CaseInterview.com

APRIL 30, 2019

Recently I received the following email from a reader who was recently rejected by McKinsey in the second round. 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.

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

Close to a year ago, I was unsuccessful with my applications for internships with consulting firms, getting only one interview and failing that too. As the full time recruitment season in Autumn 2010 approached, I returned to your site and subscribed to your mailing list too. which I have been very keen on working at.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 26, 2023

This may involve traveling to the client’s site to collect data, interview employees, and examine daily operations. A simple answer would be that some questions are important enough to bring in outside talent. The company itself often does recruitment for internal consultants.

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DECEMBER 7, 2014

. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Many that serve clients with strategy come from organizations (like Bain or McKinsey) that offer excellent toolkit and skills training pre-Bridgespan; the training at Bridgespan is there, but not as thorough. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . KEY STATS FOR BRIDGESPAN.

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Management Consulted

MAY 22, 2016

The firm is small and internally loyal – poaching talent from one group to haul it over to another is frowned upon. ARCHSTONE CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Let’s start from the top: the recruiting process is straightforward and the firm is good about answering all of your questions through the process.

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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 Who is it for?

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. FTI’s Summer Internship program has met with great success for the company and is fast becoming their main source for full-time recruitment. FTI is a large firm with a good reputation and the opportunity to work with some extremely talented individuals who are experts in their field.

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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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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I have been practising case interviews for over two months now, however, I always get a little tense when I am doing the cases. Please advise on how I could overcome the apparent nervousness and come across as calm during the other interviews. I had a query and needed your help on that. Here's why. Rule #1: Know your material.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 13, 2019

10 years, one of the most common questions I am asked is how much time is needed to prepare for a case interview and how to prepare when you don’t have much time. I want to address in this article the 2 nd question of how to prepare for a case interview when you don’t have much time. Reader #2 – 3 Days Until Interview.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 5, 2019

For new college graduates entering management consulting the top three consulting firms salaries breakdown is below: McKinsey: Base Salary: $83,000. McKinsey: Base Salary: $152,500. Some consulting firms recruit individuals quite early. However, only students of top talent within these programs are recruited.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 17, 2019

Following is a success story I received from a new BCG hire who has some insightful tips for those still recruiting as well as my follow-up where I elaborate on the importance of perseverance and hard work in obtaining a consulting offer. I interviewed with six major consulting companies + three others during my MBA program 1.5

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Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2016

The research, conducted with analytical support from McKinsey and funding from Omidyar Network, included interviews with 37 investors and 10 social enterprise leaders. The second most important problem, finding and keeping talented people (36%), becomes crucial as entrepreneurs secure some funding. — money.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Founded in 1998 by current CEO Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google recruits top talent from the best schools and companies across the globe – in fact, they are one of the only firms that works hard NOT to hire consultants and has built an internal consulting powerhouse. Interview Tips & Tricks. Let us help you.

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 15, 2019

As a former consulting resume and cover letter reader for McKinsey, and someone who has reviewed thousands of applications, I have noticed an interesting trend. If your cover letter is good, from the perspective of the person reading the letter, I want to interview you -- basically I am biased in your favor. Here's why it works.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Just like you read what I write to pick up tips, strategies, and "clues" to how to succeed in case interviews , consulting, and, to some extent, life, I do the exact same thing by reading about and learning from others. Just for fun during practice, he decided to play 1:1 against this 21-year-old superstar recruit. That's amazing!

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 6, 2018

McKinsey, Bain, BCG), and tier two firms like Strategy&, AT Kearney, L.E.K, More importantly, each firm has a very different culture, industry focus, as well as ways of recruiting talent. All you need to know during the interview. An interview with a McKinsey Associate about his journey into the industry.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I found it several months ago and started prepping immediately and had done 40-50 practice interview cases before recruiting season. I must have called everyone I knew in consulting to give me a case to solve every weekend (Phone/ Webcam prep interviews too!) My best guess, at least 100 hours and probably several hundred hours.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Or could it be the talent shows and “Dress as your Favorite President Competition”? Interview online or through an employee referral (recommended). Interview Tips & Tricks. The first step of the process usually includes 1-2 fairly straightforward online assessments, followed by a phone interview.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 14, 2016

Interview Tips & Tricks. The interview process is known to be extensive in duration (about 4 months start to finish), number of interviews (multiple phone interviews and potentially 5 in-person interviews in a day), and depth of interview questions. Are you an employer,recruiter, or hiring manager?

