Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Most consulting firms are wrapping up their recruitment process for this year and offers have been sent out. 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? Likely, your interviewer will feel the same way.

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Interviews Case Interview Consulting Leadership 60

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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Interviews Case Interview Bain Management 45

CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 15, 2019

As a former consulting resume and cover letter reader for McKinsey, and someone who has reviewed thousands of applications, I have noticed an interesting trend. If your cover letter is good, from the perspective of the person reading the letter, I want to interview you -- basically I am biased in your favor. Here's why it works.

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Cover Letters Resumes Case Interview Consulting 53

Management Consulted

MAY 25, 2014

GALLUP CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. SRI was founded in 1969 and its expertise in psychological research/interviews identified the “fit” of individuals is specific positions or roles in an organization. The firm created a new method to track customer satisfaction and trends. Bilingual Outbound Interviewer.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 181

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I received two offers recently and have also been given offer deadline extensions for them until later this week, which I had requested as a way to "buy" time: 1) to hear back from other firms I interviewed with, and 2) for the final round interview with my top-choice firm this week. People will probably forget within a year.

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Ethics Case Interview Consulting Interviews 40

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Specializing in economic, financial and market analysis, specifically for cases in litigation, Cornerstone Research touts itself as the one player major law firms turn to when navigating the obstacle course that is the American and European legal systems. Cornerstone Research specializes in working with law firms and government entities.

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Interviews Research Culture Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 4, 2013

This is a transcribed phone interview between Rachel (name changed) and Jenny Rae – enjoy her insights about failing the first time around but coming back for consulting success and landing an offer with McKinsey in her senior year. What I look back on it, I think the way I did my cases just weren’t at the bar they had set.

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McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Oliver Wyman 125

Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. 1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Each company faces substantial challenges in the every evolving face of marketing due to consumer trends and industry dynamics. KEARNEY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey 100

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. The firm has made up for its youth, however, by growing rapidly through innovation, famous cases and a lot of acquisitions. the consulting firm started off like a lot of American startups do – in a small, forgettable warehouse somewhere on the outskirts of town (in this case, in Annapolis, MD).

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Consulting-style case interviews are highly effective, and the same format is being adopted more and more widely. The major consultancies have converged on a largely identical interview style, precisely because it excels in picking out the most genuinely capable candidates from the huge pools of applications received.

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Case Interview Interviews Consulting Case Study 78

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Researching early is key so that you are well informed before the application windows open, especially as many firms recruit on a rolling basis. Application process: There is an extensive online form with more stages to follow, including interviews, tests, and assessment centres. Big Four: EY, PwC, KPMG and Deloitte. Boutique firms.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Bain 60

QEmploy

MAY 9, 2019

Interviews have been conducted with clients and consultants in order to give a realistic and broad outlook. This comes down to the automation of the recruitment process. It was also said in our client interviews that there are too many brokers out there. Indeed, consulting firms and agents need to as well.

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Industry Consulting Case Interview Recruiting 69

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you. As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Management Consulted

MAY 10, 2015

HAY GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Applicants will have two interviews; the first may be over the phone and will be with more junior staff members or on campus, with the second usually being in person with a director or a manager. Acing the Mercer Interview. PwC Consulting Interviews and Culture. Yale University.

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Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

QEmploy

AUGUST 19, 2019

Apply current IT trends. As an IT consultant it’s greatly beneficial if you stay ahead of the newest IT trends and adopt them into your working process. In the case of client management, utilising these trends can help client tracking through sales process. First and foremost you need to be adept at interviewing.

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Consulting Case Interview Trends System 53

Tom Spencer

JUNE 14, 2015

Tom: Does Vivaldi Partners Group use the case interview as part of its recruitment process? Heather Tortorello: Yes, for full time positions we use the case interview process. Tom: How many interview rounds are there? We are currently looking for a fall internship (undergraduate or MBA) in London.

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Groups Case Interview Industry Interviews 60

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

It’s not alone in trying to jump on the trend of shared workspaces, of which there are now around 19,000 worldwide. A case in point is WeWork, the provider of coworking spaces, which has grown its enterprise customer base in the last year by 370%. But our research and reporting show this isn’t the case.

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Company Case Interview ROI Engineering 37

Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2016

Bringing light to Africa , mobile banking to Bangladesh , low-cost health care to Nepal, or better school lunches to the American cafeteria: In all these cases, the private sector is a big part of the action. Know that funding alone is not going to solve the recruiting problem. But there is plenty of potential left to unlock.

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Talent Enterprise Survey Recruiting 52

Management Consulted

JANUARY 8, 2017

This has led to a proliferation in the recruitment of data scientists, software specialists, and engineers as consulting firms develop their digital practices, thereby offering wider avenues for those hoping to break into consulting. Consulting salaries have been bullish for the past several years and the trend has continued into 2017.

