Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

Interviews at consulting firms are often broken down into 3 segments: Fit Interview (~10 mins) Case Interview (~30 mins) Questions and Answers (~5 mins) While the vast majority of content out there focuses on the case interview, it is worth pointing out that the fit interview should not be overlooked.

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Brimstone Consulting

DECEMBER 20, 2021

New Books on Leadership and Change. Earlier this year, we shared a list of 31 books on leadership and change. He defines the six unwritten rules they seem to follow for using their digital platforms, ecosystems, moneymaking models, team-based structures, and leadership with a laser-sharp focus on the individual’s customer experience.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Joining a consulting club can provide you with numerous benefits: networking, learning how to do a case study, assistance with resume and cover letter writing, and access to resources to prepare for interviews. Through a case competition, you can increase your knowledge and skills in preparation for the actual case interview.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 18, 2022

One area that is quite different for economic consulting is the interview phase. While for management consulting you can expect a few behavioral questions followed by a business case, economic consultants favor different types of questions to determine whether you are a good fit. Pre-interview: Polish your Resume and Cover Letter.

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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. Am I glad I bought it!!

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Brimstone Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

CASE STUDY. How a Sustainability Business Framework Aligned the Leadership Team and Accelerated Progress. With such a broad mandate, the leader needed help executing her primary goals: identifying the senior leadership team’s understanding of sustainability. Download Case Study. Let's talk CONTACT BRIMSTONE.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You received an interview with a consulting firm! Management consulting interviews generally have two types of assessments, behavioral and casing. Behavioral interview questions help shed significant light on you as a candidate. I have been fortunate to have coached many peers through application and interview processes.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

It is easy to put a lot of pressure on yourself during interview season, especially when your classmates are receiving interviews for firms you’re interested in. This blog post is mostly about what to do when you receive an interview at that firm you’ve been eyeing for some time. So, if this is you, congrats! Determination.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

As a result, the consulting firms want to see strong soft skills demonstrated in the interviews. Which ones will interviewers be looking for you to demonstrate? Below are three key traits that define successful communication in a case interview: Don’t ramble. Leadership Ability. So what skills really matter?

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Harmonious Workplaces

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In 2022, at the age of 46, I interviewed for a marketing executive position with a tool manufacturer. After five or so interviews, the hiring manager stated that they wanted a “digital native.” The interview ended. I interviewed with several members of the team, including the parent of one of the executives.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 3, 2023

People advisory consultants may also be responsible for providing guidance and support to clients on topics such as diversity and inclusion, talent management, and leadership development. This might include taking relevant courses or workshops, participating in case competitions, or working on personal projects.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 18, 2019

At consulting firms like McKinsey, you will receive a personal experience interview (or McKinsey PEI). Sometimes an entire interview is devoted to these types of questions. Other times, you will receive 10 - 15 minutes of these kinds of questions before you get a case interview. This is why the case interview exists.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

So maybe you’ve gotten to the second round, maybe you’re still waiting to hear back, or maybe you’re hoping to interview again in the next recruitment cycle. Regardless of whichever bucket you fall into, it always helps to see things from the interviewers’ perspective. Here are the top three things they’re looking for: 1.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 11, 2022

So, you recently graduated high school, got into a top school, and now suddenly you are bombarded with talk about internships, clubs, top firms, consulting interviews, and more. All the case prep, interview practice, and networking in the world will be for naught if your resume lets you down. Build out your resume.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Step two is your first round interview. Step 3 is your second round interview. During Step 2 and 3, you will usually receive 2-3 rounds of management consulting interview modules. Each module consists of an Introduction, Fit interview, Case Interview and Q&A. With some tier one firms like M.B.B,

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Instead, marketing materials take the form of thought leadership: reports designed to show potential clients that these firms have the expertise clients need. . Bain also links to an Insights section on its website, and all firms publish a variety of articles, reports, podcasts and interviews.

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

In the firm’s flagship Boston office, 100% of employees – including the Managing Partner and Senior Leadership – sit out in an open bullpen (software company style). Now that’s leadership we can get behind. BULGER PARTNERS INTERVIEW TIPS & RECRUITING. Industries and Practice Areas. We can help !

