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Recruiting versus reality

Tom Spencer

Consulting firms are very good at selling themselves to potential recruits. In this post, I explore the other side of the value propositions presented by consulting firms during the recruiting process: “You will be exposed to a wide range of problems and industries”. insurance) or types of work (e.g.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Now a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan, Oliver Wyman is known to give MMC its strong reputation as experts over other insurance providers because of the firm’s focus on strategy. Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? Burrows, Marsh & McLennan began in Chicago in 1905 and became the world’s largest insurance agency.

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Seabury Group Interviews and Culture

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In fact, one of our interview coaches, Michael Hecht, used to work for The Seabury Group and now works for Delta Airlines as a member of their Skymiles team. If you’re applying to work at The Seabury Group, book an interview prep session with Michael here. INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Human Capital. Cost Reduction.

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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

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Although it’s very common for large firms to offer health insurance, etc., ALIXPARTNERS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . In keeping with what we’ve already said about recent graduates and AlixPartners, it’s worth noting that the firm does next to no recruiting through university campuses but instead mostly uses recruitment firms.

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Tips for Case Prepping Alone

Tom Spencer

As fall recruiting season is on the horizon, it’s inevitably a busy time for many students looking to recruit into consulting. On top of regular life commitments, you also must spend time on preparing applications, practicing for interviews, and partaking in the interviews themselves. Make use of interviewer-led cases.

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Towers Watson Consulting Interviews and Culture

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Watson & Sons became the prime advisor to the British government on social insurance programs. Insurance Industry Consulting. In fact, the firm has created OneExchange, a private health insurance exchange which counts over 1100 employers and 800,000 customers among its beneficiaries. In the mid-1990s, R. Employee Surveys.

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Infosys Consulting Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Thankfully though, we don’t have any recordings of their set… INFOSYS CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Because Infosys’ focus is on the client experience, the interviewers want to leave no room whatsoever for internal discord. Change Enablement. Gamification. Industries. Financial services. Automotive.