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Tackling the Case Interview

Tom Spencer

Case study interviews put you in the driver’s seat: you’re given a real business problem to work through and solve. The logical reasoning you use to work through the case is just as important as the conclusions you reach” ( The University of Sydney, 2019 ). There are many different case study examples online.

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Can Consulting Make a Positive Social Impact?

Tom Spencer

Similarly, in traditional management consulting roles, employees often utilize the latest tools to solve their clients’ problems, often without considering the impacts beyond the client themselves. Let us look at an example as a sort of case study. Enter Social Entrepreneurship!

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What to Do After the Consulting Firm Offer

CaseInterview.com

Question: I am very excited to have received my dream consulting firm offer just two days ago. I don't think I am a traditional consulting candidate and I had no interest in consulting at all, up until last May. Consulting is a great field, and really an amazing opportunity for someone coming out of an undergraduate program.

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Fall 2014 East Coast Tour Recap

Management Consulted

Over the last month, we kicked off our Fall Consulting Bootcamp tour and have trekked up and down the East Coast to several universities – after visits to Columbia, McGill, Duke, Georgia Tech, Yale, Harvard, and Wharton (UPenn), we finally hosted a private bootcamp in New York. 10AM – 11AM – Structuring the fit interview.

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Your Reputation is Everything as a Consultant

CaseInterview.com

In consulting, your personal reputation is everything. Conversely, if your reputation starts off poor in a consulting firm , you start a downward spiral. So, what separates consultants who are strong performers vs. those who are not? A new consultant is not expected to know everything from day one. How can you tell?

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Top 10 Consultancy Resources Websites

freshminds

As it says in the title, here are the Top Ten websites online for a plethora of consultancy resources. Consulting career connection A nice easy to navigate website with blog posts from consulting experts on their own 'Top Tips' on everything from networking to preparing for an assessment or interview.

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Internship Success Stories

CaseInterview.com

The following emails come from readers who have successfully landed internships at consulting firms all over the world. I have previously been interviewing with several of the big firms but without success (especially in the case interview part). I hope that their stories will help you if you are in a similar situation.