Consulting Matters

JANUARY 22, 2020

Interview Transcript: Betsy: Good afternoon. If you think about how we've been trained in medicine, most of our emphasis has been on managing disease once we identify it. And or course in the standard of care we do lifestyle modification, and then after that we give you usually some medication to start managing the sugars.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 22, 2019

It is far easier to have a higher success rate and be more consistent if you have good habits and are using them in a disciplined fashion. By the time you master the case interview, will you have any interview opportunities left? You master case interviews or you run out of interview opportunities? Here's why.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

It applies not only to how you serve clients as a consultant but also how you manage your own career. My thoughts on this topic are widely applicable to CIBs (Case Interview Beginners), F1Ys (Future first years), and CIFMs (Consulting Isn't for Me). No, I'm pretty sure I could beat him in a case interview competition!

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

I recently received this success story from an actress (now a BCG consultant), and thought you would find her suggestions and tips on case interview prep useful. I did your maths drills daily, and can practically recite the fashion case-study - I listened to LOMS on the tube, while cleaning, on my morning jogs.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Similarly, in traditional management consulting roles, employees often utilize the latest tools to solve their clients’ problems, often without considering the impacts beyond the client themselves. Projects have ranged from database management and data survey to impact assessment and market research.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 26, 2016

” The first example that comes to mind when you think of the new sharing economy, Uber has fashioned itself as a quicker, cheaper and ultimately better alternative to taxis. Interview Tips & Tricks. Uber looks for and only hires the best, so be prepared to be asked what makes you stand out when you go in for your interview.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

I’m terrible at attention to detail (it hurts my brain too much) and even worse at anything aesthetically oriented (anything from fashion to website design to creating visually impactful slides). I realized that I’m terrible at #1, and the idea of hiring and managing hundreds of employees felt like torture to me. (In

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Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 15, 2014

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I imagine someone interested in product/marketing management is better off going into industry. Work in product management. Work for a client and run a division of the client's company managing 300 employees. Work for one of the major fashion designers in NYC. . Work for one of the major fashion designers in NYC.

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Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2016

You’ve just landed an interview for your dream job. If you’re like most people, you’ll spend hours, perhaps days, preparing for that interview. But, in spite of your careful preparation, your interviewer might not evaluate your skills, ability, and potential using an equally thorough process. Further Reading.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Second, after college, I got a job at [ ad agency ], a top advertising agency, but not exactly a common (though not unprecedented either) route to management consulting. I had to learn how to do a case interview. I gave up all my free time for about a week and had my first 30-minute case interview phone screen with a McKinsey alum.

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freshminds

MARCH 5, 2018

Different industries need to test different skills and therefore depending on whether you’re applying to management consultancies, strategy consultancies or investment banking, your case study will be slightly different. Associate Candidate Manager. Mike specialises in candidate management for the Graduate and Early Careers Team.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 17, 2013

We arrived at the Bain office early in the afternoon; a partner at the firm had contracted us to do a fashion consulting project for their SF employees. Saturday, the last day of our trip, we went to Stanford to do a day-long session focused on case interviews. 10AM – 11AM – Structuring the fit interview.

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Tsavo Neal

JULY 20, 2017

Unleashed by Will Bachman Unleashed offers long-form interviews with successful top-tier independent management consultants. We discuss what actually works in generating business, from writing books to organizing events to old-fashioned relationship building. [These podcasts are listed in no particular order.].

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Therefore, you are likely to come across pricing problems in your case interviews. Showing your interviewer that you know about the concepts laid out below will set you apart from other candidates. The luxury fashion industry often uses this approach. So let’s step through a helpful framework for pricing cases.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

There's no way I would have been as confident as I was in the final round interview, if I had not used your Look Over My Shoulder ® Program. This was the language that you recommended in Look Over My Shoulder ® , and the interviewer cut me off and said, "perfect structure and excellent work on explaining your hypothesis.".

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Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

With LinkedIn and personal websites widely used to promote careers, the idea of independent management consultants having a printable résumé may seem old-fashioned. It’s also likely that the person interviewing you is super busy, so they’ll want something they can easily skim before talking with you. If not, omit this section.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 24, 2019

Being a product manager requires taking responsibility. There are many paths to gaining these skills and earning the responsibility that come with being a product manager. Stepping into the Product Manager Role. Other areas of study include management, marketing, public relations, statistics, and advertising.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR: , cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of David Burkus , a management professor at Oral Roberts University. You may see former managers and colleagues again at other companies, especially if you remain in the same industry.”

