People Business Psychology

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Selection assessment for a new University Technical College – Case Study Situation A UK-based new-to-be-launched University Technical College (UTC) in Wiltshire (UK), needed to appoint two new key members of its management to join the Principal Designate and complement the UTC’s Senior Management team.

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Case Study Case Studies Study Management 52

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Offer to Buy Coffee in an Informational Interview. The worst case scenario is that the recipient thinks, “oh wow I don’t even know this person and he has the audacity to send me his resume”. The reality of the situation is that even if they think this is the case, they open the resume 99% of the time. Image: Pexels.

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Recruiting Recruitment Resumes Consulting 60

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2016

Here at Management Consulted we’ve known candidates, and have even coached a few, who got offers with McKinsey with no MBA. You may not have to go to business school to get an interview with The Firm, but an MBA is still the best way to break into McKinsey. 1) You’re making it easy for recruiters.

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McKinsey Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview 100

CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

MECE (pronounced "me see") or Mutually Exclusive Collectively Exhaustive is a principle often used by management consulting firms such as McKinsey to describe a way of organizing information that is "Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive". Some consultants prefer this approach since it’s easier to manage fewer categories.

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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Examples 99

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I found it several months ago and started prepping immediately and had done 40-50 practice interview cases before recruiting season. I must have called everyone I knew in consulting to give me a case to solve every weekend (Phone/ Webcam prep interviews too!) Practice really does make perfect.

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Case Interview Consulting Interviews Recruiting 40

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

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 14, 2021

MECE is a principle used by management consulting firms to describe a way of organizing information. In case interviews, the MECE principle is a valuable tool for creating management consulting firms that break down complicated problems into basic components you can evaluate and help you get to the root of the problem.

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Case Interview Interviews Examples Data 52

CaseInterview.com

JULY 17, 2019

Following is a success story I received from a new BCG hire who has some insightful tips for those still recruiting as well as my follow-up where I elaborate on the importance of perseverance and hard work in obtaining a consulting offer. I interviewed with six major consulting companies + three others during my MBA program 1.5

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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Bain 49

Management Consulted

MAY 22, 2016

Archstone Consulting was founded and built on a different premise than more traditional players in the industry; namely, that being smaller allows the firm to deliver quality services more efficiently than the competition. At the Manager, Director and Principal level however, the firm requires that you have a specific area of specialization.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

However, the pay grade at middle management makes it less than an ideal transition point for consulting top performers – get in early, or wait it out. The company prides itself on its culture of Market Based Management (MBM), which places worth on value created over time invested. Interview Tips & Tricks.

Culture 100

Culture Case Interview Interviews Recruiting 100

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

One example is when the New York School’s system hired them to boost the efficiency of their school bus network, which they did, saving the city $12M. One of the things we really love to do here at Management Consulted is answer the questions you have for us. Regulatory and Risk Management. Practice Areas. Tax Advisory.

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Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

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. Two managing directors and nine Senior VPs help the CEO lead Cornerstone Research.

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Interviews Research Culture Case Interview 100

CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Here are a couple of success stories from readers who managed to land offers: Success Story: Thank you so much for all of your friendly advice in the videos! I came into the recruiting process with absolutely no background in business. in fact, I would say that I did poorly in one of the cases, and made small math errors in each one.

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Case Interview Consulting Interviews McKinsey 40

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

QEmploy

MAY 9, 2019

Interviews have been conducted with clients and consultants in order to give a realistic and broad outlook. From Keylane, Chief Development Manager, Martin Thuesen. Finally, both the Operational Manager and Procurement Manager of Qemploy ‘s indirect client, an anonymous large scaled IT – consulting firm.

Industry 69

Industry Consulting Case Interview Recruiting 69

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Consulting-style case interviews are highly effective, and the same format is being adopted more and more widely. The major consultancies have converged on a largely identical interview style, precisely because it excels in picking out the most genuinely capable candidates from the huge pools of applications received.

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Case Interview Interviews Consulting Case Study 78

Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

So here they are: The top 10 management consulting firms in the very global, very dynamic, always-changing District of Columbia! The Washington, DC office’s recruitment team hires highly intelligent people who start as great communicators but are trainable. The leadership set you up for success.

