Tom Spencer

MAY 20, 2018

The reason that this framework is worth introducing is due to the increasing frequency of M&A cases confronting candidates in the case interview. Needless to say, M&A deals are notoriously complicated financial activities, which makes candidates panic when they are prompted with an M&A case.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 22, 2019

Here is apractice tip from a CaseInterview.com student about how to practice cases in everyday life. This is a great tip and one I used myself when I was preparing for the case interview and one, I highly recommend. My Follow-up: I really like this tip of practicing cases in everyday life. Thank you again for your help.”.

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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Case Study 40

Tom Spencer

MARCH 15, 2015

ARE you preparing for consulting interviews? In this post we provide 10 tips for nailing the case interview, written in stone. When it comes to the case interview, preparation is crucial for three reasons: The interview process is extremely competitive. The case interview is practice for the real thing.

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Case Interview Interviews Analysis Consulting 60

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn how to market yourself through your resume and cover letter so that you will get the interview. Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. How to Write a Cover Letter That Will Get You the Interview. How to Network Your Way to an Interview.

Case Interview 53

Case Interview Cover Letters Interviews Resumes 53

Tom Spencer

MAY 26, 2018

Supply: For many manufacturing cases, inputs are materials from suppliers. However, there are 4 common criteria that can be applied to most cases (see a summary below). Case Prompts. Finally, I want to provide three case prompts for which you can use the Value Chain Framework. Image: Pexels.

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Case Interview Interviews Analysis Productivity 68

CaseInterview.com

MAY 22, 2019

Recently a CaseInterview.com student sent me this case interview practice suggestion about recording and then analyzing your own performance in a case interview. One of my case practice partners told me about it and we have both (separately) purchased it. Then I listen to my own performance on the case.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It turns out that preparing for case interviews is fairly similar to preparing for Taekwon-Do Competitions. Martial arts have taught me discipline and the ability to learn new things, while also striving to perfect what I already know, which I employ as I prepare for the case interviews. Learning Frameworks.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Learn more about the interview preparation course and guide that helped land offers at BCG, Accenture, and McKinsey. Master fit questions, conquer case studies, and become the smartest interviewer in the room. Over 50 fit questions that you’re guaranteed to hear in consulting interviews. Am I glad I bought it!!

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Case Interview Bain McKinsey Interviews 175

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

This project sparked my interest in marketing & sales consulting, and provided me with directly relevant experience that will help me to apply and interview for jobs in the industry. Acquire hard skills so you can deliver results Building hard skills can help you at the interview stage and on the job.

Marketing 78

Marketing Consulting Case Interview Interviews 78

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Inevitably in any job, internship, or graduate school interview, you will hear these words. While these questions might seem easier compared to that of business case study questions, correctly preparing for them requires just as much preparation. Preparing for this type of interview is like building up a library.

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Case Interview How To Interviews Recruiting 88

Tom Spencer

MAY 5, 2023

and serving as a thermal science engineering consultant for the past year, here is my reflection on some software to master before you enter the world of consulting. Serving as a pro-bono consultant or competing in case competitions while in graduate school are ways to work on these skills. After graduating with my Ph.D.

Software 88

Software Consulting Analysis Engineering 88

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2021

in Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Gunsch Lab from Duke University. in Environmental Engineering from UNC-Chapel Hill. I do feel that PhDs are very comfortable with data-heavy cases, since we have been around data for four or five years. Comfort and authenticity are huge during the interviewing process.

Consulting 88

Consulting Boston Consulting Group Engineering Case Interview 88

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

When it comes to consulting interviews, most people are fixated on the case interview. Which makes sense, given the amount of practice that’s required to ace the case. But, as an aspiring consultant, don’t forget that you will also face the Fit Interview! ” Applications close 28 Febuary.

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Interviews Case Interview Engineering Consulting 106

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

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. in Mechanical Engineering at Duke University. You did it!

Case Interview 88

Case Interview Travel Resumes Interviews 88

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

When it comes to consulting interviews, most people are fixated on the case interview. Which makes sense, given the amount of practice that’s required to ace the case. But, as an aspiring consultant, don’t forget that you will also face the Fit Interview! ” Applications close 28 Febuary.

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Interviews Case Interview Engineering Consulting 94

Tom Spencer

JUNE 10, 2022

There are many steps to take in preparing to apply and interview for a consulting position. If you are just starting out, you will find yourself editing your resume, preparing answers for experiential questions, and practicing business frameworks to use in the case interview. Rather, it can encompass the entire interview.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I put unlimited in quotes as in many cases, it is simply untrue. In some cases, this means you might work 45 hours one week and then 40 hours the rest of the month. In extreme cases, however, including for management consultants and lawyers, you might find yourself working 60-80 hours per week during a typical week.

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Case Interview Engineering Report Company 88

Harmonious Workplaces

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In 2022, at the age of 46, I interviewed for a marketing executive position with a tool manufacturer. After five or so interviews, the hiring manager stated that they wanted a “digital native.” The interview ended. I interviewed with several members of the team, including the parent of one of the executives.

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Handbook Case Interview Education Training 98

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Women engineers have a visibility problem. In 2014 we interviewed 50 women engineers in three leading FTSE 100 organizations in the UK. In 2014 we interviewed 50 women engineers in three leading FTSE 100 organizations in the UK. More on our sample We interviewed female engineers from three companies.

