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From Bagging Groceries to $80k Consulting Offer

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I spent the last five months working in a grocery store after having turned down several job offers in finance and banking upon graduation last May. I knew early-on that I did not want my career to turn completely towards finance or banking and so I decided to wait and search for other options. Read Our Privacy Policy.

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Inside a Fortune 500 Boardroom

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If you know finance, especially the finance of retail businesses, that’s nearly impossible. Business A can be profitable if it grows revenues enough to cover the non-product-related operating costs (such as sales, marketing, customer service, finance, and human resources). Read Our Privacy Policy. No, Thanks!

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Each Firm's Favorite Cases

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A reader sent me an email asking if there was a pattern or trend to what kind of case problems are given by each firm? So, does BCG give M&A questions while McKinsey gives business cases? My answer is the cases you get are all over the place and there's no pattern that I've ever seen or heard about.

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PARADE Method

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The PARADE Method (tm) is an approach to answering resume-oriented job interview questions. It is an approach I developed that is tailored for answering these questions in job interviews for management consulting, as well as interviews for senior executive positions in industry. Interviewers want to know what you did.

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Coronavirus: Analysis, Conclusions & Takeaways

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1) Sample-Size Problem As of March 5th, 4 pm ET, the United States had: Total Cases: 164 Total Deaths: 11 Friends of mine have said, “Why is everyone freaking out over 11 deaths?” Only 164 cases, that's not bad compared to other countries." The closest proxy metric that’s easy to measure is # of NEW cases today vs. yesterday.

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COVID-19: Local vs. Global Optimization

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If the VP of sales maximizes sales without considering what the finance team needs for profitability, collections, or cash management, overall company performance suffers. The neighbor down the street is tech-savvy and can provide telephone-based technical support for those having difficulty with video conferencing. No, Thanks!

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The Uncertainty Arbitrage

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While uncertainty is self-explanatory, if you're not from a finance background, the concept of arbitrage may be new to you. There is a discrepancy in the price of oranges in these two locations -- in this case a substantial one. Check out our Privacy Policy below for details on how we protect and manage your submitted data.