Management Consulted

JUNE 17, 2015

Airbnb, a California-based private company, to-date has had more than 25M people use its services for stays at locations in more than 34,000 cities and 190 countries worldwide, and has been stirring things up in the hospitality industry for the past few years by empowering every individual to turn his or her home into a bed- or bed-and-breakfast.

Culture 100

Culture Interviews Cover Letters Travel 100

Tom Spencer

JUNE 7, 2015

Alex Formstone is a Principal in Marakon ’s London office, and heads up recruiting in the UK for graduates and MBAs. I recently had the good fortune to talk briefly with Alex about his career, Marakon and its recruitment process. Tom: Did your work in financial services relate to the payments industry at all?

Case Interview 60

Case Interview Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 60

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? The advice applies equally to industries like investment banking. You’ll typically receive a rejection call after the interview.

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Resumes Consulting Case Interview Interviews 147

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

Sometimes, when struggling through yet another case interview practice , candidates might wonder: "Why consulting again?" Indeed, many other job opportunities have straightforward interviewing and hiring processes that don't require hours of practice and coaching. 3 years of traditional industry experience. 3) Network.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Resumes 91

NeoAcademic

APRIL 16, 2021

We’re currently in the midst of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology’s annual conference, which as appropriate to a pandemic, is mostly via Zoom. We usually play a game, like trivia or would-you-rather, in the first half, and have interviews in the second half.

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Conference Interviews Research Industry 40

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2016

You may have a few outliers in the mix, but unless you’ve been deliberate about your networking, the vast majority of people you know probably work in the same field or industry as you. First, if your network has become too narrow, you limit your options in case of a career change, or a downturn in your company or industry.

Industry 28

Industry ROI Case Interview Meeting 28

Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2009

Out of school, join professional associations, networking groups, attend conferences, etc. Always speak to bankers/consultants , not recruiters, to get things done. Not 50 questions about their job, not 100 questions about the strategy consulting industry. Click here for more on recession recruiting. What did you think?

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How To Recruiting Recruitment Resumes 158

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

In the New York office, the industries McKinsey caters to are financial services, health care services, advanced electronics, aerospace and defense, and TMT (technology, media and telecommunications). The office has a very hi-tech conference room that is used to connect with global Bainies at all levels. The Boston Consulting Group.

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Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2015

Analysts and Associate Consultants will do a lot of work over the phone and via conference calls. Tom: Does IMS Consulting Group use the case interview as part of its recruitment process? How many interview rounds are there? Steph: We have one competency interview and two case interviews at the assessment centre.

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Groups Consulting Case Interview Interviews 60

Cheryl Cran

JANUARY 30, 2018

The days of a recruiter requiring numerous interviews to hire someone are gone for now. For example an HVAC company I worked with put up a recruiting booth at a hunting and fishing conference and successfully recruited new employees that were a great fit for the company culture.

Talent 24

Talent Recruiting Recruitment Education 24

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

We then conducted a series of in-depth individual interviews, delving into pivotal experiences in their personal history and career progression, and using Korn Ferry’s executive online assessment to measure key personality traits and drivers that had an impact. Women could be ready for the CEO role sooner. But what else did you do?

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Interviews Benchmarking Case Interview Talent 28

Tom Spencer

MARCH 4, 2022

There is a lot to think about when preparing for consulting interviews , and you may want to check out some of our other blog posts and guides for preparing your resume , creating your cover letter , and improving your network. I also applied during the Covid-19 Pandemic so I cannot comment on in person interviews, just virtual.

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Interviews Case Interview Engineering Case Study 88

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2018

As part of our research for the book, we interviewed over 40 successful leaders of large corporations, startups, and non-profits to get their views about what it takes to become a leader. Recruit, develop, and reward a team of great people to carry out the strategy. Focus on measurable results.

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McKinsey Handbook Case Interview Leadership 53

Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2018

A new research study I led at CTI uncovers, through a nationally representative survey of 3,212 individuals with STEM credentials, and through dozens of additional interviews and focus group conversations, the differentiators of success for women in STEM. How did they do it? Yet 82% of women in STEM say their contributions are ignored.

