Confessions of a Consultant

AUGUST 12, 2018

Management consulting can be likened to a ‘fashion business’, in the sense that new ideas fall in and out of vogue all the time. The book attempted to distil the methods deployed by the best-managed companies to create what’s sometimes referred to as sticky talent. Don’t take talent for granted. You get hired.

Talent 40

Talent Case Interview Engineering Interviews 40

Confessions of a Consultant

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Yet when it comes to candidate selection, many managers are ill prepared to make a decision which impacts an organization to a much greater extent. Big Idea #1: Targeted Selection: Selection interviewing is a notoriously subjective process. Is there some ‘magic formula’ that can help reduce the inherent risk in hiring a plonker?

Talent 40

Talent Case Interview Interviews Tools 40

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Using your frameworks and guidelines, I was able to recently secure offers from Oliver Wyman and McKinsey (I accepted the McKinsey offer). Before my interviews with both firms, I actually got rejected from non- management consulting jobs (even though they were both less prestigious firms and would have been backups for me).

McKinsey 64

McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Oliver Wyman 64

Tom Spencer

JUNE 14, 2015

I was grateful for the recent opportunity to talk with Heather Tortorello, the talent growth director at Vivaldi Partners Group. This will be of particular interest for students and recent graduates who are looking to pursue a career in the management consulting industry. Tom: How many interview rounds are there?

Groups 60

Groups Case Interview Industry Interviews 60

Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2018

Talent acquisition is acqui-hiring’s main purpose, say innovation pundits — everything else matters less. While the size and circumstances of Jet.com’s deal are atypical, one clear takeaway stands out: These types of acquisitions aren’t about procuring talent; they’re about producing impact.

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Talent How To Agile 28

Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2017

In coaching, while Eric focused on learning ways to motivate the talent on his team, he didn’t address deeper issues, like his perfectionism, that could hold him back in the long run. In each case, one of us served as the executive coach and worked with the executive to set their individual goals.

Emotional Intelligence 38

Emotional Intelligence Case Interview Talent Pharmaceuticals 38