Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with another blog contributor to the SpencerTom community, Jason Oh, to share our experiences about the consulting recruiting process. Why did you decide to pursue management consulting? Jeff : I had little idea about management consulting until my second year at university.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Email: My success is really your success at case preparation. Preparation: - LOMS and McKinsey's Problem Solving Test for the case studies (four weeks). Personally, I found the best case interviews [ in LOMS ] to be the most helpful. This understanding gave me confidence and peace during the interview process.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Whether you’re recruiting for consulting via a graduate program or going it alone, the process is extremely time-consuming and chaotic. Effectively managing the flood of information on companies, contacts, and case-prep is half the battle. Recruiting is nothing without aggressive networking and contact management.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Top Management Consulting Firms. Interview Resources. Accenture Recruiting. Accenture Interview Question. AT Kearney Recruiting Skills Test. Monitor Deloitte Role Play Interview. Monitor Deloitte 2nd Round Interview Prep. Monitor Deloitte Interview Tips for Experienced Hire. AT Kearney.

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 21, 2019

In her success story she shares some case interview preparation tips and I am also including my response because I find this student’s background slightly unusual for management consulting and wanted to point out that even those with non-typical career and education backgrounds can succeed in management consulting.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Case Interview Dress Code. I often get questions about the dress code in a case interview. I cannot thank you enough for providing: The free case interview preparation videos on your blog. your frequent "insightful" emails sharing interview experience of other candidates.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

A CaseInterview.com student who received an interview from BCG recently asked me about how a practice case study interview works. This is an interview where you practice with a BCG associate prior to your actual interview. These practice interviews really are practice.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 10, 2019

I was recently asked by a reader what the average applicant success rate is at each round in the case interview process. have done the majority of recruiting out of the schools (under grad, MBA, JD, MD, PhD). After the resume and cover letter review stage we move on to the rounds of interviews. recruiting sources.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I have been practising case interviews for over two months now, however, I always get a little tense when I am doing the cases. Please advise on how I could overcome the apparent nervousness and come across as calm during the other interviews. So this is why confidence in cases and in consulting is important.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 30, 2019

What follows is our exchange and my advice on how to prepare for second chance interviews after a rejection. Readers Email: I have a question pertaining to second chance interviews and case interview preparation. I interviewed with McKinsey for the second round and did not make it past that. I'm a Ph.D.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Here area couple of success stories received from readers who used case interview preparation techniques for securing an offer outside of consulting. Success Story: I would like to share my positive experience of a business case interview, thanks to your website! I simply followed your recommendations and the steps.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Question: I wanted to thank you for your excellent resources. I interviewed with a number of top firms, and despite feeling well prepared, I wasn't invited to the next round. I think that these resources played a large part in me securing an offer at Bain. I had thought doing 7 or 8 'live' cases was good practice.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 24, 2019

Below is a success story and case interview preparation tips I received from a new Bain consultant who was recruited as an industry hire. After celebrating the Bain offer, I am finally debriefing you on my recruiting prep. My recruiting process was very traditional regarding case interview formats.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

Following are tips from a BCG new hire that you might find useful in your case interview prep. I would just like to thank you very much for the wonderful resources you have provided on your website. I have just begun work for BCG in Australia and I would not have gotten through the case process without your help.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Pursuing tertiary studies is not only about the academics, but also about knowing which career path you want to take and how to utilise the resources you are given by your institution in order to attain that goal. Through a case competition, you can increase your knowledge and skills in preparation for the actual case interview.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 16, 2019

This student shares his preparation and experience in the case interview process. I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude for providing your case interview study materials on-line for free access to the world. and only a few days to practice before my first interview. Success Story.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 22, 2019

Below is a success story I recently received from a CaseInterview.com student about the success they had using a set case interview practice routine. First, it takes a lot of the thinking out of the administrative aspects of case practice. Initially, not everyone realizes this is an important part of the interview to practice.