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Confessions of a Consultant

AUGUST 12, 2018

Management consulting can be likened to a ‘fashion business’, in the sense that new ideas fall in and out of vogue all the time. The book attempted to distil the methods deployed by the best-managed companies to create what’s sometimes referred to as sticky talent. The interviewer replies, “ Yeah, but you started it.”.

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 15, 2017

A friend feels she recently dodged a bullet during an interview. When arriving at the company the first person she met said, “Oh, you’re here to interview for my job.” It appears the interviewer overheard at least some of the conversation, didn’t say anything, and then told the recruiter how she didn’t like that conversation.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

All of the 500+ BCGers in New York will be moving to the spacious office location; a birdie told us that the consultants at the New York office helped design the office space for the new location because their current Managing Partner said “People should be the author of their own space” – classic BCG creativity at work. .

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

in Management Consulting. “I Jon Stewart from The Daily Show: “I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. Case Interviews. Management Consulting. Definitions. Helpful Links. The Three-Question Rule. by Tom Spencer on September 24, 2011 · 2 comments. Part 1: The Rule of Three. Graduate Consulting Group.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 4, 2018

Self-awareness seems to have become the latest management buzzword — and for good reason. Conducting in depth interviews with 50 people who’d dramatically improved their self-awareness to learn about the key actions that helped them get there, as well as their beliefs and practices. Take Jeremiah, a marketing manager.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2017

I have found that the way we answer it has important implications for how men feel at work, and also influences organizational cultures in ways most managers might not consider. Over the past three years, I conducted a research project on men, masculinity, and fashion. However, doing so creates a particular conflict.

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Harvard Business

JULY 31, 2017

Several years ago, I started getting regular consulting requests from companies seeking help managing Millennials. In order to find out if there were generational differences in definitions of meaningful work, my colleague and I started our investigation the old-fashioned way: by asking people. Andy Molinsky.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

And they can be very expensive — in addition to overseas business travel, local distribution partner relationships require significant up-front investment to get started and to manage effectively. For example, consider Dez Blanchfield , whom I interviewed. A New Type of Local Partner.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

In an almost surreal interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity this week, leading congressional warmonger Sen. He does, however, condone providing even more weapons to his “moderate” rebels, as he made clear again in the recent Fox interview. John McCain (R-Ariz.) demanded even more support for what he calls “moderate” rebels.

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MishTalk

APRIL 30, 2014

Hufbauer said in an interview that Putin’s response is likely to be limited, because any pain he inflicts on Russia’s trade partners and investors can boomerang on him. “I If the US turns the screws hard enough, Russia will respond in some fashion.

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Harvard Business

JULY 5, 2017

The term “authenticity” has become a buzzword among organizational leaders, with employers encouraging job candidates and employees to bring their whole selves to interviews or the workplace. By 1799, the fashion landscape was primed for redefinition and adjustments to previous styles. First, observe and document.

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Emerson Consulting Group

MAY 7, 2019

So inspired to uncover a solution to this, Henry took himself back to Harvard for a week to engage in an MBA-like “independent study” project, specifically aimed at how to fashion a “recipe” for pencil lead that would transform Thoreau pencils into an efficient product that everyone could use and love.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2017

To explore this question, we interviewed senior marketing executives across dozens of top brands. However, recently they began to take a more holistic approach, focusing on lifetime value and their most profitable segment, the “fashionable spender.” Marketers of the past thought like artists, managers, and promoters.

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Prudent Pedal

JANUARY 21, 2020

We’ve managed to ruin the critical, powerful mapping of the buyer’s journey. It’s just a good old-fashioned understanding of client needs, combined with intelligent segmentation, aligned with consultative selling, and assisted by technology. How to Manage the Professional Services Firm – David Maister.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Kassir Hussain, former director of Connected Home, told us: “In a space that can often be confusing and frustrating to consumers, our focus on regular user interviews, meetings, tests, and demos allowed us to build a product that was simple, easy to use, and addressed real consumer needs.”

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Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2018

In January, fashion retailer H&M came under fire for an advertisement featuring a young black boy in a green hoodie bearing the words “coolest monkey in the jungle.” Over the last year, there has been no shortage of avoidable PR nightmares for leading corporate brands.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2018

” So she booked a flight to New York City, called the founder back, and said, “Hey, I’m coming down for an interview. If you’re a manager, consider unconventional hiring as a deliberate tactic to shake up your business. You need in-house counsel, and you need it to be me.”

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Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2018

Young management consultants may be novices, but they’re sold as experts. Consultants are sometimes accused of trying to hoodwink their clients with smoke and mirrors, using management fashions or buzzwords for their own benefit. Many People Manage Learning-Credibility Tension. Carlos Osorio/Getty Images.

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