Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with another blog contributor to the SpencerTom community, Jason Oh, to share our experiences about the consulting recruiting process. Why did you decide to pursue management consulting? Jeff : I had little idea about management consulting until my second year at university.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 27, 2023

These professionals stand out as some of the best I’ve met in the biz When I worked as an executive or a consultant advising C-suite leaders and business owners, many of them complained about their inability to attract and recruit talent. Many recruiting firms keep a good handle on their available talent inventory.

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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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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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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. VC: I think this person is referring to an issue tree. ]. Question: First of all I would like to thank 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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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

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

It is very difficult to get a job in consulting. Fortunately, it is actually far easier to do well in consulting (in my opinion) than it is to get a job offer in consulting. Fortunately, it is actually far easier to do well in consulting (in my opinion) than it is to get a job offer in consulting.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

We just love bringing you good reads, and today our spotlight turns to top consulting firms in one of our favorite cities in the U.S. So here they are: The top 10 management consulting firms in the very global, very dynamic, always-changing District of Columbia! – Washington, DC.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Pixar Animation Studios. Pixar Animation Studios actually began as Graphics Group, a division of Lucasfilm, in 1979 before becoming a corporation in 1986 with major funding from Steve Jobs; it was later bought by Disney in 2006 for 7.4

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

You’ve bombarded us with insightful questions about resumes, interviews, applications, and how to pick up the pieces and consider alternatives to consulting when you don’t make the cut. While each question comes from a unique personal perspective, many of the issues apply to our entire reader base of consulting wanna-bes.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 31, 2019

One of the more memorable parts of the consulting recruiting process was witnessing people attempting to network with consulting firms. Hence, I thought it would be helpful to highlight 6 pieces of tactical guidance for networking with consulting firms. Do Not Make the Conversation About How You Deserve Consulting.

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Women in Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Deb Siegle, WIC’s president, was recently interviewed (by email) regarding women consultants and business owners for possible inclusion in an article for one of the Boston College blogs. Here are excerpts from that interview. What have been some of the major challenges you’ve dealt with, as a woman in the business world?

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

Management Consulting Networking Success Story: I just want to drop you one additional thank you e-mail, as I heavily relied on your preparation sources throughout my interviewing journey (and the corresponding case interview preparation). I interviewed last autumn for a post-MBA/PhD position at the top firms in Germany.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Chick-Fil-A. In case you were wondering, the company’s current trademarked slogan, “We Didn’t Invent the Chicken, Just the Chicken Sandwich,” does indeed refer to their flagship menu-item, the Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

in Case Interviews , Management Consulting. THE guesstimate question is a usual type of question that you can expect to be asked when interviewing for a position at a consulting firm. The Hospital Bed Question. by Tom Spencer on November 24, 2011 · 5 comments. Here is one to test your mettle. Leave a Comment Now.

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 15, 2017

A friend feels she recently dodged a bullet during an interview. When arriving at the company the first person she met said, “Oh, you’re here to interview for my job.” It appears the interviewer overheard at least some of the conversation, didn’t say anything, and then told the recruiter how she didn’t like that conversation.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

When I left the University of Utah, I went to go consult with Medalia, which is one of the fastest growing companies in the Bay area. Linda’s company, Talent Reconnect, offers returnships that are aimed mostly at women who have graduated from top business schools but who had 2 to 5 years of post-MBA experience before opting out.

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The Fearless Marketer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

When someone is “shopping” for professional services you may get a call from someone who was referred to you. Will it include coaching or consulting, or a combination of both? Prove that your service/program delivers the Goods. Testimonial quotes are good as well. What are you actually selling? How does it Work ?

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The Fearless Marketer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

When someone is “shopping” for professional services you may get a call from someone who was referred to you. Will it include coaching or consulting, or a combination of both? Prove that your service/program delivers the Goods. Testimonial quotes are good as well. What are you actually selling? How does it Work?

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2018

Employees of course have to be allowed to leave the office during work hours for interviews or other search-related activities, but I ask that they minimize these absences and keep them brief to avoid raising questions. I have reviewed their resumes at their request, made introductions and offered to serve as a reference.

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Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 25, 2018

Consulting lead generation isn’t easy, especially when done online. Now, B2B decision makers are actively looking for consultants online, and your digital presence can be a huge part of how you generate new conversations with buyers. This list does a good job of giving you a list of marketing tactics and strategies.

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Harvard Business

MAY 12, 2016

But there are lessons anyone can draw from what he and others have done to revive their careers, whether after a serious criminal misstep or a different sort of major mistake. How to Get the Most Out of an Informational Interview. If you can avoid the discussion in networking meetings or job interviews, then do so.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

What are the Top Consulting Firms? While it sometimes seems that everyone wants to get into the top 3 strategy consulting firms McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and Bain & Company (Bain), also known as MBB , it's worth noting that there are several other top consulting firms that can give a career a real boost.

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Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2016

Based on our experience building innovation teams and consulting for Fortune 500 companies on setting up innovation processes, a key component that has proven to be paramount but consistently neglected is psychological assessment. How can you ensure that your company has innovative teams?

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Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The second full year for Asamby Consulting is in the books. Before I get too philosophical, let’s dive into my 10 learnings from year two of building a consulting firm. #1 Additionally, there’s an ever growing number of companies that are comfortable with hiring a remote consulting firm. Let me explain. I was wrong.

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 12, 2020

If this were a real case interview, I would not have passed any of the candidates to the next round. Also, this case differs from a “real” case in that you could ask the interviewer questions and they would have additional data to share. Here’s the good news. How would you structure this problem? So, that’s the bad news.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

SMEs represent the overwhelming majority of global business activity, and are the world’s main source of job creation and economic growth. For example, McDonalds can produce hamburgers, French fries and salads at a lower average cost than it would cost to produce any of these goods separately. burgers, fries, sundaes and salads).

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In short, much of my consulting these days is pattern recognition driven. For sake of reference, I will refer to the former as the "static" path and the latter as the path of the "rising star."). (For For sake of reference, I will refer to the former as the "static" path and the latter as the path of the "rising star.").

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JULY 27, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Jack Sherwood , another well-known and experienced Lewin/Lippitt consultant, taught me about action research and how to actually BE an OD consultant in ‘the Lewinian way’. As he was so fond of saying, ‘There is nothing so practical as a good theory.’

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