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Harmonious Workplaces

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Since I’ve shown a little grey in my beard, I can verify from my experience that some hiring managers do not look favorably on older workers, especially job seekers. In 2022, at the age of 46, I interviewed for a marketing executive position with a tool manufacturer. The interview ended. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn how to market yourself through your resume and cover letter so that you will get the interview. Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. How to Write a Cover Letter That Will Get You the Interview. How to Network Your Way to an Interview.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Historically stable jobs such as those in software development, information management, and mathematics have seen some of the most dramatic drops in the workforce , with reductions in hiring of as much as 50% in some sectors and layoffs reported by watchlists on TechCrunch and other sites.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 5, 2019

Management consultant salaries in the United States will vary by position and experience. Here’s a breakdown of salaries for management consultants according to the top three consulting firms. Their emphasis on technology, cost-cutting, and effectively managing operations has led to better consultant pay over time.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 15, 2021

MBA consulting recruiting season starts every fall. I am commenting purely on recruiting for a post-MBA consulting position. They generally learn about it through formal campus based recruiting events, their Consulting Club, or the constant pressure to network and talk to lots of consulting professionals.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The following field report is from a recently hire Bain intern who wanted to pass along some advice to others still in the recruiting process. As an avid follower of your teachings in LOMS and principles on case interviews in general, let me share what I think are the 3 biggest reasons for getting an MBB offer. Networking.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

I vividly remember the last consulting interview during first-year MBA recruiting season. I had managed to get interviews with three firms but only made it past the first round with this final company. The recruiting coordinator mentioned she’d get back to me by the end of the day. I was tense. 8pm, no call….

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Maybe you’ve attended a competition hosted by them, or perhaps you’ve utilized resources made available by them – no matter how you’ve interacted with the club, it’s a valuable resource for aspiring consultants to have. Professionally, this was a great way to chat about the industry and share resources and tips we had found.

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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. Fortunately, a top management consulting firm is not the end all and be all. Reflect on the Situation.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 20, 2019

An MBA degree has long been known as a robust pathway towards accessing management consulting career options. MBA is still far and away the most robust graduate school pathway into consulting, and provides enormous comparative resource advantages that help students enter the consulting field.

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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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freshminds

MARCH 10, 2015

As it says in the title, here are the Top Ten websites online for a plethora of consultancy resources. This is probably the best website out there for all things management consultancing-y! The 30 example interview questions are certainly well worth a read and most importantly, all the resources on this site are FREE!

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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 then started crafting my own frameworks for different case scenarios.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 25, 2014

In 9 out of 10 cases, especially if you are an experienced hire or come from a non-target school, having a contact inside a consulting firm will make the difference between getting an interview or not. How to Network for Management Consulting – The Basics. Because of that, effective networking is critical.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Having been an engineer for close to two years at this point, my GPA was extremely low for the top management consulting firms (2.8 ). This was still not nearly competitive enough to gain every interview there was to get. I continued to push, over the last 6 months I have probably run up to 70 cases. Additional Resources.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 27, 2019

As addressed in my article from last week , non-MBA graduate students face a comparatively more challenging journey in their quest to enter the management consulting industry. For non-MBAs these questions aren’t as intuitive to ask and there are fewer structured resources to provide career guidance. Step 2: Getting an Interview.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I found it several months ago and started prepping immediately and had done 40-50 practice interview cases before recruiting season. I must have called everyone I knew in consulting to give me a case to solve every weekend (Phone/ Webcam prep interviews too!) Practice really does make perfect.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

MECE (pronounced "me see") or Mutually Exclusive Collectively Exhaustive is a principle often used by management consulting firms such as McKinsey to describe a way of organizing information that is "Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive". Some consultants prefer this approach since it’s easier to manage fewer categories.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 12, 2019

Big 4, it's all about working with middle managers and possibly doing. Your work is controlled often, and your manager will also make a significant contribution to it. At BCG, it's all about independence, you really have to manage your tasks and time on your own, and the. Additional Resources. At BCG on the. At BCG, you.

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 20, 2019

The following is a success story from a CaseInterview.com student who recently received an offer from Monitor Deloitte and his tips for consulting interview success. Networks , networks, networks after missing most campus recruiting deadlines. Finds your website one week before back to back case interviews.

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