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn the basics of a case interview – what it is, how they are different from a regular job interview, who uses them, why they are used, and the types of case interview formats and the difference between them. Topics Covered: What is a Case Interview? What is a Case Interview?

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Case interviews are synonymous with consulting recruitment and are characterised by unfamiliar problems. How then can you ace the interview confidently when it’s your first encounter with a particular business case scenario? Practise more cases. Interview with multiple firms. What is Confidence?

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 10, 2018

Now, to move forward, you have to understand and prepare extremely well for the interviews. This article will give you a helicopter view of the interview process, and then dive into one part of it. The structure of the interview process is surprisingly similar across firms. One is called the ‘Fit Interview’.

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LSA Global

APRIL 30, 2023

Redwood Shores, CA – LLSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy today announced results for a customized Competency Based Interviewing Training workshop for key leaders.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Do unhealthy work environments and power-over leadership practices burn you out and drain you? Guard your heart and mind before you do interviews and focus groups. It's usually the leadership and people practices that cause the challenges and these are the thinks that as an empath will break your heart. It's on those leaders.

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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. Want to gain unique insights into leadership and civil service?

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 7, 2019

The traditional route is to apply and go through the standard interview process as an MBA summer intern or post-MBA consultant. First Step: Getting the Interview. Or in the case of a former management consultant, you want to experience different industries or functional capabilities. Next Step: The Interviews.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Welcome to the burden of leadership. 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. Additional Resources.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

What's different in this case is that what you are on the hook to market is your own expertise, perspective, strengths and experience. It's their leadership and organizational "dirty laundry" that they are exposing to you. Their success has been built upon a certain approach to leadership that is no longer working for them.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 26, 2019

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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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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Tom Spencer

JULY 27, 2019

Are you actually competitive for a consulting role (consider your academic history, professional experience, as well as social and leadership skills)? Step 2: Getting an Interview. There are generally three ways that graduate students can get their resume picked for an interview. Referral by a consultant at the firm.

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Management Consulted

JULY 3, 2016

As if he wasn’t already impressive enough, he also led a team that provided expert services during the Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation, one of the largest price-fixing cases in U.S. In case you hadn’t figured it out by now, Bates White is a boutique economic consultancy firm headquartered at Washington, D.C.

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

In the firm’s flagship Boston office, 100% of employees – including the Managing Partner and Senior Leadership – sit out in an open bullpen (software company style). Now that’s leadership we can get behind. BULGER PARTNERS INTERVIEW TIPS & RECRUITING. Industries and Practice Areas. We can help !

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Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 100

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

In the firm’s flagship Boston office, 100% of employees – including the Managing Partner and Senior Leadership – sit out in an open bullpen (software company style). Now that’s leadership we can get behind. BULGER PARTNERS INTERVIEW TIPS & RECRUITING. Industries and Practice Areas. We can help !

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 100

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

In the firm’s flagship Boston office, 100% of employees – including the Managing Partner and Senior Leadership – sit out in an open bullpen (software company style). Now that’s leadership we can get behind. BULGER PARTNERS INTERVIEW TIPS & RECRUITING. Industries and Practice Areas. We can help !

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 100

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

I received an email the other day from an F1Y (future first year) who recently got an offer following his BCG interview. I asked him to describe the interview format he experienced and make some suggestions for others who will soon be going through the BCG interview process. The primary difference is the written case.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Case & Fit Practice. Excelling in the Interview. So, the rest of this post will focus on the two remaining areas: proper case practice, and things to remember during the interview. Case & Fit Practice. Case Practice. The Application Process.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 10, 2014

During an interview, it is common to be asked “Tell me about yourself.” The fit interview is where magic happens , where your true self comes out, and where the interview is ultimately decided. The fit interview is the tiebreaker, so you best be on your game. Au contraire, peeps. Why Consulting?

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Simon Associates

MAY 9, 2022

In some cases, major institutions have even declined comment. - Wade, they have few options as their organizations, their employees and their clients are closely watching their responses, I said to Fox Business when interviewed for its recent article, " How corporate leaders should address Roe v. Fox Business.

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