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How to Improve Brain Processing Speed (Improving Problem Solving in a Case Interview)

CaseInterview.com

This caseinterview.com student sent me an email recently asking my advice on how they could practice and improve their performance in the problem-solving part of a case interview. First of all, many thanks for all your information and encouraging words on case interview preparation . Reader’s Email. My Response.

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Tips for Case Prepping Alone

Tom Spencer

On top of regular life commitments, you also must spend time on preparing applications, practicing for interviews, and partaking in the interviews themselves. With such a busy schedule, it can be tough to find a partner to practice cases with. The idea is simple: Identify aspects of the case interview that you are weak on (e.g.

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A Career in People Advisory Consulting: Is It Right for You?

Tom Spencer

In this blog post, I’ll provide an overview of what people advisory consulting is, what people advisory consultants do, and how to break into the industry. Network: Building relationships within the industry can be a key factor in getting your foot in the door at a people advisory consulting firm. What is People Advisory?

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The Consulting Bible – Dominate Your McKinsey, Bain and BCG Fit and Consulting Case Interviews

Management Consulted

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. Even though I’m in marketing, your advice is so pertinent to a variety of industries.”

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How to Handle Rejection from a Consulting Firm

Tom Spencer

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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Learning more vs leveraging what you know

Tom Spencer

The goal of this exercise is to: Build your technical vocabulary and identify best practices. As a bonus, this exercise will also help you craft stories for your interviews and could help you sharpen your resume by using more technical terms. Identify when and where you have applied certain skills. Learning new skills.

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Double trouble…Launching the Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd Edition

Management Consulted

It was simple – you wanted 3 things: more practice cases for use by yourself or with partners. simple and easy-to-use frameworks for structuring cases. guided interview prep homework and practice plans. Starting today you can get BOTH for the price of the Consulting Case Bank. What had they wanted more of?

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