Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Are you thinking about becoming a consultant but not sure what the consultant's role entails? Are you currently a consultant and tired of shadow boxing negative stereotypes about this role and want to be seen as an essential strategic partner to executives? How I Discovered the True Consultant's Purpose (1:48).

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 15, 2019

Interview with Rachelle Stone. I’m super excited to have an opportunity to interview Rachelle Stone, one of my favorite Consultant Institute members, almost graduate. What made you decide to leave your corporate job and start your own consulting business? I was meetings and conventions and special events.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 8, 2022

Interview process and preparation. Definition of experienced hire. Typically, experienced hires have 2+ years of experience working in an industry job or at another consulting firm, but they could also have over a decade of relevant experience if hired into the top level of a firm. Evaluation criteria for experienced hires.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 4, 2019

Is a job in consulting really what you expect it will be when you are a student, knee-deep in case prep and coffee chats? In this series , we hear from new consultants who were recently in those shoes, and what their experience has actually been like during the transition from the dream to the day-to-day reality of consulting work.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Thinking about consulting as a career? You are probably curious about HOW exactly an MBA program will support you with your transition to consulting. Maybe you’ve heard about school consulting projects, strong alumni networks, and classes that can supplement your experience. Global Consulting Project. Creative thinking.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 12, 2016

A household name in the consulting world, Ernst & Young (EY) has gone through some dramatic changes in the past few years. Founded in 1991 by two former Bain consultants, Parthenon was established to be a specialty boutique strategy firm based out of Boston, MA. Today, the firm consults for many Global 1000 corporations.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 21, 2013

Andy had failed a case interview with one firm but had a confirmed chance with McKinsey London, and he didn’t want to walk away without the offer. It also represents an exciting new moment for us – the first in a series of video interviews we’ll be posting on the site. Jenny Rae: Hi Andy, how are you? Jenny Rae: Good.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

ALTMAN VILANDRIE CONSULTING. They describe themselves as “a unique, pure play communications and media strategy consulting group” and it seems as though they may be right about themselves. Created in 2002, Altman Vilandrie is a newbie consulting firm, so its history is short. INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . Industries.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

From this noble seed came a company that birthed management consulting as we know it. One of Booz Allen Hamilton’s finest moments from the early years was in the 1950s when Time Magazine dubbed it “the world’s largest, most prestigious management consulting firm.” Management Consulting. Consultant.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 26, 2016

Today, we continue Part 2 (see Part 1 here ) of our interview with Charlie, an experienced Harvard grad who took an unusual path into healthcare consulting, yet leveraged his experience and hard prep work into an offer at Putnam. And so when I ask questions during an interview, I can ask “What’s the size of your firm?

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Tom Spencer

MAY 23, 2021

As someone currently in management consulting who has previously done tech sales for a major software company, I was amused by Martin Keller’s article championing tech sales (sometimes known as consultative or customer success driven sales) over management consulting. Work-life Balance.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 9, 2017

If you’ve been around the management consulting industry for any amount of time at all, you know how different of a beast it really is to conquer than nearly any other industry. Even if you’ve done a masterful job of networking , you still have to jump through the hoops and meet the stringent criteria of consulting firms.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Personally, I found the best case interviews [ in LOMS ] to be the most helpful. I can best equate this to your "consulting is not the end all, be all" message. This understanding gave me confidence and peace during the interview process. There are a number of consulting firms out there, and they are not all the same.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Last week we held an MC exclusive subscriber giveaway contest – entrants told us in 200 words or less how they became interested in consulting. 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.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. Headquarters: Chicago, IL Employees: 3,200 Locations: 58 offices, 40 countries Chief Executive: Johan Aurik, Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board Revenue: $1B Consulting Engagement Cost: $400K.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Everything you produced about consulting (video tutorials, emails, etc.) In my particular experience, your guidance was essential to me in revealing the personality behind the much-feared recruiter and interviewer. It made me much more confident about dealing with the non-case part of the interview.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 29, 2015

Today we get a sneak peek into a former McKinsey consultant’s first year of life at the firm. Because of this, we sat down with consulting veteran Lisa Bright (who is now part of the MC interview coaching team!) We hope you enjoy this great insider post – useful for all aspiring consultants! That was rough.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hey there, it's Betsy Jordyn and I am so excited to interview our latest Consultants Institute grad, Dave Saliaris, who has his own consulting group that he is launching officially. So welcome. Dave Saliaris: Well hi Betsy. And that's where I've landed. Betsy Jordyn: Wow!

