, 2012

Here’s our first post about networking your way into consulting. Before we get started, check out our core post on networking the “normal way” – at info sessions and through target school types of recruiting opportunities. Think of it as a 101 on consulting networking.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

Management Consulting Networking Success Story: I just want to drop you one additional thank you e-mail, as I heavily relied on your preparation sources throughout my interviewing journey (and the corresponding case interview preparation). I then started crafting my own frameworks for different case scenarios.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

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.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

While you may not directly use the 7 S Model in the consulting case interview, it will give you a deeper understanding of how to examine the inner workings of an organisation, identify strengths and sources of competitive advantage, as well as weaknesses and reasons why an organisation may not be operating effectively.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2018

If you are targeting the consulting industry, increase that stress quotient by a few more points due to intense competition in the sector. I regret not allocating a bit of time to the following activities, that could have eased a ton of pressure from my consulting internship hunting efforts later on. Pre-MBA Reads. Guess what!

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

October was the peak of full-time recruiting, and it shows! You’ve bombarded us with insightful questions about resumes, interviews, applications, and how to pick up the pieces and consider alternatives to consulting when you don’t make the cut. Many of those are from folks who were referred to us by prior clients.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I had my eye on management consulting for some time, so I decided to give it a shot. I wasn't ready to give up, so I decided to reach out to some recruiters that were listed on the firm's websites (mistake). After talking with the recruiter, I was set up to do a practice case over the phone with an ex-McKinsey consultant.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 14, 2020

You might have been given an opportunity to have a coffee chat with a firm representative or with a Partner at your dream consulting firm. In management consulting, relationships matter a lot; most of the time, a strong relationship is developed by making a strong first impression with the other individual. Increases your credibility.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

It is very difficult to get a job in consulting. Fortunately, it is actually far easier to do well in consulting (in my opinion) than it is to get a job offer in consulting. Fortunately, it is actually far easier to do well in consulting (in my opinion) than it is to get a job offer in consulting.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at CHG Healthcare Services. If that was the X factor, we know Management Consulted would already be #1. Interview online or through an employee referral (recommended). Interview Tips & Tricks. Find how to begin on the Careers Page.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Everything you produced about consulting (video tutorials, emails, etc.) Your materials have been helpful in many different ways, from the psychologic preparation to the technical approach to solving the case. I made use of documents/case method guides such as those from HBS, Kellogg school, Vault WetFeet, your videos and few others.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 15, 2019

In the story the student shares her tips for becoming more confident, practicing case interview math and practicing cases. After having succeeded at the Oliver Wyman recruiting for a job, I also got an internship offer with BCG (Germany), which I am going to accept. The same happened during the BCG interviews.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 9, 2014

The Advisory Board Company also offers technology, management, and consulting services. Although we will be reviewing this company as a whole, our focus will especially be on The Advisory Board Company’s consulting services. In 1997, the company launched a consulting business named H*Works. Practice Areas.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Chick-Fil-A. In case you were wondering, the company’s current trademarked slogan, “We Didn’t Invent the Chicken, Just the Chicken Sandwich,” does indeed refer to their flagship menu-item, the Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

We just love bringing you good reads, and today our spotlight turns to top consulting firms in one of our favorite cities in the U.S. So here they are: The top 10 management consulting firms in the very global, very dynamic, always-changing District of Columbia! – Washington, DC.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2016

ALIXPARTNERS CONSULTING. Generally regarded as turnaround market leaders, AlixPartners is doing a killer job at taking up more room in the consulting space by strategically hiring a plethora of gurus. What eventually came out of these good intentions were revolutionary concepts, some of which are now standard in consulting.

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QEmploy

AUGUST 19, 2019

What does an IT Consultant do? An IT consultant’s role is to provide their clients with expertise and practices in order to help them with relevant IT solutions and services. A consultant can also give organizational advice, offer guidelines for sourcing and managing the client’s IT resources. Know your motivation.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. Headquarters: Chicago, IL Employees: 3,200 Locations: 58 offices, 40 countries Chief Executive: Johan Aurik, Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board Revenue: $1B Consulting Engagement Cost: $400K.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn what skills you need to display in a case interview in order to impress your interviewer. The skills that they are looking for can differ between interview formats,types, and rounds. Topics Covered: Interviewer’s Mindset. How to Prep for Candidate-Led and Interviewer-Led Interviews.

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This morning, I attended a Momentum session of the Society for Evidence-Based Organizational Consulting (SEBOC). I also handled recruitment, payroll, inventory management, and other store operations. I gained my first consulting client, a small mental health counseling service.

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 15, 2017

And how it’s used to bombard us with targeted messages, or, in worst case scenarios, how others can use it to terrorize people. A friend feels she recently dodged a bullet during an interview. When arriving at the company the first person she met said, “Oh, you’re here to interview for my job.” Here’s what happened.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

When I left the University of Utah, I went to go consult with Medalia, which is one of the fastest growing companies in the Bay area. It’s their largest portfolio investment ever, and one of the things I did for them was to develop their MBA recruiting strategy, and their MBA internship program. Does she go through interviews?

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2018

The date will depend on the employee’s level of contribution and where we are in recruiting a replacement. Employees of course have to be allowed to leave the office during work hours for interviews or other search-related activities, but I ask that they minimize these absences and keep them brief to avoid raising questions.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

We chose Brazil’s beef industry as the location of our case study , both for the size and complexity of the industry and for its impact on the planet. Nonetheless, the case study demonstrates that measuring the value of sustainable business can be done, and that sustainable business itself can be cost-effective.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 20, 2016

The "BG combination" mention above but not explained (emphasis mine) refers to the Shell Takeover of BG announced in December. In this case, chalk up another 10,000 employee synergies. I think it’s going to come bite us extremely hard,” says Tobias Read, CEO of Swift Worldwide Resources, an energy recruiting firm based in Houston.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Like a scientist uses an experiment to test a hypothesis, a consultant uses a framework called an issue tree. More important than memorizing the main case frameworks is the ability to take your hypothesis and build an issue tree (or customize a standard framework) that will test your hypothesis in this specific case.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The following is a letter I received from an F1Y who took a calculated path and persisted, despite many setbacks, to reach the ultimate goal of a full-time consulting position. I first came across your materials [ last year ] as I was about to undergo undergraduate internship recruiting at [ U.S.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

One of the most vital skills a new consultant can have once they're on the job is the skill of extrapolation. In consulting, the data is rarely perfect and never complete. Some new consultants who do well in case interviews actually have a very hard time with this on-the-job reality. in particular a man's beard.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Question: I would like to do three things: a) Express my appreciation and gratitude for your resources and help, b) Describe the interview format I encountered at McKinsey to help prepare other applicants, c) Ask you about your professional opinion on two competing offers (McKinsey vs. Google). --. a) Thanking you. Google vs. MckinseyOffers.

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