Tom Spencer

JUNE 27, 2021

The biggest challenge of getting into a consultancy is the case interviews. Fortunately, there are numerous resources to help you prepare for these case interviews. One mistake that almost all applicants make during their interview preparation is, although it may sound counterintuitive, to practice too many full cases.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

It is easy to put a lot of pressure on yourself during interview season, especially when your classmates are receiving interviews for firms you’re interested in. This blog post is mostly about what to do when you receive an interview at that firm you’ve been eyeing for some time. So, if this is you, congrats! Determination.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 28, 2021

Consulting case interviews require lots of preparation. Consequently, if you want to be well prepared for your case interview, you will probably have to expect 1-2 months of intense preparation, after which it is not yet certain whether you will receive the job offer. On average probably 1-2 months. How should you proceed?

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Management Consulted

MAY 25, 2014

GALLUP CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. He developed research methods and programs for the television and movie industry to help clients determine advertising effectiveness and how to identify what the market wanted to watch in film and television.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 22, 2019

Below is a success story I recently received from a CaseInterview.com student about the success they had using a set case interview practice routine. For example, many of my readers, spend a fair amount of time practicing answers to "fit" questions. The same is true for case interview practice.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2019

In my last blog post I wrote about how new grads can navigate interview season when they finally receive a consulting interview they’re excited about. After this post was published, students reached out to me asking for examples of ‘fit’ questions. You can find the full article here. What do you enjoy doing for fun? Make sense?

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 10, 2014

During an interview, it is common to be asked “Tell me about yourself.” The fit interview is where magic happens , where your true self comes out, and where the interview is ultimately decided. The fit interview is the tiebreaker, so you best be on your game. Au contraire, peeps. Why Consulting?

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Consulting-style case interviews are highly effective, and the same format is being adopted more and more widely. The major consultancies have converged on a largely identical interview style, precisely because it excels in picking out the most genuinely capable candidates from the huge pools of applications received.

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Consulting Success

JULY 10, 2017

She is an organizational development and strategy consultant who previously worked with Walt Disney World. Listen to Betsy’s story about how her masters program gave her the start in Organizational Development that eventually led her to starting her own business. Are you wired to become an Organizational Development consultant?

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 15, 2017

New Product Development (NPD) Execution. Kalypso may try and sell themselves to you as a strategy firm – although they do some business, innovation, and product development strategy, it doesn’t dominate their offerings. KALYPSO INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Front End of Innovation. Innovation & Change Leadership.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 29, 2019

Being insightful in a case interview is an important skill, especially as you get in more competitive environments (like a final round interview). An example of this would be a client asking what they should do with pricing. These examples are a little over simplified, but hopefully you get the general idea.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? In the meantime, Marsh & McLennan was creating Mercer; in 1975, Mercer was developed as the human resources consulting arm of Marsh & McLennan. The firm offers consulting services including strategy, operations, risk management, organizational transformation, and leadership development.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2018

And as more and more candidates start to use them frequently, it is harder to impress the interviewers. Hence, I would like to give you two secret models to help you delight your interviewers. Strategy related cases are not very usual during interviews. The framework comes from “ A Playbook for Winning Strategy ” developed by A.G

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 14, 2018

Along the way, every candidate will encounter the case interview. As monstrous as it may look, it is said that the case interview reflects the reality of day-to-day consulting. Case interview – what is it and why does it exist? There are various types of case interview. Case interview structure. How to prepare.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 17, 2019

By following these steps, you will be in a much better position to impress your employer and secure an interview. In order to write a resume that will get you the interview, you must understand what top consulting firms look for when reviewing candidate applications. Resume Example. How to Get an Interview.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn the basics of a case interview – what it is, how they are different from a regular job interview, who uses them, why they are used, and the types of case interview formats and the difference between them. Topics Covered: What is a Case Interview? Who Uses Case Interviews and Why?

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

To the uninitiated, the case interview can be more than a little bit terrifying. The main point of the case interview is to provide you with an opportunity to show the interviewer the great job you’d do if they hired you today and set you straight to work. This is a very important weapon to have in your case interview arsenal.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 7, 2016

Rick Kash developed an inverted, but extraordinarily effective, ideology of “demand and supply” and applied it to all aspects of The Cambridge Group. The Cambridge Group specializes in providing services and helping develop products for pre-existing demand, and the Nielsen Company IS market research. THE CAMBRIDGE GROUP INTERVIEWS.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 3, 2023

People advisory consultants work with clients to identify and address issues related to employee engagement, performance, and development, as well as to design and implement HR strategies and initiatives. They may develop and deliver training and development programs, and manage and coordinate the delivery of consulting projects.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

