Tom Spencer

MAY 10, 2021

Many candidates spend numerous hours perfecting their resumes, preparing for case and technical interviews, and crafting their fit story. Conducting due diligence on the company you are interviewing for will help you build rapport with the interviewer, learn the firm’s culture and values, and showcase that you did your homework.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 17, 2019

Properly preparing for strategy consulting interviews doesn’t just mean learning the process, memorizing frameworks, and casing all-out; in order to ensure success it’s also critically important that a mindset shift occurs. Here are the two major mindset shifts needed to unleash your casing excellence: 1. Always Be Framing.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Job seekers report on peer-support calls and during networking meetings that they have had their interviews postponed or canceled. Candidates who may have undergone two, three, or even six rounds of interviews may find that they must now wait to see if organizations actually fill the positions, much less whether they will have a job.

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Recruiting Recruitment Talent Case Interview 96

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. Bankruptcy and Financial Distress Litigation. Financial Institutions.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Oliver Wyman’s strategy consulting practice has made waves specifically in the financial services sector , and beyond as well. Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? At its start, Oliver Wyman capitalized on the deregulation of the financial services industry. KEY STATS FOR OLIVER WYMAN. Website: [link].

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 5, 2019

Their emphasis on technology, cost-cutting, and effectively managing operations has led to better consultant pay over time. Project leaders and partners mainly oversee these operations and interpret the data to provide solutions to clients. Financial Consulting. In most cases, financial consultants fall under larger audit firms.

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Consulting Management Case Interview Recruiting 81

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

However, sitting in their “boardroom,” it was clear why the business had such financial resilience. Of course, I was admiring the company's financial management while also feeling a little chilly. I believe a well-run business is one with a well-defined target customer, a well-differentiated product, and sound financial ratios.

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Case Interview Retail Finance Conference 59

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Many consulting, corporate strategy, and corporate development roles require the interviewee to go through an M&A case study. Depending on the firm and specific role this case could be very strategic and operational like doing a market entry/growth-type case or very technical (i.e. Potential Drawbacks.

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Balance Sheet Case Interview Case Study Case Studies 60

freshminds

MARCH 5, 2018

Why are Case Studies used? Note that they are not looking for a “right answer”; they are looking for a “right method” Types of case studies. Here are some examples of different approaches across industries; Management Consulting : tend to use “operational” type case studies (more details below).

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Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

In our recent HBR article , we argued that financial statements fail to capture the value created by modern digital companies. Some of these ideas contradict traditional financial thinking whereas others seem highly controversial or pessimistic. We distilled seven key insights from those discussions.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

The Financial Services Operating Group concerns itself with Banking, Capital Markets and Insurance. The Health and Public Service operating group focuses on those industries. The Health and Public Service operating group focuses on those industries. Further information about this area can be found here: [link].

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

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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CaseInterview.com

JANUARY 26, 2021

The purpose of doing so is to make sure all stakeholders are informed and operating from the same identical base of facts. Another might have suffered a huge financial loss due to a drop in stock prices, even though sales and profits have actually increased. This is why you always want to start with… the facts.

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McKinsey Case Interview Media Analysis 81

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Let us look at an example as a sort of case study. Each project lasts one semester, during which the students perform services for various community organizations, such as evaluating the impact of certain parameters on profit, implementing new tools and technologies, developing strategic financial plans, and more.

Consulting 88

Consulting Engineering Case Interview Survey 88

Management Consulted

JUNE 12, 2016

With 27 offices worldwide, Parthenon-EY is still a new venture, although it is has gained decent market share in the 2 years it has been operational. The practice areas at Parthenon-EY reflect the operational nature of consulting projects at the firm. Financial Services. PARTHENON-EY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Healthcare.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

Combining their industry experience, the pair were forerunners in what became a specialty area in professional services: turnaround management, corporate restructuring and operational performance improvement for companies and stakeholders. Financial Services. ALVAREZ & MARSAL INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Valuation Services.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

From the very beginning, Booz Allen Hamilton has been involved in some very high profile cases. Commercial (Financial Services, Health, and Energy). Intelligence & Operations Analysis. Financial . Candidates will be interviewed on campus or over the phone. Practice Areas. Acquisition & Program Management.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Birthed in 2004 as a spin-off of Indian tech outsourcing behemoth Infosys Technologies, Infosys Consulting is quickly climbing the charts as an industry leader in IT Operations and Strategy consulting. IT Operations. Supply Chain and Operations Processes. SAP Operational Excellence. Financial services. IT Strategy.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 13, 2019

Consequently, a comment that you will naturally get at consulting interviews will be something like: “I see you did _ this past summer. Interviewers generally have a good sense for honesty and can very well smoke out disingenuous responses. Please explain why you want to go into consulting now? Highlight transferable consulting skills.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Education 74

Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. 1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Operations. Financial Institutions. Kearney is impressive on multiple fronts.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey 100

Management Consulted

JUNE 14, 2015

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. Financial Services. If you’re applying to work at The Seabury Group, book an interview prep session with Michael here. INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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Management Consulted

JULY 19, 2015

Ramit is a junior at Duke University who successfully aced his on campus interview. However, he did receive some puzzling feedback from his interviewers, leading him to contact Jenny Rae to guide him through how to use the input constructively for his final interview on site at BCG. I thought I bombed the case.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 9, 2014

The Advisory Board Company is perhaps best known for its membership platform which provides information, research and tools specifically targeted to companies pursuing operational and strategic organization improvement in the U.S. Van Hoose), and a Chief Financial Officer (Michael T. Cost and operations. Kirshbaum). Industries.

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Interviews Culture Company Healthcare 147

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

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. The firm has made up for its youth, however, by growing rapidly through innovation, famous cases and a lot of acquisitions. the consulting firm started off like a lot of American startups do – in a small, forgettable warehouse somewhere on the outskirts of town (in this case, in Annapolis, MD).

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 17, 2018

Before the recruiting process begins candidates work hard to polish their resumes, prepare for case interviews, gain professional experience, and participate in extracurricular activities to distinguish themselves from the rest. Image: Pexels.

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Consulting Resumes Case Interview Analysis 89

Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Sample projects include company valuation, workshop development, competitive analysis, financial projections, go-to-market plans, performance measurement, and pricing. Formerly MBA & Co, TalMix is based in London, and I get the impression that most of their projects are in the European Union, but that may not be the case.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 11, 2016

Founded in 1990, The Brattle Group offers answers to economic, regulatory and financial questions posed by corporations, law firms and governments around the globe. The Brattle Group focuses on electric power, financial institutions, natural gas, petroleum, telecommunications and media, and transportation. Regulatory finance.

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Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2016

As such, AlixPArtners is known for being packed full of industry and consulting experts and the firm’s managing directors have been called upon by several leading publications such as Bloomberg, WSJ, the Financial Times, CNBC, and Fox Business. Financial Advisory Services. Financial Services. KEY STATS FOR ALIXPARTNERS.

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Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Tom Spencer

JUNE 7, 2015

Alex Formstone: In London we have three main verticals: consumer and retail, oil and gas, and financial services. I spent most of last year working in financial services, but have also spent a fair amount of my time at Marakon on consumer healthcare. Tom: Did your work in financial services relate to the payments industry at all?

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Case Interview Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 60

Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

Commercial (Financial Services, Health, and Energy). Intelligence & Operations Analysis. Financial . Candidates will be interviewed on campus or by phone. Rohit Bhagat – Global Chief Operating Officer – Barclays Global Investors. Practice Areas. Acquisition & Program Management. CAPABILITIES.

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Case Interview Interviews Resumes Government 100

Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2018

Student consultants have less experience in this regard, and in some cases, rely heavily on their clients to support the engagement. In the worst case scenario, student consulting clubs are a net drain on productivity, consuming more time and resources than they save. Should you be involved in student consulting?

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Consulting Case Interview Turnaround Analysis 88

Tom Spencer

JULY 2, 2015

Below we provide a selection of sample consulting case questions. The company missed the trend towards touchscreen smart phones and has fallen into serious financial difficulty. Operations. A leading financial services company is trying to reduce operating expenditures. (Source: Flickr ). Declining Profitability.

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Consulting Turnaround Case Interview Retail 60

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Though this decommissions 1/7 of the firm’s operating days, it has done nothing to harm Chick-Fil-A’s growth, with the company continuing to post impressive same-store-sales numbers over multiple consecutive years. Interview Tips & Tricks. The most famous of its values is its weekly Sabbath, or closing every Sunday.

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Culture Cover Letters Case Interview Interviews 100

CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

I have recently received feedback from my final round interviews at McKinsey, and have been told that they would like to interview me two more times because they were not clear on some of my case solving abilities. And how do I improve on this aspect of the case? analytical, i.e. structuring of a problem. quantitative.

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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Data 40

freshminds

JANUARY 4, 2015

The Case Study of the consulting interview process may seem like the most daunting part for some. These usually include Market Sizing, Business Operations/Strategy and Logic but could include some brain teasers too to test out your financial and business sense. McKinsey - Four practice case studies to work from here.

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Management Consulted

MAY 10, 2015

The Hay Group carried on growing for the next 20 years, expanding its operations and its global reach. Financial Services. Most tend toward jobs as an HR consultant (independent or a larger firm) or operations manager. HAY GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Their second US office, San Francisco, was opened in 1965.

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