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 11, 2014

IN the quest for market dominance, companies often engage in a war for talent. They seek out new recruits with outstanding capacity, the chosen few who are able to demonstrate a track record of success, and an ability to solve new problems quickly and easily. Management consulting firms are the flag bearers in this war.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

I also found a lot of value in the LOMS materials that I purchased after going through the Case Interview Secrets videos. From these materials and a lot of hard work, I was able to interview with most of the Big 4 consulting firms and MBB. We have no control over what raw talent we may or may not have.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

McKinsey & Company. Yes, the great McKinsey has its headquarters in New York, located at 55 E 52nd St on the 21st Floor. Founded in 1926, McKinsey now has its largest global office in New York with more than 500 consultants. Drum roll… 1. The Boston Consulting Group. EY Consulting.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Interview Tips & Tricks. If you make the cut, you can expect to be contacted for a phone interview within 3-6 weeks. If it’s a phone interview, make sure you’re in a quiet place with strong cell reception. And know the interviewer may pose as a hostile, unintelligent customer. Be Prepared – Don’t be late.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

Oliver Wyman recruits globally primarily from 100 of the most selective schools across five continents. The hiring process involves a mixture of both behavioral interviews and case interviews. Talent Programs. Like other top-tier firms, Oliver Wyman has some special programs to try and retain their consulting talent.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

That's because, in the recruiting process, your entire performance is determined by a combined three or four hours of interviews. It is a nice luxury that those still in the recruiting process do not have. Well, you see I wrote that bio and deliberately wanted to be introduced as a Stanford graduate and ex-McKinsey.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

When I was recruiting, I once had a McKinsey engagement manager explain to me what I just explained to you. While the list of distinguishing characteristics is long, one trait that many McKinsey partners and engagement managers often talk about is "coach-ability.". It's unlikely you will be more talented than your colleagues.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 8, 2017

This has led to a proliferation in the recruitment of data scientists, software specialists, and engineers as consulting firms develop their digital practices, thereby offering wider avenues for those hoping to break into consulting. McKinsey & Company Undergraduate Salary. McKinsey & Company MBA/Grad Salary.

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JANUARY 4, 2015

We’ve published new consulting videos , planned speaking tours to aid students and experienced hires for consulting recruiting, and created several surprises just for our MC subscribers. With that, the compensation packages and demand for top-notch talent are on the rise as well. McKinsey & Company. Ernst & Young.

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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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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

So I started searching for programs that consulting firms recruit from. Georgia Tech is a program that two firms recruit from that I would be interested in. One is Bain, and the other is McKinsey. And a host of others, like North Highlands, Deloitte, and some other places recruit from there as well. Let’s see here.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 23, 2019

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your immense help, encouragement and guidance throughout my case interview preparation process. While going through the case interviews , I realized that I enjoyed them and most importantly, that this is something I could do well in. This often does not leave one with much time.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Diane’s experience represents the experience of so many talented women in our research on the return to work after parental leave. Our research suggests that many firms are failing to support female talent making this return and that women are often left feeling frustrated and disappointed by it. Takeaways for Organizations.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Global talent and customers are more gender balanced than ever before. It boosts bottom-line results , drives growth with new customer insights, and enhances productivity with better talent acquisition and retention. Do you have a recruitment, retention, or promotion issue? Marion Barraud for HBR. Women make up half the U.S.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 22, 2019

Basically I think of the recruiting process as a race against time. By the time you master the case interview, will you have any interview opportunities left? I continue to feel that the best practice approach to case interview preparation is to use a 50/50 combo of Look Over My Shoulder ® and live practice with a partner.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

We got under the skin of each organization, to understand how they live and breathe, by interviewing people who work (or worked) with them, observing them in action and reading everything about them. ” Talent is drawn to them, to help them achieve their purpose. But they don’t just wait for talent to turn up.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 12, 2019

One of the most common questions I am asked is how much time is needed to prepare for case interviews ? They apply to MBB , have no idea what the industry is about, much to their surprise get an interview, and then for the next 72 hours they are Googling " what is management consulting.". The real problem is one of lead time.

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