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 22, 2017

Few internship schemes are as competitive as those offered by top management consulting firms – for many good reasons. And even if you find out that consulting is not for you, the knowledge and skills you’ve acquired will be highly appreciated by any employer around the world. Your salary will be more than decent.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 30, 2019

What follows is our exchange and my advice on how to prepare for second chance interviews after a rejection. Readers Email: I have a question pertaining to second chance interviews and case interview preparation. I interviewed with McKinsey for the second round and did not make it past that. I'm a Ph.D.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I have been practising case interviews for over two months now, however, I always get a little tense when I am doing the cases. I actually made it to the final round with a top consulting firm but was told that I came across as a little nervous and was rejected. So this is why confidence in cases and in consulting is important.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hey there, it's Betsy Jordyn and I am so excited to interview our latest Consultants Institute grad, Dave Saliaris, who has his own consulting group that he is launching officially. So welcome. Dave Saliaris: Well hi Betsy. And that's where I've landed. Betsy Jordyn: Wow!

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Management Consulted

JULY 19, 2015

Ramit is a junior at Duke University who successfully aced his on campus interview. However, he did receive some puzzling feedback from his interviewers, leading him to contact Jenny Rae to guide him through how to use the input constructively for his final interview on site at BCG. This week I talked to the two interviewers.

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Consulting Matters

MAY 13, 2021

He decided to turn his advice into a consulting business! He said that after he sold his business, and then a friend suggested he start a consulting business. One of the first things he did after developing a consulting business was to think about his ideal client. Pre-interview, meet for coffee and have a personal chat.

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Management Consulted

JULY 5, 2015

One of the best things about strategy consulting is that you get to work across a broad spectrum of industries , giving you exposure to a lot of the wonderful variety that exists around us in the business world. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet , you should definitely catch up before continuing. 1 – Teamwork is Dreamwork.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Email: I am a regular reader of your emails discussing ways in which to succeed at case interviews and can without doubt say that they assisted me in getting an offer for an associate position with McKinsey in Johannesburg. I had prior to the final round).

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Leadership Vision Consulting

MARCH 3, 2024

In this episode, Dr. Linda Schubring interviews her dear friend, Carlos Fernandez. Linda and Carlos share a bond that transcends the typical definition of friendship. We dive into the heart of such a relationship and the remarkable synergy it brought to the forefront of leadership and mentoring.

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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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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Question: Thank you for creating the Case Interview Secrets videos and Look Over My Shoulder ® program. My question is related to note-taking during the interview. What I am struggling with is keeping up with the interviewer, and still trying to note down key facts. So, if in a profitability case, I explore cost and sales.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Question: I am very excited to have received my dream consulting firm offer just two days ago. I don't think I am a traditional consulting candidate and I had no interest in consulting at all, up until last May. Consulting is a great field, and really an amazing opportunity for someone coming out of an undergraduate program.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

As a consultant, your working life now revolves around projects and one of your key roles is project manager. You need to become very good at this because poor project management skills will mean your consulting career is very short lived. Include a basic project plan in your consultancy proposal. Here’s what to cover.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

As a former advanced degree candidate who applied to consulting while finishing medical school, I would like to share my experience with those of you who are in the middle of making a similar jump out of academia. Excelling in the Interview. Those of my peers who used LOMS listened to them 3-5x before their first round interview.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Throughout the consulting career recruiting process, I found it memorable that in both informal conversations and formal presentations, the issue of personal life management did occur as a poignant topic of conversation. Communicate the Unpredictability of Consulting. Those that did were nearly all parents or were expecting a child.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

As a consultant, your working life now revolves around projects and one of your key roles is project manager. You need to become very good at this because poor project management skills will mean your consulting career is very short lived. Include a basic project plan in your consultancy proposal. Here’s what to cover.

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Comatch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

More than ever, organizations are using independent experts and freelance management consultants to address critical challenges. In a recent webinar, I addressed some of the typical issues that arise when working with a freelance management consultant. Independent Consultants: Risks and Reality Checks.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Definitions. It is surprising that ratings agencies did not classify the writedown as a default when you consider that S&P defines sovereign default as “the failure to meet interest or principal payments on the due date…contained in the original terms of the rated obligation when issued”. Graduate Consulting Group.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Definitions. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Graduate Consulting Group. Case Interviews. Management Consulting. Enjoy the Consulting Blog? Helpful Links. The First 100 Days as a CEO. by Tom Spencer on November 23, 2012 · 0 comments  ·  Image Source.

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