Tom Spencer

MARCH 3, 2023

For example, you could try interning in adjacent roles that also involve problem-solving and project management. Attend industry events and conferences, join professional organizations, and seek out internships or job shadowing opportunities. Plus, many consulting firms recruit MBA graduates directly from business schools.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I was angry the day I wrote Tech Managers: Time to Grow Up and Manage Like Humans , but it's still all too true.) Most of the time, I suspect that the people who can't “find” women to hire or speak at conferences don't know their options. I acknowledged my mistake and asked for help. I couldn't do it without you.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Bankers do some for roadshows, due diligence, etc but spend 90% of their time in one office until you’re partner-level (this is investment banking; you can expect more travel in private equity and investment management). Relationship with coworkers, managers, and firm. This is less discussed but equally important. 4 NETWORKING.

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Banking Boston Consulting Group Consulting Management 272

Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 6, 2020

I receive 2-3 LinkedIn messages per day asking to schedule a call so that I can share my personal experience in consulting, answer recruiting-related questions, and sometimes even review a resume on the spot. Someone you came across at an event/conference and want to know more about? Is this someone you know and need advice from?

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Recruiting Recruitment Resumes Conference 139

Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

The number of companies adopting and managers leading remote work teams has increased significantly. In addition, Gallup research shows 82% of managers are failing. Here are nine roadblocks that make it difficult for remote work to work for employees and managers. The COVID-19 pandemic initiated this trend. hours a week.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 14, 2017

Three significant aspects in the life of a management consultant: travel, training and mentorship. Consultants may spend as much as eight weeks per year attending formal training sessions and conferences. Consulting firms will typically assign new recruits with a formal mentor. Mentorship. Image Source: Flickr ).

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

As usual getting into McKinsey is tough, but it’s even tougher in NYC – with many target recruiting schools nearby and hundreds of aspirants swarming to locate in NY, it’s a highly competitive office. PwC’s mothership manages a network of member firms with 83 offices across the US. The Boston Consulting Group.

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Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Practice will only help for future interviews or next year’s recruiting cycle. If your heart is still set on management and strategy consulting, the best thing you can do is recruit for jobs with the best combination of brand recognition and skill-development. Feel free to call me anytime (123-456-7890) or leave a number.

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Resumes Consulting Case Interview Interviews 147

Melissa Agnes

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Not only do they have very distinct meanings, but they need a different management response. And issue management can be regarded as a powerful tool for crisis prevention. In fact a crisis has been known to be described as an issue that WASN’T managed. Crisis management is trying to save the ship after it has struck and iceberg.

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Media Conference Chemicals Interviews 99

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

I applied outside the main recruiting period (BCG takes applicants all year round) and so my process was dragged across 3 months. The last two rounds were via video conference. With video conference interviews, remember to look at the camera (rather than the screen) as far as possible. Additional Resources. No, Thanks!

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Case Interview Interviews Consulting Conference 45

Management Consulted

JUNE 17, 2015

Funny enough, the idea for Airbnb came about because the founders had trouble making rent, and in a desperate attempt to solve the problem they decided to throw up a website and market the extra space in their kitchen and living room to conference attendees visiting San Francisco who could find no room elsewhere. Are you an employer?

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Culture Interviews Cover Letters Travel 100

Women in Consulting

MARCH 25, 2014

a technology and wisdom conference I attended Feb. Here’s the second set of highlights from the conference: * Ariana Huffington, founder and CEO, Huffington Post – I was expecting a pretty good speech … I was blown away by Arianna. 100% recruiter efficiency. 14-17 in San Francisco. Heady stuff, for sure! The results?

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Conference Deloitte Hotels Education 108

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. To date, a lot of our work in financial services has been focused on insurance and wealth management.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 16, 2019

This story offers insight into the recruiting process for experienced hires as well as tips for success in the interview. It also includes a brief follow-up from me where I add a bit more about the experienced hire recruiting process. Check out our Privacy Policy below for details on how we protect and manage your submitted data.

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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. Mentors can come from anywhere – managing partners, directors on down to analyst and interns. Click here for more on recession recruiting.

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How To Recruiting Recruitment Resumes 158

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

No Admission “We didn’t say that we acknowledge serious misrepresentation of the facts,” Lake said yesterday in a conference call with analysts. “We Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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Banking Conference Financial Insurance 74

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Managing a police department is a tough job, and the legitimacy crisis currently facing American policing has made it even tougher. But by ensuring organizational justice during management activities, police executives can go a long way toward effectively supervising their agencies through strained times.

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Management Policies Video Research 28

Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

European Conference on Knowledge Management, 833. Creativity and Innovation Management, 21 (3), 304-314. Cantaragiu, R., & & Hadad, S. The importance of play in overcoming fears of entrepreneurial failure. Çokpekin, Ö., & & Knudsen, M. Does organizing for creativity really lead to innovation? Doolittle, J.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

Below is a recap of four key reasons management consulting provides a truly differentiated career opportunity. Many consulting firms also invest significant dollars in their knowledge management and training programs. I have heard a number of hiring managers and headhunters remark that a year of consulting experience is worth 1.5-3

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Resumes 91

Rick Conlow

JANUARY 9, 2022

If you are a manager, seek out these traits in people as you recruit and hire new people. I have met hundreds of terrific employees and managers through consulting projects over the last twenty years. Manage the tasks no one else likes to do and do them well. Unfortunately, they are way to rare. They miss things.

