Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Without having a grounded career understanding, online MBAs come to me unable to coherently decide if consulting is the right career opportunity to meet their professional and personal goals. Behavioral and Case Interviews . major publications or research), may get someone an interview at a highly competitive firm.

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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.

Recruiting 88

Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview Consulting 88

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. You did it! However, you have multiple months before you begin.

Case Interview 88

Case Interview Travel Resumes Interviews 88

Management Consulted

APRIL 9, 2017

A recommendation from a consultant will fast-track your application inside the firm, and in fact will take it through an entirely different path, virtually guaranteeing you a first-round interview invite. You know how important your resume is in getting your foot in the door for an interview. Don’t give them a reason to say no!

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Our trip to the UK marks the inauguration of MC’s Consulting Bootcamp service – where we provide a full A-Z on consulting interviews to eager audiences of MBA candidates, business majors, and consulting club members. Who are we meeting in London? . Just ask any of our 600+ interview prep clients this year!

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Management Consulted

JULY 8, 2013

For the low price of $575, each participant receives a complete resume / cover letter edit ($350), the MC Book Bundle ($195) and 8 hours of group instruction (priceless). Additionally, if you’d like to keep working with us on 1:1 interview prep, you receive a discount on one of our interview packages. Ready to sign up?

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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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Interviews Case Interview Consulting ROI 110

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

But what if your school doesn’t offer these programs (yet) – and you want to come spend 1 power day to focus on breaking into consulting – with emphasis on networking, fit interviews, and most of all, case interviews? 10AM – 11AM - Fit Interview – Key consulting questions. Who leads the day?

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Meeting people early before you are polished will end up burning a lot of bridges. For example, after a very disorganized meeting the consultant will come back and skewer the coffee chat, recommending everyone else in the firm not to meet with this person. Offer to Buy Coffee in an Informational Interview.

Recruiting 60

Recruiting Recruitment Resumes Consulting 60

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. this year (includes a full resume/cover letter edit and our MC Book Bundle). *. The answer might surprise you.

Oliver Wyman 114

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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). As a part of the Bootcamp package, we currently offer our entire MC Book Bundle as well as a resume and cover letter edit to each person in attendance.

Case Interview 114

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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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Case Interview Interviews Resumes Retail 81

Tom Spencer

MARCH 14, 2020

However, one observation that I have made as both a potential hire looking for a job and as a consultant guiding others is that oftentimes, we are not prepared for an encounter or a meeting that might make all the difference in our careers. The best-case scenario is to receive an invitation for an interview.

Case Interview 88

Case Interview Emotional Intelligence Interviews Resumes 88

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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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’.

Interviews 84

Interviews Case Interview Resumes Consulting 84

Tom Spencer

APRIL 18, 2021

For example, for undergraduates who want to go to medical school, starting early can give them an edge by allowing them more time to find opportunities that improve their competitiveness and by allowing them more time to meet all of the necessary requirements, like the MCAT exam. You can also vision board your ideal resume.

Consulting 97

Consulting Sports Resumes Case Interview 97

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 27, 2008

Top 10 Resume Tips. Top 10 Interview Tips. It showed me the “benchmark” that I need to meet in order to be successful in business. I’ve been helping friends/colleagues looking to enter management consulting for years with their resumes, cover letters, interviews, and questions.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 5, 2023

“Cheaper” Computer Programming Languages Statistics Software Github Team Platforms The best way to know what exact software you might need to use in your future job is to ask during your interview or talk to current employees there. Learn some cheaper or open-source programming languages in case expensive options are not available to you.

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Software Consulting Analysis Engineering 88

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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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 140

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.

Case Interview 114

Case Interview Cover Letters Interviews Deloitte 114

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

If you are convinced that – on top of our expertise in consulting interviews – we’re also fun, come hang out with us next weekend in San Francisco – September 21. *. was a gorgeous day at Yale, but we were on a mission and on a deadline for a 4PM meeting.

Cover Letters 114

Cover Letters Case Interview Resumes Interviews 114

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.

McKinsey 64

McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Oliver Wyman 64

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

What’s next – when your resume doesn’t receive an interview; your first round doesn’t lead to a call-back; your final round receives a polite rejection? You’ll typically receive a rejection call after the interview. It felt to me like I didn’t perform well in summarizing the cases.

Resumes 147

Resumes Consulting Case Interview Interviews 147

Tom Spencer

MAY 20, 2022

Write your future resume and then look for opportunities to get the experiences, skills, and recommendations that you need to make your ideal resume a reality. I was fortunate enough to find teams for two case competitions. These events are situational and can be transformative. It’s your journey. Summary .

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Resumes Energy Case Interview Chemicals 88

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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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Your materials have been helpful in many different ways, from the psychologic preparation to the technical approach to solving the case. In my particular experience, your guidance was essential to me in revealing the personality behind the much-feared recruiter and interviewer. Live, written, creating cases for yourself.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

From the very beginning, Booz Allen Hamilton has been involved in some very high profile cases. Unlike Bain or LEK, the firm doesn’t restrict itself to junior hiring and you have a great opportunity to learn some grand consulting processes and get a brand name on your resume with absolutely no experience. Exit Opportunities.

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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

JULY 1, 2012

You want to find a way to meet Lou – you want him in your asset file. who are in a position to offer you an interview or at the very least give you up-to-the-minute information on recruiting cycles or tailoring your resume/cover letter for their specific firm. Click here for the Groups Directory. Professors.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 13, 2017

On the first day of orientation, we were told that we should start applying yesterday, especially if we wanted to get into consulting – but not to put all our eggs in one basket because it was so competitive – and so we all polished our resumes and contrived our cover letters and sent them out left and right to anyone with an inbox.

Consulting 60

Consulting Case Interview Cover Letters Interviews 60

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.

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Comatch

JANUARY 19, 2022

An effective consultant can offer a lot more than what’s on their resume. Consistent problem-solving – “Problem solver” has become a trendy word on resumes, but not many people have the correct understanding of frameworks that can actually address problems and fix them. What are the Qualities of a Great Consultant? .

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Consulting Resumes Case Interview Industry 52

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

In case you hadn’t noticed, the benefits are exceptional, and the pay is above-average as well. Engineers and designers work in concert in small teams; 90% of meeting spaces at the company’s offices are built for eight people or less. Interview Tips & Tricks. Expect this interview process to take all day.

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Culture Case Interview Interviews Engineering 100

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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Interviews Case Interview Research Industry 59

Management Consulted

MAY 22, 2016

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. ARCHSTONE CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. “, “ What is your biggest regret?

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Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

Candidates will be interviewed on campus or by phone. It must be a case of not missing what you never had. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . First things first, the chances of you getting given a case to solve at BAH are greatly reduced when compared to other large firm. Exit Opportunities. Applying to BAH?

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Case Interview Interviews Resumes Government 100

Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . As always, you will be working in a team intensive environment, so be sure to network and collaborate as you will be meeting plenty of new people. OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . You will encounter both fit and case questions during this round.

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