CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Email: I am a regular reader of your emails discussing ways in which to succeed at case interviews and can without doubt say that they assisted me in getting an offer for an associate position with McKinsey in Johannesburg. I had prior to the final round).

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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.

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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Case Study 40

Tom Spencer

MAY 26, 2018

So, what we really need to understand is how to examine these links. Supply: For many manufacturing cases, inputs are materials from suppliers. Candidates may want to identify sales channels (such as online, wholesale, retail, or department store), and logistics (such as train, truck, shipping, or air freight). Case Prompts.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

They are interested in case studies only to a point. This principle hit home for me when I did an interview project to find out what executives are looking for in consultants. Discover how to start your business right.the first time when you download the “Strategic Business Build Guide.” as little as 90 days.

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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

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.

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Killer Consultant

JANUARY 16, 2017

The original question was: “How should I prepare and what should I notice when I get a case study sent to my email to be presented in and for a management consulting interview?” Explain your “train of thought” / structure of the solution. The case uses fictional data anyways. Hands out of your pockets.

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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

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Just like I had to wait, you will have to wait to find out how that story ends. I have been training for over seventeen years now. It turns out that preparing for case interviews is fairly similar to preparing for Taekwon-Do Competitions. But through my training and intense focus, I blocked out all distractions mentally.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I was reading an email from a member of my case interview preparation community that had recently gotten offers from Bain and Booz Allen Hamilton. He made one particular comment that triggered a thought in my mind on how to think in a more structured and analytical way. that's 200 hours of case interview practice time.

Case Interview 40

Case Interview Bain How To Interviews 40

Tom Spencer

MARCH 3, 2023

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. They might then work with the company to design and implement an employee engagement program, or advise the company on how to improve its talent management practices.

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Consulting Case Interview Talent Survey 88

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 13, 2015

As you’ve likely already figured out, the case interview is a very unusual creature. Interestingly, however, we were trained at MBB that doing a project for more time gets you NOWHERE. Overview of consulting case frameworks. Where to advance your use of consulting case frameworks.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 12, 2020

How to frame my products and services in such a way that they will be irresistible to executive clients?". If so, you're gonna love today's training on how to design consulting offers.that convert. I've been asked quite a bit about offers and how to make relevant offers, particularly in crazy times, like now.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

You have a superpower because of how well you understand the hearts and minds of everyone in your client system which can also be your Achilles heel. The first step towards managing your empath abilities and keep them working for you is to own that you are an empath and learn how to set boundaries around your work.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Engineers don’t grasp how making a single engineering change might cause a customer training and education issue. If you found this post useful, I suggest becoming a registered member (it's free) to get access to the materials I used to pass 60 out of 61 case interviews , land 7 job offers, and end up working at McKinsey.

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Case Interview How To Interviews Finance 69

Management Consulted

APRIL 3, 2016

As a prospective consultant, one of the things that can seem the most mysterious in the case study prep process is wondering what the interviewer is going to ask you next. Many of you have heard about interviewer-led and interviewee-led case interviews and are wondering how to approach each one appropriately.

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Case Interview Consulting Interviews Case Study 100

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. How best should you use it? You did it!

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

One question asked of Gold Medalist Jordyn Wieber was, "When did you first start doing gymnastics, and how much do you train?". If I told a room full of my old McKinsey colleagues that Jordyn Wieber, who is now 17 years old, starting doing gymnastics at 4 years of age and trains around 5 hours a day, I kid you not.

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Case Interview Resumes Interviews Training 71

Tom Spencer

MAY 4, 2019

Is a job in consulting really what you expect it will be when you are a student, knee-deep in case prep and coffee chats? He shares some thoughts on his first months as a strategy consultant, and gives a few tips on how to make the most out of your business school time – beyond the hours of case prep. Any highs or lows?

