Sat.Jun 08, 2019

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Introduction to Case Interviews

Tom Spencer

If you’re applying to a consulting firm, be ready to get acquainted with case interviews. Almost all consulting firms include the case interview as part of their recruitment process. In fact, it can play a huge role in deciding if you get the job. Even non-consulting firms are utilizing case interviews as part of their process so you don’t want to be blindsided.

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But what is this question for?

Seth Godin Blog

If you are asked a question in a job interview, on stage or even on a date, there’s probably a reason, and the reason might not be because the person asking wants to know your answer. Teenagers are terrible at understanding this. “How was your day at school,” is not a question asked to determine how a day at school was. It’s a (lousy) attempt at starting a conversation about feelings.

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Asset Management – Recent Trends (Part 4 of 4)

Tom Spencer

Asset management as an industry is becoming increasingly important for a variety of reasons: The world is getting wealthier, driven by growth in emerging markets. The growing middle class in China and India means that millions of people are purchasing wealth products, while new millionaires and billionaires are looking for high net worth wealth solutions from private banks such as UBS and Julius Baer.

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