The Fearless Marketer

JANUARY 20, 2020

I’ve been writing a lot about the importance of setting up meetings with prospective clients and those who can lead you to prospective clients. How to Get 100 Meetings. More Meetings = More Clients. But what do you actually say in such a meeting that will move things forward and lead to more valuable connections?

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Meeting B2B Case Interview Resources 62

Steve Shu Consulting

MAY 4, 2018

In some cases the engagement team may create (up front) an entire blueprint to execute the project. Develop interview guides according to the problem solving structure and conduct interviews with the interview guides in mind. Take raw notes roughly in line with the interview guides.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Agile 150

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

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

By way of a quick words-only recap, we made our way back to Duke and got to train 30 eager sophomores and juniors preparing for their first interview season. After a full day (8 hours) of interview training, our group had bonded big-time. 10AM – 11AM – Structuring the fit interview. 3PM – 4PM – Case math and case closings.

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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! Problem Solving.

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Interviews Case Interview Leadership Consulting 110

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. Interview process.

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Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview Consulting 88

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

MAY 4, 2014

We recently had the opportunity to interview Jason, a student at NYU Stern who landed a summer internship with Deloitte Consulting S&O. It was a lot of professional development on a broad level, which meant how to network properly and preparing for interviews. Jenny Rae: Thanks for joining us today. Jason: Right.

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Deloitte Case Interview Consulting Interviews 158

Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

I started to suspect that I was when I was presenting some difficult feedback to a client about their sales practices. Use your initial discovery meetings as a way to connect, not sell. Initial discovery meetings are unique opportunities for you to use your empathy superpower to make your clients feel understood. I'm an Empath.

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Consulting Video Energy Case Interview 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

Tom Spencer

MAY 2, 2020

This situation reminds me of a class I took during my MBA at George Washington University, the Consulting Abroad Project, where a team of students had to work remotely with a company located in another continent, which in our case was South America, specifically Peru. Send a confirmation e-mail.

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Consulting Case Interview Meeting Data 120

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Upon arriving, emissaries from Stanford Consulting brought us to the meeting room where held our 2-hour Consulting Bootcamp Lite. . Saturday, the last day of our trip, we went to Stanford to do a day-long session focused on case interviews. 10AM – 11AM – Structuring the fit interview.

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Bain Case Interview Interviews Fashion 114

Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2021

This post will provide you with a guide to creating and perfecting typical slides used to present information in a business context, whether you are a student preparing for a case competition, a fresh consultant who just graduated, or a project manager who has to constantly deliver milestones and progress reports to multiple stakeholders.

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Benchmarking Case Interview Groups Analysis 88

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

A reader sent me an email asking if there was a pattern or trend to what kind of case problems are given by each firm? So, does BCG give M&A questions while McKinsey gives business cases? My answer is the cases you get are all over the place and there's no pattern that I've ever seen or heard about.

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Case Interview McKinsey Interviews Insurance 40

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

If you don’t live in the Bay Area, don’t whine – our attendees in NY flew in from Atlanta, Ohio, and London and took the train at 6AM from other spots to meet us. Finally, invite us to come present a private 8-hour Consulting Bootcamp (focused on fit and case interviews) – we would be honored to meet with you.

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Case Interview Cover Letters Interviews Deloitte 114

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

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

After a 4-hour recovery time, we were off to our first presentation – courtesy of the National Rail chauffeur service. We had an awesome presentation to a full room of ~80 students at King’s College London – and sadly, we forgot to take any pictures of the event (just caught the train ride in).

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Question: I would like to do three things: a) Express my appreciation and gratitude for your resources and help, b) Describe the interview format I encountered at McKinsey to help prepare other applicants, c) Ask you about your professional opinion on two competing offers (McKinsey vs. Google). --. a) Thanking you. Google vs. MckinseyOffers.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

From those who signed up on the first day to our late-comers, everyone showed up ready to party (as much as you can on a Sunday when you’re prepping for consulting interviews). Because our attendees had access to all of these resources, we could jump right in with the fit and case interviews. Email us for more details!

