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The Deep Flaw in MBB Strategic Planning

CaseInterview.com

When I first started recruiting for consulting jobs, an interviewer at Bain shared a story (arguably a legend at this point) about how Bain (or it might have been McKinsey) was asked to advise Motorola on whether or not they should enter the mobile phone market. This would be a textbook strategy created by McKinsey, Bain or BCG.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Kearney, which was the original split from McKinsey & Company, has a storied and impressive history. Kearney’s fascinating history begins with none other than current competitor McKinsey & Company. Founder Andrew Thomas Kearney was hired by James McKinsey as his firm’s first partner in 1929. 1963 – A.T.

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Consulting Case Anatomy – A Simple Breakdown

Management Consulted

As a prospective consultant, one of the things that can seem the most mysterious in the case study prep process is wondering what the interviewer is going to ask you next. Many of you have heard about interviewer-led and interviewee-led case interviews and are wondering how to approach each one appropriately.

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BCG Lateral Hire

CaseInterview.com

I found your case study videos very useful, as is the one-page framework handout, to prepare me for the interviews. When I was at McKinsey, I had absolutely no problem telling a managing director he was incorrect on some key point -- and he had no problem accepting it from me. He had nearly 20 years at McKinsey, I had 1 year.

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How to improve your communication and problem solving skills for business

freshminds

McKinsey uses this term for their structural communication methodology. A recent study by McKinsey showed that young employees are keen for both transparency and immediacy in their communication with managers. The growth of millennials means they are making up larger proportions of business workforces.

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Launching the Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online

Management Consulted

This course is our (much) cheaper version of Black Belt, but using the same methodology – break down the process, practice by yourself, and practice with a partner. Last year, 55% of our Black Belts got jobs at top consulting firms. That number is insane. They eclipsed the rest of the playing field. The problem?

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Improving Case Interview Presentation Skills

CaseInterview.com

As I listen to the LOMS cases, I stop the player at the end of each interviewer answer and record my own response, and then play it back. 2) I have found this to be a good way to internalise the hypothesis -driven methodology in solving cases because it is 'proactive.'. Keep up the good work.