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Researching the company before an interview

Tom Spencer

Many candidates spend numerous hours perfecting their resumes, preparing for case and technical interviews, and crafting their fit story. Conducting due diligence on the company you are interviewing for will help you build rapport with the interviewer, learn the firm’s culture and values, and showcase that you did your homework.

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How Do Management Consultants Quickly Come Up To Speed On Projects?

Steve Shu Consulting

Engagement manager – The engagement manager has responsibility for the client problem statement and the problem-solving structure (i.e., As the on-the-ground, field leader, the engagement manager can help to get new people on the project oriented both from a high-level and with their role on the project. project tactics).

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Management Consulting Interview Stress

CaseInterview.com

The following field report is from a recently hire Bain intern who wanted to pass along some advice to others still in the recruiting process. Field Report: I have been waiting for this moment for the past 5 months: a reason to finally write to you. I strongly believe that it's not about what you know going into the interview.

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Management Consulting

CaseInterview.com

Management consulting is an industry that offers assistance with this kind of high-level decision-making and problem-solving. Management Consultants help businesses make strategic decisions that directly impact the entire company. What is Management Consulting A lot of people ask me, “What is management consulting exactly?”It’s

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What gives Charity Managers a leading edge? Balancing commercial management with a social heart

The Management Centre

Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group In this interview Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group, shares his experience of developing managers so they have commercial, financial and innovation skills. What changes were you aiming to see?

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5 Questions Every Manager Needs to Ask Their Direct Reports

Harvard Business

Don’t wait until their exit interview to find out what they really think.

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LinkedIn Hacks for Management Consulting Applicants

Tom Spencer

LinkedIn is an often overlooked part of the management consulting application. LinkedIn is actually a key part of the management consulting application. Wes Brooks is an incoming Summer Business Analyst at Cicero Group and an undergraduate studying economics, management, and strategy.

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