Harmonious Workplaces

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Studies show that employment rates sharply drop after the age of 45 (OECD/Generation, 2023). Since I’ve shown a little grey in my beard, I can verify from my experience that some hiring managers do not look favorably on older workers, especially job seekers. The interview ended. I’m writing this article around my 48th birthday.

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Handbook Case Interview Education Training 98

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

After working on the management team at CSMG, a boutique global communications, technology and digital media consulting firm (now Cartesian) Rory Altman formed the company with Ed Vilandrie in 2002. Beneath them are the managers, who are considered part of the consulting team. INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . Industries. Technology.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Recruiting 100

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Expertise in case studies is considered a given not just among the veterans of business life, but even for newly aspiring consultants, who wish to break into the consultancy industry. Secondly, our marketing strategy had to reflect the specific culture of each target country.

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Case Interview Case Study Case Studies Consulting 88

Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. 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. 1935 – Tom Kearney becomes managing partner. Kearney back to its management team.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey 100

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Surveys & Experimental Studies. From there, assuming all goes well, you will then become a Manager, then Vice President, followed by Principal and Managing Principal. Clark Kibler – Director of Product Management – MPARTICLE. Jiaona Zhang – Product Manager – Pocket Gems. Industries.

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Analysis Groups Interviews Culture 100

Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Known for its incredible family-style and entrepreneurial culture, relaxed work style, and long retention of employees, OC&C competes not only on strategy but also on culture. Their head or “Worldwide Managing Partner” is Chehab Wahby.

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Interviews Culture Strategy Strategy 100

Management Consulted

MARCH 9, 2014

The Advisory Board Company also offers technology, management, and consulting services. You’ll have to read on to hear our opinion (see Culture section in particular). H*Works was the first of many steps the company took towards building its prestigious (in the healthcare consulting world) consulting and managing services.

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Interviews Culture Company Healthcare 147

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. We want you to nail it. Thank you, Edwin Booz.

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Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . As a result of the studies that the small team conducted, the proposition was put forth that Bain establish a non-profit practice area which was considered, but ultimately rejected. Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of Bridgespan. Networking Groups.

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Interviews Culture Bain Consulting 150

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 26, 2019

M&A case framework. Firms typically look at four areas when working on M&A cases. The first area consultants typically analyze in M&A cases is the market. What’s the quality of the current management? Is the target company’s culture very different? cultural integration, regulation, etc.)?

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Case Study Case Studies Study Case Interview 60

Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

From this noble seed came a company that birthed management consulting as we know it. From the very beginning, Booz Allen Hamilton has been involved in some very high profile cases. Beneath the board of directors are the senior management staff, including CEO Horacio D. Acquisition & Program Management. CAPABILITIES.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Resumes 100

Management Consulted

MARCH 18, 2015

IMS HEALTH INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Tender strategies and management. Key account management strategies. Life-cycle management strategy. Organizational redesign/change management. Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of IMS Health. Value based access decision framework.

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Groups Interviews Culture Consulting 100

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Especially if your first job is management consulting as you will be presented with many opportunities to jump into industry. My primary career philosophy is to manage my career like an experiment. When making career decisions, I prioritize myself over the interests of my parents, manager, company, or others.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Based upon data form our people manager assessment center , they knew that being a successful supervisor required a combination of technical and interpersonal skills that drove ownership and accountability for the success of th eir team. 96% Job Relevance 96.2% 96% Job Relevance 96.2%

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2021

Billy Gerhard is a consultant in the Philadelphia office of the Boston Consulting Group, a Big 3 management consulting firm. That was really the value in my mind, changing away from just solving niche problems in my field of study. Now that you have been through the hiring process, how would you describe BCG’s culture?

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Consulting Boston Consulting Group Engineering Case Interview 88

Ben de Haldevang

JUNE 7, 2023

With your choice of case studies and the points made in the interviews, you have managed to conceptualize transformation without turning your book into an obscure PhD thesis. The combination of interviews from those at the transformation coalface, in-depth case studies and a core framework delivers a really valuable read.

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Case Interview Case Study Case Studies Guidelines 40

Tom Spencer

APRIL 22, 2017

Few internship schemes are as competitive as those offered by top management consulting firms – for many good reasons. Nothing tells you more about a firm than meeting the people who work there – the notion of a ‘company culture’ may sound like a cliché at first, but it genuinely provides insight.

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Cover Letters Case Study Case Studies Case Interview 60

Brimstone Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

“Workers surveyed are not in the least bit happy with the way they are managed or told to work.” This is not the end of management and hierarchy, rather it’s a shift where companies involve the workforce in the design and maintenance of an organizational culture.”. So, why the attention now? What to do?

