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. Most importantly, you can learn how to pitch as if you were presenting to a client. Demonstrate Leadership.

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Cover Letters Case Interview Consulting Recruiting 88

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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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 17, 2020

The need for effective leadership is especially acute during a major crisis. In a crisis, good leadership requires four things: Provide Accurate, Frequently-Updated Information. The first step of crisis leadership is to provide accurate information. Coronavirus Crisis Leadership. Tell People about the Plan.

Leadership 88

Leadership Case Interview Interviews Sales 88

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. A structured method to present your response. Congratulations! Knowing Yourself.

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Interviews Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 88

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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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. Presentation Skills. Intellectual Capability.

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Interviews Case Interview Consulting ROI 110

Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2021

Essential reads on leadership and change for your library. The following list of 31 books on leadership and change is comprised of books we have found helpful in our careers and ones we often recommend to leaders. 31 books on leadership and change. Daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100% teachable.

Leadership 52

Leadership Case Interview Culture Company 52

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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Interviews Case Interview Leadership Consulting 110

Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Do unhealthy work environments and power-over leadership practices burn you out and drain you? I started to suspect that I was when I was presenting some difficult feedback to a client about their sales practices. Guard your heart and mind before you do interviews and focus groups. Sadly, more often than not this isn't the case.

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Consulting Video Case Interview Energy 207

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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Recruiting Recruitment Cover Letters Resumes 88

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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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

As such, learning how to be as confident as a consultant presents a conundrum. 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?

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Industry 97

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 16, 2016

BTS GROUP INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. BTS Group specializes in digital technology, leadership development, sales training, and assessments. BTS Group specializes in digital technology, leadership development, sales training, and assessments. Leadership Development. BTS GROUP INTERVIEWS. BTS GROUP KEY STATS. Innovation.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 26, 2023

As a client explains the challenges they’re facing, they may present mixed information or a biased perception. Your client may present the issue in a biased manner. In this case, you may determine that gaining market share will be your client’s biggest challenge. Let’s use the example of a business that’s seeking to relocate.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 8, 2020

Such professions tend to be more recession resistant and will help you to develop professional skills and garner interesting stories for interviews. Another opportunity is presented by the normalization of remote work, which is enabling knowledge workers to pursue projects that involve working with anyone anywhere in the world.

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Consulting Case Interview How To Leadership 78

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

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

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

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 17, 2019

By following these steps, you will be in a much better position to impress your employer and secure an interview. In order to write a resume that will get you the interview, you must understand what top consulting firms look for when reviewing candidate applications. Understand What Consulting Firms Are Looking for in Your Resume.

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Resumes Examples Consulting Case Interview 94

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We all know the basics of good presentation skills: don’t read from a script ; don’t overwhelm your audience with verbose slides; and the like. But for a particular kind of high-stakes presentation — one in which you’re trying to get buy-in from key decision-makers — those basics aren’t enough.

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Case Interview Engineering Interviews Course 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Recently the Chief HR Officer for a healthcare firm asked us to identify the best new framework for leadership that she could use to train and develop a cadre of high potentials. Explicit in our HR officer’s question was her assumption that the newest thinking on leadership development must contain something essential.

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Leadership Handbook Healthcare Emotional Intelligence 37

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

At least once a month someone asks us if we can help them with presentations and PowerPoint for consulting, asking: If we can teach them how to develop slides and stories ahead of an interview. If we can show them how to structure a presentation. What makes consulting presentations so different? Why is that?

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

Some interns I met weren’t heavily involved in business related activities, but held leadership positions in the clubs and organizations that they cared about. Keeping up with the news is helpful in general, and knowing what is going on in the world will definitely help you during case interviews. Network Early.

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Consulting Case Interview Study Travel 110

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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Case Interview Interviews Consulting McKinsey 60

Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Hence, this is one of the primary skills that incoming candidates are tested on in the case interview. Presentation Skills. Almost all the engagements of a consultant end with a presentation. Being persuasive and assertive will help in being a great presenter. This is where the consultants’ value lies. Conclusion.

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Consulting Industry Case Interview Analysis 124

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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Interviews Case Interview Resumes Report 40

Tom Spencer

APRIL 18, 2020

Biases can also creep in during a case interview, causing you to make incorrect assumptions about a business problem. Let’s consider a case interview scenario where our interviewee, called Jane, makes use of a simple rule of thumb to solve a challenge presented to her. Interviewer: I see, and why is this the case?

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Case Interview Insurance Insurance Interviews 88

Tom Spencer

MAY 29, 2013

SHAWN ACHOR explains, in a fascinating and amusing TED Talk about the happy secret to better work, that being more positive in the present is shown to improve performance. Case Interviews. Leadership. Focus on Happiness: Achieve Sucess. by Tom Spencer on May 30, 2013 · 0 comments. in Business Strategy. Categories.

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Chemicals Consulting Case Interview Energy 98

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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McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Oliver Wyman 64

Ben de Haldevang

JUNE 7, 2023

With your choice of case studies and the points made in the interviews, you have managed to conceptualize transformation without turning your book into an obscure PhD thesis. I think that also leads in to your admirable restraint in not trying to present a “transformation by numbers” how-to guide.

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Case Interview Case Study Case Studies Guidelines 40

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn what skills you need to display in a case interview in order to impress your interviewer. The skills that they are looking for can differ between interview formats,types, and rounds. Topics Covered: Interviewer’s Mindset. How to Prep for Candidate-Led and Interviewer-Led Interviews.

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Interviews Case Interview Video Consulting 53

Tom Spencer

MARCH 19, 2012

BNP Paribas Fortis provides a short 10 minute animated presentation on Basel III. Case Interviews. Leadership. BASEL III for dummies. by Tom Spencer on March 20, 2012 · 0 comments. in Economics. An explanation of Basel III for non-specialists. If you enjoyed this post, get email updates (its free). Categories.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Leadership 94

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . In 2003, Bridgespan created the “Bridgestar” initiative to focus on leadership development and to help professionals transition into nonprofit careers. Leadership Program: Leading for Impact. Leadership Effectiveness. KEY STATS FOR BRIDGESPAN. Funding Strategy.

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Interviews Culture Bain Consulting 150

Tom Spencer

APRIL 22, 2017

Most consultancies hold company presentations, networking events, or workshops for students at target universities, which enable you to get to know them better. Consultants and recruiters often spend no more than a few seconds looking at your application when shortlisting interview candidates.

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Cover Letters Case Study Case Studies Case Interview 60

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

I did not know how to prepare and I ended up getting the LOMS one day before my interview. Out of the two case interviews , I aced one and failed the other, so I did not get an offer. They sent me a written case first. I passed several rounds and ended up flying to this big city in the US for the final interview.

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McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Recruiting 40

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

In 1982, Andy presented his and Prabha’s mathematical models for sales force sizing and territory alignment to the Pharmaceutical Management Science Association (PMSA), using an early Apple computer to display sales territories on-site. Strong verbal and written communication, organization, analytic, planning and leadership skills.

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Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100