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Consulting Management Oliver Wyman Deloitte 100

MishTalk

JANUARY 20, 2016

Shell Fires Another 10,000 As reflective of trends in the industry Shell Fires 10,000 Workers As its fortunes collapse due to falling oil prices, Royal Dutch Shell PLC will fire 10,000 people in an effort to bolster margins. In this case, chalk up another 10,000 employee synergies. Employees, not management takes the hit.

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Energy Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview 28

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

The human resources department, which conducted daily exit interviews with staff leaving the hotel, was concerned that negative comments about working conditions would make finding new talent difficult. Revenue was trending down, which would affect our year-end bonuses. The first is orientation.

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Operations Hotels Case Interview Finance 31

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Based on prior experiences or stereotypes they’ve formed, recruiters may make a judgment of what the applicant would probably be like once he starts showing up for work. If that’s the case, then companies will do well to hire Harvard math majors, even if no one learns anything of practical use, or even any math, at Harvard.

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Advertising Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

PayScale , the compensation data and software company where I work, regularly examines trends and questions regarding employee pay, so we conducted a survey to better understand the relationship between the salary history question and the gender pay gap. The possible responses were: (A) No, and the employer did not ask. (B)

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Case Interview Study Interviews Data 28

QEmploy

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Whether you need information on the latest trends in the industry or you are running out of inspiration, I know that my list will help you in these areas. In this situation you’ll be able to find numerous articles about business, trends and the tech industry. Consulting blogs. Actionable Consultants. Consulting Success. TechCrunch.

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Consulting Boston Consulting Group Industry Finance 13

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

But the trend – based on the firm’s academic history – has also been that employees would exit to study further to get perhaps an MBA or Ph.D. ZS ASSOCIATES INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. After applying through any of these options, expect to receive an email in two weeks scheduling you for a phone interview.

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Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This involves taking some data from a client and extrapolating the data to determine some kind of trend line. Some new consultants who do well in case interviews actually have a very hard time with this on-the-job reality. What is also difficult for some is extrapolating a trend from a bunch of data points.

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Case Interview Consulting McKinsey Interviews 49

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

As the next installment in our popular Firm Profile series, we take a look at the evolution, reinvention, and current interview tactics of one of the world’s premier consulting firms – IBM. IBM was founded in 1911 and has a rich history of ingenuity, deep convictions, premier research and development, and trend setting.

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IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Harvard Business

JANUARY 22, 2018

Listen to Angelia Herrin, Special Projects editor for Harvard Business Review, interview Dr. Terri Cooper, Principal and Chief Inclusion Officer of Deloitte Consulting, as she discusses six attributes of leaders who display the ability to not only embrace individual differences, but to potentially leverage them for competitive advantage.

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Deloitte Leadership Culture Talent 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The photo is of two seasoned, older interviewers glaring critically across the table at a young interview candidate with the following words: “We’re looking for someone age 22-26… with 30 years of experience.” And it’s not only young workers who will benefit from solving this dilemma.

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How To Case Interview Interviews Resources 28

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Most reported diversity factors have been on a positive trend since 2016. KPMG has made work-life balance a leading attraction in its recruitment efforts. LEK is a very selective firm — it was named one of the Top 25 Hardest Companies to Interview For by Fortune. LEK operates in an intense, associate-heavy case team structure.

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Oliver Wyman Boston Consulting Group Consulting Bain 81

MishTalk

JANUARY 27, 2015

Foreign membership In mid-July 2014, the BBC reported that the battalion had recruited the former Swedish Army and Swedish Home Guard sniper Mikael Skillt. Azov''s leader, Biletsky, states that he has received recruits from Ireland, Italy, Greece and Scandinavia. This is a dangerous trend, and an unhealthy development.

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Video Government Policies Operations 28

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

With the trend set for years to come, demand for accounting services far outstripped supply. If KPMG isn’t visiting your school, contact a KPMG recruiter in the city of your choosing – but first, network with someone who is a manager or above who is an alum at your school. KPMG CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & RECRUITING.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

APRIL 22, 2016

Finally, they assess candidates using loosely structured interviews—which are often not calibrated with later performance, and are rife with opportunities for implicit and explicit bias. We see three emerging trends in how leading companies are using the concept of corporate tryouts to enhance their talent base: Simulations.

Company 28

Company Talent Case Interview Sports 28

Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

PWC INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Whether you’re planning to interview at PwC or just want the lay of the land, check out one of the coolest business stories consulting has to offer. In 2010, PwC continued the trend by buying out Diamond Management and Technology Consultants, Inc., With each challenge, the firm grows stronger.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews 221

MishTalk

JULY 12, 2013

Trend Analysis. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. “The truth is we’ve got a real bottleneck of issues to deal with” this year, Baretta said yesterday in an interview in his office in Rome. This Week in Money Interview. Global Economic. Advertisers.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 74