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Boutique vs Large Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

Oftentimes interviewers ask case questions based on their previous projects and industry experience. Although those experiences might look appealing to a recruiter on a resume or cover letter, an interviewer is more interested in exploring a candidate’s ability to problem-solve. Workplace culture.

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Reader FAQ – Switching gears: from intern to full-time, from IT to strategy, and from PwC and IBM to MBB

Management Consulted

If you’re not selected for an interview, you’ll never regret having tried – and if you do make it through the interviews and obtain an offer, you can always decide to take or leave it at that point. (By Take them out to lunch or get them on the phone for an informational interview. Our typical response?

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Reader FAQ — weekend getaway flights, new hire jitters, and the LinkedIn labyrinth

Management Consulted

A lot of these questions will be covered in our Three Month Mastery ebook coming out in the next few weeks. It’s perfect timing for those of you who completed interviews in the fall and received offers to start later this year. Q: Thanks to your interview prep services, I’ll be starting with BAH in a few weeks.

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Conversation with IMS Consulting Group

Tom Spencer

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. The first round would be telephone or a speed interview. Tom: What’s a speed interview?

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Generalist vs Specialist Firm Interviews

Tom Spencer

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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Conversation with Marakon

Tom Spencer

I spent most of last year working in financial services, but have also spent a fair amount of my time at Marakon on consumer healthcare. We also have periodic training which will cover more specific topics like business unit strategy, and client interviewing techniques. How many interview rounds are there?

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Conversation with 2020 Delivery

Tom Spencer

Tom: 2020 Delivery works with public sector organisations, and I understand that the clients are loosely grouped into healthcare, government departments, and education. If you are motivated by the problems that are facing healthcare, education and immigration enforcement then we are the people to come to. Two interview rounds.