Tom Spencer

JANUARY 8, 2022

Interview process and preparation. The demand from top consulting firms for experienced hires has been growing and it has reached a peak during the pandemic for three reasons: There is a limited pool of MBA candidates, which means firms do not meet their recruitment targets by simply fishing in the MBA pond. Applying to opportunities.

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Management Consulted

MAY 22, 2016

The firm is small and internally loyal – poaching talent from one group to haul it over to another is frowned upon. Generally, weekly meetings with your manager are available and the atmosphere is collegial; many current and ex-employees reference how smart and friendly the people are that they have worked with at Archstone Consulting.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . This is an amazing opportunity to dive into content and tools used by Bridgespan in their work advising nonprofit clients, to apply those tools in meeting organizational priorities, and to do so in partnership with a select group of nonprofit leaders. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING .

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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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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

Management Consulting Networking Success Story: I just want to drop you one additional thank you e-mail, as I heavily relied on your preparation sources throughout my interviewing journey (and the corresponding case interview preparation). I interviewed last autumn for a post-MBA/PhD position at the top firms in Germany.

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Confessions of a Consultant

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Big Idea #1: Targeted Selection: Selection interviewing is a notoriously subjective process. A substantial body of research has indicated the reliability rate (the likelihood that two skilled interviewers will judge a candidate’s ability in the same manner) to be less than 50%. It’s based on a fairly simple premise.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

I probably put in over 100 hours preparing , and only about 80 of those were for the case, I believe those additional 20 hours of prep for the experience portions helped put me over the top when competing with other candidates from more target schools. Basically, to get interviews, network, network and then network some more.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

1×1 Coaching Targeted 1×1 coaching sessions relevant to the Supervisor’s learning goals and gaps identified with a central objective of raising awareness AND closing those gaps. Leadership Competency Integration Integration with company-specific leadership competencies required for success as a people leader.

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Claris Consulting

JUNE 3, 2019

In a worst-case scenario, should you lose your job because you lack adequate people skills? They had a job interview scheduled for 2:00pm and got caught in traffic. Running late, they arrived for the interview thirty seconds before the interview was scheduled to begin. The receptionist?

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hey there, it's Betsy Jordyn and I am so excited to interview our latest Consultants Institute grad, Dave Saliaris, who has his own consulting group that he is launching officially. And so I took the time to meet him. So welcome. Dave Saliaris: Well hi Betsy. And guess what?

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hey there, it's Betsy Jordyn and I am so excited to interview our latest Consultants Institute grad, Dave Saliaris, who has his own consulting group that he is launching officially. And so I took the time to meet him. So welcome. Dave Saliaris: Well hi Betsy. And guess what?

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you. As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart.

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Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Catalant connects the world’s leading companies with over 40,000 experts and firms to meet on-demand business needs.” The home of independent business talent.” 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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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

That's because, in the recruiting process, your entire performance is determined by a combined three or four hours of interviews. When I meet a new client, I always, always write down the name of the senior client's assistant. When I have a meeting, I always swing by to say "hi" and call that person by their name. Here's why.

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QEmploy

JULY 16, 2019

Preparing for interviews. Preparing for interviews. You get the chance to meet a lot of different people. One thing is other consultants that will be working on the same projects as you, but there’s also the different clients, as well as all the people you meet in the office. Where to find work? What is consulting?

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LSA Global

MARCH 22, 2022

Based upon interviews, focus groups, pilot program feedback, and data from our change management simulation , the highly customized Influence and Collaboration Workshop focused on increasing impact, expanding choices, and decreasing stress by helping people to: Speak their truth with relevance. 96% Job Relevance. 98% Satisfaction.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2015

I recently had the chance to talk with Stephanie Green, Manager of Talent Acquisition for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at IMS Consulting Group. You are likely to visit clients for client meetings and workshops. Tom: Does IMS Consulting Group use the case interview as part of its recruitment process?

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Rod Burkert

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

In case you missed my last post: The lunch dilemma. Face-to-face meetings like lunches can be effective practice development pump primers. Join me this Friday at 1pm ET on Practice Development INSIDER for my interview with Gary Trugman. Which allows me to focus on conducting the interviews … because that is my job.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 29, 2019

Being insightful in a case interview is an important skill, especially as you get in more competitive environments (like a final round interview). If you want more examples of something insightful, pay attention to my emails and how I explain how to tackle case interviews. 2) Avoid a Negative. pause for a moment.