At the same time, a close friend of Pratt’s, Raj Joshi, was working hard, trying to develop new offshoring strategies that would keep Deloitte ahead of the field. The problem, he reasoned, was that the history books were littered with examples of consulting firms and IT companies failing to mesh well. INFOSYS CONSULTING LINKS.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 2, 2016

You will be responsible for preparing an expert witness for court, conducting and then submitting analyses to the court, and developing case strategy. Ongoing training and skills development is a big point of emphasis for Cornerstone Research, and a big reason why employees consistently rate the firm a great place to work.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 13, 2021

A question I am asked often is how to utilize all of the various frameworks and advice on frameworks out there on other case interview prep sites? As a former McKinsey case interviewer, the problem I see with too many frameworks or being wedded to any framework at all is this. This is definitely not good.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

I came across a really interesting example of using the 80/20 rule to learn a new hobby of mine — songwriting. For example, take a song like Adele’s "Rolling in the Deep." Members get access to 6 hours of video tutorials on case interviews , the actual frameworks I used to pass my interviews, and over 500 articles on case interviews.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

Follow up a survey with interviews that allow you to probe for insight, clarity and really good phrases. Or, you may be mystified why most leadership development doesn't seem to stick. Or, you may be mystified why most leadership development doesn't seem to stick. Go where your clients might open up. Go to Amazon.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

As the next installment in our popular Firm Profile series, we take a look at the evolution, reinvention, and current interview tactics of one of the world’s premier consulting firms – IBM. IBM was founded in 1911 and has a rich history of ingenuity, deep convictions, premier research and development, and trend setting.

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Management Consulted

JULY 12, 2015

Some examples include nationwide HIV prevention trials and the “ZdravReform” project of 1994, which was designed to strengthen the health systems of newly independent states such as Russia and Belarus. In the years that followed, Abt’s client base diversified even more both in terms of social research and commercial clients.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 18, 2019

At consulting firms like McKinsey, you will receive a personal experience interview (or McKinsey PEI). Sometimes an entire interview is devoted to these types of questions. Other times, you will receive 10 - 15 minutes of these kinds of questions before you get a case interview. This is why the case interview exists.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

One example is when the New York School’s system hired them to boost the efficiency of their school bus network, which they did, saving the city $12M. As such, some junior players in the firm feel like their career development is limited. ALVAREZ & MARSAL INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Finally comes work/life balance.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Between 1973 and 1976, for example, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) added 16 new disclosure requirements for publicly held companies. This was done in the hopes of developing specialists with certain areas of expertise which would then lead to new clients and high-paying tax and consulting jobs. In 1996, Stephen G.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 22, 2020

Interview Transcript: Betsy: Good afternoon. So for example, we could have a fasting blood sugar of 60 – 90, which would be a normal range; or 99. And what they're actually showing – even if you look, for example, at blood pressure. So if we have – I'll give you an example. I'm so excited you're here.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 16, 2023

For example, implementing new IT software for a business unit. For example, the enterprise may be facing a profitability decline and needs to conduct a strategic assessment. Progress is made by employing technical and subject matter expertise to drive towards the solution. The HBPS process has five key steps.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 4, 2015

To use their legal work as an example, Analysis Group has worked with the 25 largest law firms in the country, which would give you access to some of the greatest legal minds available. In terms of career development, again, the report is very positive. ANALYSIS GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Applying to Analysis Group?

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 30, 2019

Translated into case interview terminology: 1) You stink at cases and have no idea you stink so bad. later rounds with a firm, or interviewing with more selective firms), the closer you need to get to Stage 4. When I interviewed, somewhere around my 20th or 30th live case study interview , I made the transition from Stage 3 to 4.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

On top of regular life commitments, you also must spend time on preparing applications, practicing for interviews, and partaking in the interviews themselves. You are probably familiar with the advice that you should do intense directed preparation for case interviews, but the suggestion is worth repeating. Read the news.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 10, 2019

Like a consulting interview, a product manager (PM) interview consists of multiple parts, including a case study and a behavioral portion, which looks for communication, management, and prioritization skills. Thus, it is vital to ask product-related questions in a PM interview. What’s the interviewer looking for?

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Stage two of the process may find you in front of your webcam, coming face to face with the recent recruiting tool developed be Hirevue. This can make for a very inhuman interview experience, but that is what the world is tending towards, so better get yourself acquainted with these technological advances. Teamwork skills are key.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 13, 2021

A question I am asked often is how to utilize all of the various frameworks and advice on frameworks out there on other case interview prep sites? As a former McKinsey case interviewer, the problem I see with too many frameworks or being wedded to any framework at all is this. This is definitely not good.

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