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Networking: If You Wait, You Are Late!

Tom Spencer

Whether you are an undergraduate social sciences major, an MBA candidate, or a doctorate engineer, it is never too early to start networking. He was looking for an engineering intern for his company, and we promptly connected. Do not expect professors to have recruiters for your dream firm on speed dial.

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How to Approach Experiential Questions

Tom Spencer

You are sitting in a chair facing a recruiter, manager, or professor asking you to share an experience where you displayed a particular emotion, dealt with a problem, or overcame a challenge. Some of the most common ones can be found in case interview preparation books, online forums, and by asking recruiters and consulting alumni.

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business

If any story demonstrates how far employers will go in today’s fierce war for talent, the tale of Snapchat’s geofilter recruiting campaign is it. The fight for new recruits is intense — not just in the tech sector, but across all industries. ” asked the clever riff aimed at Uber workers. Looking for Millennials?

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Bioengineer to Consultant

CaseInterview.com

Success Story: A year ago I was a Civil Engineering student that was originally admitted as a bioengineer. Long story short, I had no aspirations of becoming an engineer but I did hope to apply the analytical skills obtained as a science/ engineering student to a successful career in business. This was the one interview I had.

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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

In addition, when learning new kicks and punches, students like myself consult instructors or encyclopedias to help us perfect techniques, much like we consult videos and books when we need to learn new frameworks and methods of analysis. Ricky Hollenbach is a third year Ph.D. Image: Ricky Hollenbach.

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Conversation with Accenture Australia

Tom Spencer

Georgia was extremely helpful and was kind enough to answer some questions I had about Accenture and its recruitment process. Tom: Does Accenture use the case interview in its recruitment process? Accenture: Accenture uses the case interview in the Accenture Strategy graduate recruitment process.

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BCG Coffee Chat

CaseInterview.com

In terms of recruiting process and deadlines, that's usually available on the website or by contacting the recruiting (logistics) coordinator. Any advice for someone with XYZ background (perhaps one that you and he/she have in common -- e.g., non-business majors, non-target schools, engineers, etc.)