Engineering 28

Engineering Management Case Interview Automotive 28

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Success Story: A year ago I was a Civil Engineering student that was originally admitted as a bioengineer. Long story short, I had no aspirations of becoming an engineer but I did hope to apply the analytical skills obtained as a science/ engineering student to a successful career in business. I struggled to obtain interviews.

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Case Interview Consulting Interviews Recruiting 45

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 31, 2020

To secure a final round interview at Bain, you would have to be in the top 3% of applicants for that office. No one enjoys being turned down, especially in the case of a consulting role where a lot of preparation is required. The key thing to do after a rejection is to reflect on the interview process and ask for feedback.

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

BULGER PARTNERS INTERVIEW TIPS & RECRUITING. Many Tech CEOs are not former consultants, but rather engineers first. Bulger Partners also looks for a baseline knowledge of software, and recruits heavily from Engineering and Computer Science departments. Breaking Down Case Interview Frameworks – M&A.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2018

After mastering both fit and case interviews, the remaining parts of your consulting interview are the Intro and Q&A. So, candidates generally need to achieve two goals during the Introduction: Generate buy-in from the interviewers; and. Show excitement about the opportunity to meet the interviewers.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 12, 2019

A question I receive quite often is How to Practice Case Interviews Alone? I will be honest it is hard to practice case interviews on your own but. Most of my case interview prep was done by myself. would try to use the case process to reverse engineer how they got to. not impossible.

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Case Interview Oliver Wyman How To Interviews 45

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Step two is your first round interview. Step 3 is your second round interview. During Step 2 and 3, you will usually receive 2-3 rounds of management consulting interview modules. Each module consists of an Introduction, Fit interview, Case Interview and Q&A. With some tier one firms like M.B.B,

Case Interview 79

Case Interview Cover Letters Interviews Recruiting 79

CaseInterview.com

JULY 8, 2022

Below is a question I received from a candidate about a specific case given to them, and my response about how to keep it simple. If you fail one case, you are dinged automatically. If that’s the case, you can be sure that a client would also get stuck trying to follow your explanation. car) so 9 m cars of which approx.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 29, 2019

What follows is a question from a student about if case interviews are different for a non-business undergraduate vs an MBA as well as my response to them answering the question. Student Question: I found out at the end of last week that I have a final round case interview at Monitor Deloitte, which consists of a 1-hour case.

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Deloitte Interviews Case Interview McKinsey 40

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn the basics of a case interview – what it is, how they are different from a regular job interview, who uses them, why they are used, and the types of case interview formats and the difference between them. Topics Covered: What is a Case Interview? What is a Case Interview?

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I am graduating from my engineering MSc, so I am not in business school.). There was one piece of feedback common from both firms: "I was interviewing on a low energy level". They both said that they were happy I was calm during the interviews, but they would appreciate a "higher energy level". Additional Resources.

Energy 40

Energy Case Interview Interviews McKinsey 40

Tom Spencer

MARCH 10, 2018

Now, to move forward, you have to understand and prepare extremely well for the interviews. This article will give you a helicopter view of the interview process, and then dive into one part of it. The structure of the interview process is surprisingly similar across firms. One is called the ‘Fit Interview’.

Interviews 84

Interviews Case Interview Resumes Consulting 84

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Let us look at an example as a sort of case study. PIs bring in their own technical expertise with students coming from engineering backgrounds at Pratt, public policy backgrounds at Sanford, or even medical and law backgrounds. I wanted to learn about DISI from firsthand experience, so I interviewed its two Co-Presidents.

Consulting 88

Consulting Engineering Case Interview Survey 88

CaseInterview.com

JULY 17, 2019

What follows is a report from a recent BCG Hire in Europe about the differences she saw in the BCG Europe offices recruiting and interviewing process. I have a fulltime job so was only able to practice one week prior to my first interview and 2 weeks prior to my subsequent interviews. Student Report: I am a recent M.S.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Up until that point, he had spent 11 years at Yahoo in a variety of engineering jobs. He landed an interview with Twitter — but they didn’t give him an offer. He interviewed with Facebook — and they too did not give him a job offer. It turns out this was the case for Brian. That’s especially the case if you set big goals.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 17, 2019

I interviewed with six major consulting companies + three others during my MBA program 1.5 I managed to get the interviews with all three majors with the help of my well established networking connections, but was again dinged by McKinsey and Bain. Going through interviews after being dinged before is twice as hard.

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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Bain 49

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

You can perform better in a consulting interview by having an upfront preview of what types of questions might be thrown your way. Profitability cases directly tackle the amount of money a business is generating. This tends to be how engineers think of pricing. New product cases deal with a fresh invention or idea for a company.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

I am an engineer from a developing country, I have no MBA or any other degree. As an engineer + MBB + tech business experience, you could raise financing from a VC if you wanted. As an engineer + inside sales, that's a very rare profile in terms of self-raising capital. I'm married and have two kids.

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Company Case Interview Engineering Interviews 49

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

Sometimes, when struggling through yet another case interview practice , candidates might wonder: "Why consulting again?" Indeed, many other job opportunities have straightforward interviewing and hiring processes that don't require hours of practice and coaching. The first challenge is getting in.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Resumes 91