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Case Interview Cover Letters Consulting Interviews 114

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

More important than memorizing the main case frameworks is the ability to take your hypothesis and build an issue tree (or customize a standard framework) that will test your hypothesis in this specific case. Using Issue Tree’s in a Case Interview. Your Hypothesis. The MECE Test. Basically, everything they can think of.

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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Sales 59

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 12, 2019

one presentation for their boss at the end of a project. really get to meet, and work with, the 'top dogs' of companies - people. Perhaps in my case it is also caused by working in a developed (Big 4) vs. developing (BCG) market, but I had to work more than double the number. At BCG, you. The level of.

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Bain McKinsey Case Interview Interviews 75

Tom Spencer

APRIL 22, 2018

Case competitions are amazing opportunities to demonstrate your ‘case cracking’ abilities in front of industry judges, quickly expand your network, and win great prizes. I even started one, which is now one of the largest case competitions in the Waterloo, Canada region. All case competitions are not created equal.

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Case Interview Benchmarking Analysis Industry 68

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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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This is just temporary to make sure those who interviewed you did not make a mistake! Just like in a case interview where when you discover something unusual and you have an "Oh, that's interesting" type moment, you are usually within striking range of uncovering a major insight. if that's the case, then I wonder if X is true.".

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 16, 2020

1) Sample-Size Problem As of March 5th, 4 pm ET, the United States had: Total Cases: 164 Total Deaths: 11 Friends of mine have said, “Why is everyone freaking out over 11 deaths?” Only 164 cases, that's not bad compared to other countries." The closest proxy metric that’s easy to measure is # of NEW cases today vs. yesterday.

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Analysis Case Interview Interviews System 144

Management Consulted

JUNE 23, 2015

In May, we launched the Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online. It’s almost July, and we’ve got big plans – MBA meet-and-greets and a 1-month consulting immersion course in South Africa. While the case interview is the great equalizer, the fit interview is the great differentiator.

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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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Case Interview Interviews Consulting McKinsey 60

Management Consulted

JUNE 26, 2016

Today, we continue Part 2 (see Part 1 here ) of our interview with Charlie, an experienced Harvard grad who took an unusual path into healthcare consulting, yet leveraged his experience and hard prep work into an offer at Putnam. And I think I have the gist of getting a case down, as well as understanding those details.

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Healthcare Case Interview Consulting Interviews 140

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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Bain McKinsey Cover Letters Case Interview 75

CaseInterview.com

JULY 7, 2021

It takes a day to “understand” case interviews. Maybe you think you speak loud enough in meetings. This will be a feedback-intensive opportunity where you will both give and receive feedback on your and other students’ presentations… as well as receive feedback from me or my teaching assistants. Develop the Habit.

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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). Generally, weekly meetings with your supervisor are available if you make the first move to set them up.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

If you want a small group setting to accelerate your case interview performance (like, 0-60 in a day) join us next weekend in San Francisco – September 21 for our last 8-hour Consulting Bootcamp in the U.S. One great question that was asked (via index card from the audience): “Is there a right answer in a case interview?”

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Oliver Wyman Cover Letters Case Interview Resumes 114

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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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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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 15, 2021

Your website was no doubt the best case interview preparation material I found, and that was the case even before Look Over My Shoulder ® was rolled out. Before I found your website, I used Case in Point , which was my only source of solving business problems because I have an engineering degree.

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McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Study 40

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Complete with 5 total breakout sessions, we started with Fit Interview training and moved on to Case Interviews about 1 hour before lunch. 10AM – 11AM – Structuring the fit interview. 11AM – 12PM – Break-out sessions -networking and fit interviews. We look forward to meeting you in person!

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freshminds

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Ever experienced difficulties in acing an interview to secure your dream job? Interviews can be an overwhelming and daunting experience, especially at the start of your career or with limited interviewing experience. Even experienced, candidates need to prepare for an interview to achieve a successful outcome.

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