Tom Spencer

MAY 13, 2017

The first piece of advice I was given when I started my Master’s in Management at London Business School was to beware of the mirage of consulting. applying to consulting began to seem like more of a rite of passage than a genuine attempt at forging a professional path. Not the benefits, not the travel, not the prestige.

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Management Consulted

JULY 15, 2015

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Virgin Group. This group has a startling 300 companies in its portfolio in sectors ranging from travel, telecommunications, health, financial services, leisure, music, space travel, and renewable energy. Interview Tips & Tricks.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2018

Student consulting would seem to most students as an obvious first step towards a career in consulting. However, Sam Smith has recently argued in the post ‘ Student consulting – Does it deliver? This results in a misplaced comparison between the abilities of an experienced consultant and that of a student one.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

First, we had an absolutely ridiculous time at our day-long Consulting Bootcamp at the Marriott Marquis in New York on Sunday. For those of you that missed it, we are holding another 8-hour Consulting Bootcamp in San Francisco on September 21. consulting clubs' So…come on, British folk!

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

It helped me a lot in getting ready for case interviews , and now I have an offer from BCG [ Eastern Europe ] and A.T. From a prestige factor, BCG is the better name to have on the consulting resume , particularly if you are early in your career and you do not have another big brand name employer preceding ATK or BCG.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 17, 2015

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Airbnb. They sought to create this type of connection experience for people everywhere when they traveled, and the idea for the bigger Airbnb was born. Interview Tips & Tricks.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

I hadn't applied during the regular recruiting season as I was planning on going directly to an MBA program and trying to get into consulting afterwards. Before my interviews with both firms, I actually got rejected from non- management consulting jobs (even though they were both less prestigious firms and would have been backups for me).

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 23, 2015

2020 Delivery is a management consultancy committed to improving public services and bringing about lasting change within public sector organisations. Much of the work in consulting depends on relationships and trust. Tom: What is 2020 Delivery’s travel model? Please read the edited transcript of my discussion with Mike below.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 15, 2018

When it comes to recruiting the three big criteria are: networking, application package (cover letter, resume, and transcript), and interview. DO follow-up on my replies and build with natural conversation (good topics to mention are sports, food, and travel). The smoother it is, the better. Poor body language.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 14, 2013

While the majority of questions we get from our readers are about breaking into consulting, a good portion of them are from new hires looking for guidance in their first 3 months on the job. A lot of these questions will be covered in our Three Month Mastery ebook coming out in the next few weeks. I’m located in California.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The stories below are from readers who have successfully landed their first management consulting offer. But for me, I had a full day of interviews and the PST (first and final rounds combined). I had 12 situations prepared and in each interview did one in full and used elements of others.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 7, 2015

What made you decide to pursue a career in strategy consulting? I had a few friends working in consulting and started talking to them and going to the careers fairs and presentations. The opportunity to work in a team in a faster paced environment is what appealed to me about consulting.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2017

What should you say in an interview? Think about “former bosses and colleagues” as well as “advisors, accountants, lawyers, management consultants, and search consultants,” you’ve worked with over the course of your career. What the Experts Say. In writing, focus on the positive. Prepare your story.

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