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Comatch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Now, people can work with professionals based on talent alone with fewer constraints due to region, time zone, etc. Additionally, the war for talent is increasing. That’s why, according to HBR , 90% of business leaders report that talent platforms will be important to their future competitive advantage. . Consultant Use Cases.

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2016

While I was researching my new book, How to Get a Meeting with Anyone , I asked the top 100 sales thought leaders in the world, “When you absolutely must reach someone who is very important but nearly impossible to reach, how do you do it? The Seven Imperatives to Keeping Meetings on Track. You and Your Team Series.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2018

A fast-moving startup can secure talent as it needs it, outsource more quotidian tasks like payroll, and stay lean and mean; indeed, I see entrepreneurs employ this approach through my work at EY supporting creative, successful startups. In many cases, you have jobs in which the worker is integral to a team or needs to be supervised.

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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. They wouldn’t be leading a meeting but they would be sitting in on it and getting exposure, allowing them to see their individual impact on the larger goal of the project.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2018

In prior research , we at the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) found that women leave STEM fields in droves: 52% of highly qualified women working for science, technology, or engineering companies leave their jobs. We find that about 1/5 of women currently employed in STEM meet that bar. Telegraph confidence.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 3, 2019

Here are some questions to ask your recruiter, interviewer or APM coordinator: How long has the APM program been around? Here are some questions to ask your recruiter, interviewer or APM coordinator: Could you connect me to 2 or 3 potential APM managers? How many cohorts have graduated from it? How big is the average cohort?

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In 2001, Michael hired a no-name like me after an informational interview to become the Associate Marketing Director for GIA Publications. I really handled every aspect of the human resources spectrum, including job analysis, selection, training and development, talent management, rewards and benefits structures, compliance, and termination.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The saying “You only have one chance to make a first impression” holds true in many situations, from job interviews to sales calls. Before meeting someone new — whether it’s a potential employer or a new client — do your homework. What should you actually say? And what’s the best way to follow up?

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Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

Many legacy companies would like to transform themselves into agile, talent-first organizations. But when some CEOs in this position look at the people they employ, they discover a problem: a swath of their existing team doesn’t have the necessary skills or metabolism for change to meet the new challenges.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2018

Employers are increasingly finding ways to meet the needs of working fathers, offering them family leave, flexible scheduling, and affordable child care options. We also conducted in-depth interviews with fathers of young children in dual-earner couples and conducted an audit of the benefits employers offer.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 17, 2019

years ago my touchpoints with blockchain increased, for example, while writing my master degree thesis on “Possible Applications on Health Data and Health Insurance” I interviewed someone in the health space that was working on a blockchain project for his health data startup. You meet all types of crazy interesting people.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

This trend has key implications for talent management. The second, more qualitative piece, keyed in on leadership ability based on a multitude of in-depth interviews with the leader’s peers, supervisors, and direct reports done by our internal executive talent team.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As a VP of sales and marketing for Becker-Birnbaum International, a global consumer products company, Aliyah knew she needed a talented marketing director to support her division’s portfolio of 34 products. As the COO made another well-deserved toast to Anne, Aliyah thought back to her interviews with Ed and Molly. Meeting Ed Yu.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Linda’s company, Talent Reconnect, offers returnships that are aimed mostly at women who have graduated from top business schools but who had 2 to 5 years of post-MBA experience before opting out. Does she go through interviews? And when I say smaller, I don’t mean dinky. ” Great. What time of year does this happen?

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 11, 2018

Our best managers sometimes do the opposite: When they find talented people, they’re open to creating jobs around them. Whether we lacked the talent, the opportunity, or the means to make them our occupations, landing in a different career doesn’t make these passions disappear. Crafting Jobs for Enjoyment.

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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.

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 12, 2019

She offers tips for successfully using LOMS and I include my response where I go into more detail on the best way to prepare for a consulting interview with LEK. I honestly would not have been able to develop my interviewing skills so quickly without your Look Over My Shoulder ® program , so again, thank you! Consulting.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies. They believe that they can always raise financial capital to meet their funding shortfall or use company stock or options to pay for acquisitions and employee wages.

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