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Bain 100

QEmploy

AUGUST 19, 2019

A consultant can also give organizational advice, offer guidelines for sourcing and managing the client’s IT resources. In the case of client management, utilising these trends can help client tracking through sales process. First and foremost you need to be adept at interviewing. Apply current IT trends.

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Consulting Case Interview Trends System 53

Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2017

This is particularly the case in biopharmaceuticals, where turning molecules into medicines is notoriously fraught with risk, and failure. This may sound obvious, but it was in sharp contrast to typical patterns in the pharma industry of recruiting from within, resistance to new thinking, and sclerotic bureaucratic structures.

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Company Recruiting Recruitment Talent 29

Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2018

As Andrew Spanyi , the author of four books on process management, put it to us by email: “RPA does not redesign anything. As a result, they may achieve modest savings, but in many cases they will miss out on opportunities to dramatically improve process outcomes, quality, costs, and cycle times. Why RPA Needs Process Analysis.

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Company Process Improvement Case Interview Efficiency 31

Harvard Business

JUNE 19, 2017

While initially designed to improve the responsiveness of software development teams, more recently agile has become the default team-based operational model for companies big and small, across industries and sectors, with the promise of a substantial and sustained spike in team productivity and efficiency. Related Video.

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Agile Software Case Interview Video 28

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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Methodologies How To Case Study Case Studies 28

QEmploy

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Sourcing the right candidate, onboarding, managing benefits and payroll offboarding. For example : Recruiting and staffing Compensation and benefits Training and learning Labor and employee relations Organization development. Read also: Interview Tips for the Consulting Industry]. Traditional VS Digital HR Agencies.

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Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview Resources 9

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2016

For the most part, if they’ve made it into management they’re either junior to midlevel, recently appointed, or working in areas such as human resources, legal departments, and public relations — functions that are beneficial but aren’t usually perceived as core to the business. As part of a study of over 800 U.S.

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Analysis Study Case Interview Recruiting 28

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

This success story comes from a McKinsey new hire from a non-target school who gives tips on getting an interview, and explains how to use the 80/20 rule in case interview preparation. Coming from a school which McKinsey did not recruit at, I had to reach out to many people to seek referral.

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Case Interview McKinsey Interviews Recruiting 53

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2017

Godbout: I have yet to see the case study of massive change management of innovation where a group of people came in and, like a whirlwind, changed everyone’s thoughts and executed the whole thing themselves. I think that they should be businesslike in the approach they take to prioritizing and bringing in efficiencies.

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Government Policies Recruiting Recruitment 30

Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

You might be completing case studies, conducting experiments, and writing lengthy legal reports, all of which will prepare you for your career. When applying to consulting firms, recruiters and hiring managers care much more about the impact and value you have had on an organization. He earned his Ph.D.

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Consulting Engineering Case Interview Course 88

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

In this part of the book the author shares how McKinsey (and management consulting in general) solutions are fact based, rigidly structured, and hypothesis driven. In this section Ethan Rasiel shares insights on how to survive (and possibly thrive) at McKinsey and a couple snippets about McKinsey’s recruiting style.

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McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Consulting 213

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2016

We interviewed these 411 leaders, as well as those who work for them, analyzed their education, background, and experience and recorded their actions and impact using 64 investment variables and 24 performance measures over seven years. Soldiers like efficiency and order. Soldiers trim and tighten, focusing on the bottom line.

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Education Study Financial Resources 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 9, 2016

More and more, human resources managers rely on data-driven algorithms to help with hiring decisions and to navigate a vast pool of potential job candidates. These software systems can in some cases be so efficient at screening resumes and evaluating personality tests that 72% of resumes are weeded out before a human ever sees them.

Resumes 28

Resumes Recruiting Recruitment Software 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

A middle manager at a global technology organization — let’s call her “Denise” — had a problem. She’d come up with the idea of revamping the company’s inventory management approach by networking together “sleeping” resources. How to Manage a Toxic Employee. Office Politics.

How To 31

How To Resources Efficiency Case Interview 31

Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

PWC INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Whether you’re planning to interview at PwC or just want the lay of the land, check out one of the coolest business stories consulting has to offer. SOX severely limited even more the interaction between management consulting and financial auditing services. KEY STATS FOR PWC.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews 221