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Talent Leadership Culture Case Interview 89

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? Since that time, it has become the fastest growing management consulting firm today. In 2007, Mercer Oliver Wyman joined with Mercer Management Consulting and Mercer Delta to become Oliver Wyman groups (also includes Lippincott and NERA Economic Consulting). Wealth and Asset Management.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Tom Spencer

JULY 28, 2013

Despite the frequency of these deals, a large number of market studies have indicated that “ 50% to 70% of mergers and acquisitions fail to create incremental shareholder value ”. Clarifying why your client wishes to undertake the acquisition is a good place to begin, both in a case interview and in a real-life consulting engagement.

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& Case Interview 98

Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2016

Many of us know this intuitively: best practices are optimized for a particular place and time and don’t necessarily transfer well between cultures. That’s how it is with practices that don’t quite fit another cultural context. Managing Across Cultures. What Leadership Looks Like in Different Cultures.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

I want to genuinely thank you for all the effort you put into making the best case interview prep resources available and accessible to the world. I read your book Case Interview Secrets - excellent detail and structure on case interviews and the process in general.

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McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Cover Letters 40

Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2018

Relationship-heavy cultures are marked by inclusion, personal connection, and relationship-based decision making. First, studies have shown that women are more likely to care for the collective , which means they are more likely to step in when they see a gap or ambiguity. They tend to be friendly, warm places to work.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Question: I recently completed six interviews with BCG and am about to receive my offer to join them as a Project Lead. I found your case study videos very useful, as is the one-page framework handout, to prepare me for the interviews. Consulting expertise is very much a function of years of experience in consulting.

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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Video 40

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 18, 2020

For me, I was fortunate to study at a Canadian business school and interacted with numerous small and large companies from a variety of industries. Workplace culture. Oftentimes interviewers ask case questions based on their previous projects and industry experience. Workplace culture. Projects and client types.

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Consulting Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview 78

Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2018

A recent study of VC firms found that more-diverse teams had higher financial returns than their homogenous counterparts. How did (or didn’t) managers play a role? To look into this question, I conducted a case study as part of my dissertation research involving 23 women of color at a Fortune 500 company.

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Management Leadership Culture Development 47

Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2017

Rather than assuming we’ll work in one location, in our native culture, we will need new skills, attitudes, and behaviors that help us work across cultures. What’s more, the subsidiaries operated more or less autonomously, each with separate organizational cultures and norms. It consists of five key actions.

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Culture How To Report Case Interview 52

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. Conclusion. Image: Pixabay.

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Balance Sheet Case Interview Case Study Case Studies 60

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

It applies not only to how you serve clients as a consultant but also how you manage your own career. My thoughts on this topic are widely applicable to CIBs (Case Interview Beginners), F1Ys (Future first years), and CIFMs (Consulting Isn't for Me). No, I'm pretty sure I could beat him in a case interview competition!

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Case Interview Consulting Fashion Interviews 89

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

Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2018

In our research on family leave policies and parenting culture in Scotland, we heard repeatedly that fathers felt worried and even embarrassed to use offered leave and flexible working entitlements. the fathers we interviewed said that these parenting perks provided a stronger incentive to stay with the company than increased salary did.

Culture 28

Culture Case Interview Policies Research 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2016

When you’re managing managers, your responsibilities are two-fold: you need to make sure they’re producing good work (as with any employee) and that they’re effectively supporting their teams. Here’s how you can fill in the gap and help your direct reports be great managers. What the Experts Say.

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Management How To Report Training 49

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Interviewing with NERA Economic Consulting? Let’s just quickly discuss the difference between a top management consulting firm and an economic consulting firm. Let’s just quickly discuss the difference between a top management consulting firm and an economic consulting firm. NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING.

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NERA Economic Consulting Interviews Oliver Wyman Consulting 147

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 4, 2013

This is a transcribed phone interview between Rachel (name changed) and Jenny Rae – enjoy her insights about failing the first time around but coming back for consulting success and landing an offer with McKinsey in her senior year. What I look back on it, I think the way I did my cases just weren’t at the bar they had set.

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McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Oliver Wyman 125

Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2017

In a 2014 study by an advocacy group, a majority of LGBT employees reported that they had overheard jokes about gay or lesbian people, and one-third said they felt compelled to lie about their personal life in the workplace. Our study unveiled subtle forms of homophobia and the identity struggles experienced by gay and lesbian auditors.

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Management Consulted

JULY 19, 2015

Ramit is a junior at Duke University who successfully aced his on campus interview. However, he did receive some puzzling feedback from his interviewers, leading him to contact Jenny Rae to guide him through how to use the input constructively for his final interview on site at BCG. I thought I bombed the case.

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Interviews Case Interview Bain Finance 100

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

You’ve done your research and know the ins and outs of the company’s public profile, but how can you assess cultural fit — and if you’d actually be happy working there? During the interview process, you had a singular goal: to get an offer. Interview your prospective colleagues. What the Experts Say.

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