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Training Training Leadership Benchmarking 81

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Even though it sounded too good to be true at first, after running the numbers over and over again, they managed to show Infosys that they could become cheaper, faster and better than others in the field. Transformation Program Management. Customer Relationship Management. Customer Experience Management. Practice Areas.

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Melissa Agnes

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Not only do they have very distinct meanings, but they need a different management response. And issue management can be regarded as a powerful tool for crisis prevention. In fact a crisis has been known to be described as an issue that WASN’T managed. Crisis management is trying to save the ship after it has struck and iceberg.

Media 53

Media Conference Chemicals Interviews 53

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Every year the company pays for every employee to visit Germany for an all-staff conference. One downside to working at Simon-Kucher is that despite what the firm will tell you in recruiting pitches and presentations, it is still mainly a pricing firm, despite its emphasis on touting its strategy credentials. Target Schools.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Automotive 100

Harvard Business

JANUARY 19, 2018

And managers aren’t helping. Too worried about their own hides, most managers don’t have time or energy to focus on anyone else’s. In fact, Korn Ferry found that when managers rated themselves on various competencies, out of 67 managerial skills “developing others” came in dead last.

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Development Company Advertising Journal 53

MishTalk

JULY 12, 2014

The police, for example, are locally recruited, and more pro-Russian.” We are preparing our defences,” Igor Strelkov, the separatists’ military commander, told a Thursday press conference in the city’s government administration building, now surrounded by separatists with Kalashnikovs and shoulder-fired rocket launchers.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Take the case of Dominic Barton, who served as the Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company from 2009-2018. Recruit, develop, and reward a team of great people to carry out the strategy. Lead yourself — know yourself, improve yourself, and manage the appropriate balance in your own life.

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McKinsey Handbook Case Interview Leadership 53

Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

If you’re asked to speak at a conference or event, it’s likely because you’ve demonstrated expertise in your particular subject. Conference organizers are not hiring you to fill a 60-minute slot; there are plenty of cheaper ways to do that. Thiemi Higashi/EyeEm/Getty Images.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Founded in 1989 by three former consultants of the MAC Group (a boutique sales and distribution consulting firm), Cornerstone Research was established to be very different than the general management consulting firm it was birthed from; focused on unique clients, managing delicate client relationships, and offering specialized work.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2018

Yet many other women have managed to build highly successful careers with degrees in STEM disciplines. More recent research suggests that messages in recruiting for women in STEM often reinforces the notion that men are naturally better in those fields. How did they do it? Hone your brand.

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Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment Engineering 50

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Indeed, surveys show that managers and executives describe the “ideal worker” as someone with no personal life or caregiving responsibilities. He had to sell the idea to both his family and the other managers at work. “We all wanted to do work and life differently,” DeGroot told me. “We kept trying.

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Conference Nonprofit Banking Groups 53

Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2015

I recently had the chance to talk with Stephanie Green, Manager of Talent Acquisition for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at IMS Consulting Group. 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?

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Groups Consulting Case Interview Interviews 60

Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 2, 2022

You connect with company recruiters, university alumni, and your peers and classmates to build a vast community of connections. Attending national or international conferences, large industry meetings, and other multidisciplinary events will allow access to companies and clients for you to talk to there.

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Recruiting Recruitment Conference Meeting 88

Harvard Business

JULY 18, 2016

When Frederick Taylor published his pioneering principles of scientific management in 1912, the repetitive and mundane nature of most jobs required employees to think as little as possible. So how can managers do a better job of fostering learnability in the workplace? We suggest starting with three things: Select for it. Nurture it.

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Recruiting Recruitment Training Training 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2018

There are findings that point to positive gains in both cost savings and productivity measures, while other studies, including the recent report from the National Bureau of Economic Research, find that programs can make for good recruitment tools but won’t do much to lower costs or improve health. Coaching made a difference.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2016

Brad: Drink after the conference? They were at a conference, with industry contacts all around, using their corporate expense accounts. They managed to keep the fledgling relationship secret for three weeks. Claudia was the newest recruit to the sales team—young, eager, pretty. FROM THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 26, 2017

According to an assessment of over 700 sales professionals and senior executives conducted by GrowthPlay — a sales-focused consulting firm where one of us is Managing Director — the problem stems from gaps between the perceptions, attitudes, and information flows between executives and sales reps. There are other gaps, too.

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Sales Telecommunications Recruiting Recruitment 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

At a recent investor conference, one of us heard a CEO proudly state that the new law would have no effect at all on how his company views investments. For example, well-managed consolidators such as Dell Technologies are doing well in this market. But most have been reticent to say anything about their plans.

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