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Management Consulted

JULY 10, 2016

Once you’ve passed the resume screen, you’ll be invited in to a local office for a first round interview. Except this first round interview isn’t so much an interview, per se, but rather a written test. This is mostly a math test, and doesn’t have much to do with the case interview at all.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 17, 2020

There’s a big debate going on right now about when and how to reopen the economy. As some of you know, by “day,” I write and teach my students on CaseInterview.com about how to have a successful career. In this case, the patient needs supplemental oxygen and immediate transport to a hospital for a higher level of care.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Then you receive a call saying you’ve passed the first round and they want you to come in for an interview. Honestly, you successfully made it into one of the hardest interviews you’ll have in your life. The good news is that, with proper interview training and practice, you can successfully navigate this labyrinth.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The UK has 3,500 known cases of the virus and London will probably be shut down in the next week, if not before. How certain can you be that your internship or full time offer from a consulting firm will hold? Top consulting firms have hundreds of current consultants either sitting idle or working a limited case load.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 24, 2019

What follows is case interview preparation tips from a CaseInterview.com student that received 2 MBB offers without live practice and a follow-up from me where I offer more advice on the proper mind-set for case interview preparation. 2) Read a lot about consulting. 3) Listened again and again to LOMS.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 24, 2019

I received this email from a CaseInterview.com student that recently had a final round interview with BCG and got stuck on the questions in this round. What follows is this student’s story as well as my advice on how to regain confidence before their next case interview. Yesterday I had the final round interview.

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Interviews Case Interview McKinsey Bain 45

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Case Practice. Excelling in the Interview. If you happen to attend a non-target school then the next best thing would be to attend a virtual recruiting and case interview workshop. MD or PhD), is whether to pursue residency training for newly minted physicians or a post-doctoral research fellowship for PhDs.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 10, 2014

During an interview, it is common to be asked “Tell me about yourself.” ” Even though you’re mentally prepared for the question to be asked, suddenly your heart starts racing, your mind goes blank, and you just plain forget how to talk like a normal human. Au contraire, peeps. Why Consulting?

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

and more importantly, how to prevent that from happening. The way I acquired the necessary skills was done in four ways and over three months: 1) Getting consultants to give some cases. 3) As I did not have any access to practice partners, it was amazing to listen to cases (4-5 times) and it worked!

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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Bain 49

Management Consulted

JANUARY 15, 2017

This retention problem is one Kalypso shares with other small firms in the industry as well – they are strong on early career excitement and training, and weak on long-term career development. Many current and former employees have noted that the training program provides solid opportunities for professional development and growth.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 23, 2015

In May, we launched the Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online. But today, we’re putting all of that activity on pause because we’ve completed a huge undertaking – the launch of the Consulting Fit Interview Bootcamp – Online. Over the years, we’ve made a huge discovery. The problem?

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Management Consulted

JUNE 12, 2016

Expect to be a member of two teams at the same time, as Parthenon-EY is one of a handful of firms that still subscribes to the two-case model (a great learning experience but killer for work-life balance). Once hired, Parthenon-EY places an emphasis on quickly getting you in to the training program and then on to projects. Internships.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview Bain 100

Tom Spencer

MARCH 10, 2018

Going through the interview process, I became convinced, more than ever before, that I was going to stay in academia. As I went through my medical training I even came to the point where I just knew I would be a surgical oncologist. As one could imagine, medical school doesn’t really train you to be a life sciences consultant.

Healthcare 84

Healthcare Consulting Case Interview Resumes 84

Consulting Success

JANUARY 29, 2018

Positioning Yourself As The Expert — How To Develop A Consulting Voice That Clients Will Listen To with Ron Carucci. I studied arts and it was my initial formal training. How did you go from that pivotal moment of working in the arts to actually starting a consulting business? I’m very excited to have Ron Carucci joining us.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 21, 2013

Andy had failed a case interview with one firm but had a confirmed chance with McKinsey London, and he didn’t want to walk away without the offer. It also represents an exciting new moment for us – the first in a series of video interviews we’ll be posting on the site. Jenny Rae: Hi Andy, how are you?

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McKinsey Interviews Case Interview Consulting 175

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Many that serve clients with strategy come from organizations (like Bain or McKinsey) that offer excellent toolkit and skills training pre-Bridgespan; the training at Bridgespan is there, but not as thorough. KEY STATS FOR BRIDGESPAN. Bridgespan Website: www.bridgespan.org. Internships.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

PWC INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Whether you’re planning to interview at PwC or just want the lay of the land, check out one of the coolest business stories consulting has to offer. PwC pre-arranges and invites students to a pre-night social dinner interview. Here’s what we know – PwC is a survivor.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews 221

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

While you may not directly use the 7 S Model in the consulting case interview, it will give you a deeper understanding of how to examine the inner workings of an organisation, identify strengths and sources of competitive advantage, as well as weaknesses and reasons why an organisation may not be operating effectively.

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