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Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment Engineering 50

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

As a junior banker, you may not have direct interaction but will be exposed through countless meetings, conference calls, etc to these people and see how deals are done and groundbreaking changes in business emerge day-to-day. Consultants move on to a vast array of fields – from industry to academia, government to non-profit.

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Banking Boston Consulting Group Consulting Management 272

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Imagine you’re hanging out at a job fair, and you’ve identified a few key recruiters you’d like to approach. How to Get the Most Out of a Conference. We surveyed 458 working adults from a wide range of industries. We also measure how the candidates felt during the interview. We found it doesn’t.

Interviews 28

Interviews Study Recruiting Recruitment 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 17, 2017

Yet progress within organizations has been slow – there is still a lack of women and minorities in leadership positions, and certain industries like tech and finance are lacking diversity at all levels. About the Interviews I wanted to select a diverse group of CEOs from a range of companies that varied by size and industry.

Case Interview 28

Case Interview Talent Interviews Leadership 28

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

But for the most part, recruiters aren’t calling. And on the rare occasions when you do land an interview, you stumble over questions about what you’d bring to the hiring company and why you’re the perfect fit. So how can you make your resume, profile, and interview more effective? Interviews.

Resumes 28

Resumes Interviews Cover Letters Recruiting 28

Consulting Success

JANUARY 29, 2018

I began my career at a time where the consulting industry was getting a well-earned bashing by the media and by writers and thought leaders. I think their recruiters love that because it’s an annuity for them. Whether you’re going to go to conferences and network. My first two books were about consulting.

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Development Consulting How To Case Interview 190

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

For Z and S, the conference launched opportunities to consult on the many client projects that came their way. In 2007, ZS Associates crossed over a major threshold – with more than 1000 employees, the firm completed 2,000 projects in a single year for 300 clients in 28 different industries and 38 different countries! Industries.

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Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

Real-world applications range from medical diagnoses and judicial sentencing to professional recruiting and resource allocation in public agencies. Is this revolution a good thing? There seems to be a growing cadre of authors, academics, and journalists that would answer in the negative.

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Research Policies Study Data 28

Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2017

Among the 30 top companies in seven of the largest industries, almost half had a VC-fueled accelerator in 2015, up from just 2% in 2010. In addition, an established early client is a terrific motivator for founding management teams — and can be very useful in recruiting additional talent.

Case Interview 28

Case Interview Company Talent Interviews 28

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

I did get an incredible job at a McKinsey subsidiary which specializes in one industry in particular, and finally got extended a job offer. I did not know how to prepare and I ended up getting the LOMS one day before my interview. Out of the two case interviews , I aced one and failed the other, so I did not get an offer.

McKinsey 40

McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Recruiting 40

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2016

We interviewed these 411 leaders, as well as those who work for them, analyzed their education, background, and experience and recorded their actions and impact using 64 investment variables and 24 performance measures over seven years. Academies have devolved decision-making powers enabling them to bypass local government.)

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Education Study Financial Resources 28

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 11, 2019

My apologies to anyone who came at the end of our scheduled time, as we had by then moved to a conference room. Usually, the question is asked in the context of networking at information sessions or connecting with people in your network to secure an interview (for lateral hires, non-target school hires, etc.…). Lesson learned.).

How To 75

How To McKinsey Hotels Meeting 75

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2016

” We conducted 75 semi-structured confidential interviews with leaders in the C-suite or one to three levels below C-suite in both Fortune 500 companies and non-profit organizations. After subjecting these interviews to a rigorous qualitative analysis, we saw several themes emerge. providing gender-aware mentoring and coaching.

Talent 28

Talent Interviews Leadership Groups 28

Confessions of a Consultant

MAY 28, 2017

The industrial relations consultant Dr. Liam Doherty (he’s great fun) argues that the only reason for going on radio is to keep someone else off air. The Internet video that went viral (the guy completing the Skype interview in Korea) shows the importance of having boundaries. The Topic: Working from home.

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Exercises System Banking Talent 40

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 2, 2018

During the interview process, hiring managers are required to ask every candidate, regardless of role, a question to gauge their customer orientation. Temkin Group, a customer experience consulting firm, has developed a model that estimates the impact of customer experience improvements on revenue in different industries.

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Culture Sales Case Interview Company 42