Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

A desired response from a recruitment manager would be “most cover letters I’m falling asleep. You want every sentence the manager reads to be a “wow” sentence. Whilst making realistic responses, you should also look into your webcam as if it is the eyes of a prospective manager. Write only your most impressive achievements.

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Management Consulted

MAY 5, 2015

What started off as an informal blog about management consulting with just a few readers became interview prep sessions, resume edits, videos on YouTube and Vimeo, books and the presentations we give at colleges around the world. The case interview is the great equalizer. And after all that, even with 1.5M Why did we build it?

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Surveys & Experimental Studies. From there, assuming all goes well, you will then become a Manager, then Vice President, followed by Principal and Managing Principal. Clark Kibler – Director of Product Management – MPARTICLE. Jiaona Zhang – Product Manager – Pocket Gems. Industries.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . As a result of the studies that the small team conducted, the proposition was put forth that Bain establish a non-profit practice area which was considered, but ultimately rejected. Colin Bowman – Product Manager – Yahoo. KEY STATS FOR BRIDGESPAN. Networking Groups.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

After spending 18-years under the guidance of your parents, you gain the freedom to explore the world, study a degree of your choice, discover who you are, and explore potential career options. Consulting firms are highly invested in consulting clubs because they offer an ideal recruitment platform from which they can handpick top talent.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 19, 2019

To be fair, many of these people did not know about the consulting field and did not realize that preparation was necessary until a day or two before the interview. Others knew they needed to prepare, had ample time to prepare, but thought they would wait until they got the interview before doing so. Preparation matters a lot.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 30, 2019

What follows is our exchange and my advice on how to prepare for second chance interviews after a rejection. Readers Email: I have a question pertaining to second chance interviews and case interview preparation. I interviewed with McKinsey for the second round and did not make it past that. I'm a Ph.D.

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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Mercer 40

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 11, 2019

This caseinterview.com student sent me an email recently asking my advice on how they could practice and improve their performance in the problem-solving part of a case interview. First of all, many thanks for all your information and encouraging words on case interview preparation . the whole interview was done in 22 minutes.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Expertise in case studies is considered a given not just among the veterans of business life, but even for newly aspiring consultants, who wish to break into the consultancy industry. Our brief case study in the medical device industry showcased eloquently how all-encompassing the field of management consultancy is.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn how to market yourself through your resume and cover letter so that you will get the interview. Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. How to Write a Cover Letter That Will Get You the Interview. How to Network Your Way to an Interview. They are: An Introduction.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Based upon data form our people manager assessment center , they knew that being a successful supervisor required a combination of technical and interpersonal skills that drove ownership and accountability for the success of th eir team. 96% Job Relevance 96.2% 96% Job Relevance 96.2% Learn more about getting aligned.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 23, 2021

There are several effective options to develop new managers. But, Manager Performance is Not Meeting Expectations According to McKinsey and the Corporate Executive Board, executives are not happy with the performance of their frontline managers and new managers are not being set up to succeed. Here are three to consider.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 27, 2013

in Management Consulting. We have chosen the talented Ashley Sherman to be an Editor of the Consulting Blog for 2013/14. Currently based in New York, Ashley plans to broaden her international business experience and has secured opportunities to study abroad in two of the world’s leading financial centres, London and Shanghai.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Evidence from a large global study suggests that 72% of leaders report that they often feel used up at the end of the day, a 12% increase from two years prior. In the book Leading Change, renowned change management thought leader John Kotter identified that overcoming complacency to change requires a sense of urgency.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 20, 2019

An MBA degree has long been known as a robust pathway towards accessing management consulting career options. Many consulting firms are trying to diversify the academic backgrounds of their talent pool to go beyond MBAs. Deep alumni networks that can help you score an interview and provide interview preparation.

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Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2018

The recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and on-boarding of even one new employee is a time-intensive process every manager takes seriously. Becoming a Manager. 5 Things New Managers Should Focus on First. New Managers Need a Philosophy About How They’ll Lead. It’s a waste of talent and experience.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 24, 2017

Google has opened its trove of management processes to one and all, for free. Management tools may not seem that different. Turns out a lot of its management tools focus on some pretty basic stuff, like how to run meetings, have conversations, and set goals. Why would Google release its management processes?

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The Source

APRIL 21, 2020

The big consulting firms provide their employees with the luxury of a well-defined career pathway: Tick all of the right boxes and you will, at regular intervals, find yourself climbing up the pyramid—going from consultant to senior consultant to manager and, eventually, to partner. Or, at least, that used to be the case. …

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Brimstone Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Workers surveyed are not in the least bit happy with the way they are managed or told to work.” Leadership has to wake up to the demands of their employees if they hope to attract and retain great talent in the 21st century.” Employees have not been silent about how they feel and what they need from their workplace. What to do?

