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Has the MBA become Redundant for a Career in Consulting?

Tom Spencer

Through going to many different networking events and information nights with different firms, I have learned that this fact is quickly told by recruiters. Most firms hire in batches and relying on a core group of schools enables a consistent flow of talent” ( “Here’s How to Break Into the Management Consulting Industry,” 2016 ).

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Tackling the Case Interview

Tom Spencer

During this stage, those selected come from many different types of educational backgrounds. A common trademark in the consulting recruitment process is the case study interview. Public speaking is another useful skill, and one to start practising well before the recruitment process even begins. Practice, practice, and practice.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

At its start, Oliver Wyman capitalized on the deregulation of the financial services industry. Mercer (with Oliver Wyman) developed the number of industries served and capabilities expertise, and after a period of exponential growth eventually chose to make Oliver Wyman the catch-all name for anything MMC but non-human resources focused.

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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO) is a professional services firm that offers resources to players who are mainly in the healthcare industry. The founder, David Bradley, set out with the lofty mission of solving “any question for any company for any industry.” Industries. Musslewhite), a President (David L.

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

However, after the ENRON scandal erupted, SOX restructured the consulting industry, and BearingPoint battled to find its own way in the world, the firm struggled with its independence from its Big 4 parent. Information Technology. Industries. BEARINGPOINT INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Human Resources. Air Transport.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

It should be no surprise since they have been the birthplace of many technological advances, were one of the founders of the entire personal computer industrial revolution, and now are leaders in new software platforms, hardware infrastructure and workplace equality. Information Technology. During 1992 and 1993, IBM U.K.,

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Abt Associates Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Some of the first contracts the firm won, including elementary school educational games and national security, demonstrate how they started off in the same way they wanted to continue. Information Technology Applications. Industries . ABT ASSOCIATES INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Practice Areas. Analytical Computing.