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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

You successfully interviewed for a position at your dream consulting firm, and you have received and accepted an offer. Maybe you interviewed in the fall but defend your thesis in the spring. Maybe you interviewed in the fall but defend your thesis in the spring. You did it! However, you have multiple months before you begin.

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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

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. While you can and should expect to travel a lot, they do try to keep travel regional, so you won’t be crossing time zones every 4 days. PwC Interviews and Culture.

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How to avoid being blacklisted from consulting (or any other) recruiting

Tom Spencer

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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Your Career Sweet Spot

CaseInterview.com

These swinging devices have a certain zone that maximizes the physics and efficiency of the transfer of energy from the device to the ball. You may get odd vibrations that travel down the device into your arms. In sports like tennis, golf, and baseball, there’s the concept of a “sweet spot.”

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Archstone Consulting Culture and Interview Tips

Management Consulted

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. You will be traveling quite a bit (up to 80%) but there is availability for mentorship when you are in the office.

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Researching Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

Below we provide some ideas to help make your research as effective and efficient as possible. Researching consulting firms doesn’t just help you prepare your application and improve your interview performance, it will also help you decide whether you are really interested in pursuing a career in the consulting industry.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. 1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Thus, they work towards creating or upgrading current purchasing processes to enhance efficiency and maximize savings. Transportation & Travel. Firm hires 2,000th employee.