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LSA Global

APRIL 21, 2017

The statistics on the high dissatisfaction rate of new employees should capture the attention of every HR department and leader looking to engage, develop and retain high performing talent. When you have invested significant time and money to hire new talent, you look for a payoff…productive employees who are engaged and stay.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Talent wars will decide the winners and losers in the next decade. Getting access to great talent and unleashing motivation and discretionary effort are arguably the most important jobs for leaders in all areas of every business and government agency. To win the talent war, companies need to change. Accessing Talent.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 27, 2019

As addressed in my article from last week , non-MBA graduate students face a comparatively more challenging journey in their quest to enter the management consulting industry. Step 2: Getting an Interview. There are generally three ways that graduate students can get their resume picked for an interview.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart. These days, it pays to practice being in “interview mode” so you’re ready for the real thing – whether it’s networking with a neighbor at Starbucks or sitting in the hot seat.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2018

A recent study of VC firms found that more-diverse teams had higher financial returns than their homogenous counterparts. How did (or didn’t) managers play a role? To look into this question, I conducted a case study as part of my dissertation research involving 23 women of color at a Fortune 500 company.

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Harvard Business

JULY 13, 2017

Management teams and organizations that prioritize inclusion attract better talent and perform better. Dozens of studies have demonstrated that more-diverse teams make better decisions than less-diverse teams. In bringing this mindset to life, leaders wind up embracing a number of unconventional management practices.

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Clarity Consultants

JULY 28, 2023

In fact, even those with a knack for management could still use a little help every now and then. Through courses, coaching sessions, and training modules, they can improve their leadership skills and become the manager they need to be for their business. And when management suffers, so does everyone else in the company.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As a VP of sales and marketing for Becker-Birnbaum International, a global consumer products company, Aliyah knew she needed a talented marketing director to support her division’s portfolio of 34 products. As the COO made another well-deserved toast to Anne, Aliyah thought back to her interviews with Ed and Molly. Meeting Ed Yu.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 21, 2023

Mckinsey and Company surveyed over 1,500 executives on their perceptions of change and concluded that most changes fail because only a third of the executives in the study indicated that changes were completely or mostly successful. Appreciative Inquiry is an approach to change management that fosters positive transformation.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

We then conducted a series of in-depth individual interviews, delving into pivotal experiences in their personal history and career progression, and using Korn Ferry’s executive online assessment to measure key personality traits and drivers that had an impact. Women could be ready for the CEO role sooner. But what else did you do?

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2016

When you’re managing managers, your responsibilities are two-fold: you need to make sure they’re producing good work (as with any employee) and that they’re effectively supporting their teams. Here’s how you can fill in the gap and help your direct reports be great managers. What the Experts Say.

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Peter Stark

JANUARY 6, 2019

As we move into the first quarter of 2019, the war for your top talent is well underway. As a leader, are you prepared to win the war for the top talent? Some studies estimate the cost of replacing an employee can range from thousands of dollars to 1.5 You concede you are losing the talent war.

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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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Claris Consulting

JUNE 3, 2019

They had a job interview scheduled for 2:00pm and got caught in traffic. Running late, they arrived for the interview thirty seconds before the interview was scheduled to begin. They rushed in, announced to the receptionist they were there for their interview and were laser-focused on being on time. The receptionist?

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Question: I recently completed six interviews with BCG and am about to receive my offer to join them as a Project Lead. I found your case study videos very useful, as is the one-page framework handout, to prepare me for the interviews. These people do have very strong raw analytical talent.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Exit interviews were usually handled by junior managers on the HR team, but Amrita felt that given the high rate of attrition among doctors at Krisna over the past year, it was her responsibility as head of HR to talk to Dr. Vishnu Patel, a respected cardiologist who’d just given his notice. Ben Edwards/Getty Images.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Many consulting, corporate strategy, and corporate development roles require the interviewee to go through an M&A case study. Improved labor talent : expanding the labor pool from which the new, larger company can draw can aid in growth and development. building financial models like DCF, accretion/dilution, LBO, etc.).

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LSA Global

MARCH 22, 2022

Based upon interviews, focus groups, pilot program feedback, and data from our change management simulation , the highly customized Influence and Collaboration Workshop focused on increasing impact, expanding choices, and decreasing stress by helping people to: Speak their truth with relevance. 96% Job Relevance. 98% Satisfaction.

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