Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 15, 2021

MBA consulting recruiting season starts every fall. I am commenting purely on recruiting for a post-MBA consulting position. Without having a grounded career understanding, online MBAs come to me unable to coherently decide if consulting is the right career opportunity to meet their professional and personal goals.

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Case Interview Consulting Recruiting Recruitment 88

Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . OC&C Strategy Consultants aim to train and give you a taste of what consultants do throughout your internship; therefore, this means that the projects you engage in will be fast-paced, intensive and brief. OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING .

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Interviews Culture Strategy Strategy 100

Management Consulted

JULY 3, 2016

According to Vault’s ranking, Bates White stands at #30 in the top 50 consulting firms, #3 among the top consulting firms in philanthropy and #12 among the best consulting firms for informal training! economists, MBAs, and JDs to meet the needs of real clients. BATES WHITE INTERVIEWS & RECRUITING.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 140

Management Consulted

APRIL 20, 2014

” Here is one we got recently from John: A few months ago, I wrote you for advice in regards to resources I could use to prep for interviews in consulting. Summers are consumed with training, practice, team building and school, as your class load is lighter through the year to compensate for a demanding training/season schedule.

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Consulting Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 204

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. Promotions are dependent on how quickly you meet functional competencies and skill requirements set out for you by the powers that be. FTI’s Summer Internship program has met with great success for the company and is fast becoming their main source for full-time recruitment. Internships.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

JUNE 23, 2015

In May, we launched the Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online. It’s almost July, and we’ve got big plans – MBA meet-and-greets and a 1-month consulting immersion course in South Africa. While the case interview is the great equalizer, the fit interview is the great differentiator.

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Interviews Case Interview Consulting Oliver Wyman 100

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2020

When you walk into an interview, even before you speak, shake hands or talk through your resume, something else is doing a lot of talking in your behalf: your appearance. Please make sure to polish your shoes carefully before the interview. Always wear a blazer to an interview. Reading Time: 4 minutes. Pants/Suits/Skirts/Blazer.

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Case Interview How To Interviews Study 211

The Management Centre

APRIL 9, 2024

Do I like supporting others through coaching, teaching, training or motivating them to achieve their objectives? These are all key skills that you can develop with self-awareness, persistent practice and good training – however there has to be a desire to want to engage with the more challenging side of management too.

Management 52

Management Emotional Intelligence Meeting Energy 52

Management Consulted

MARCH 29, 2015

Because of this, we sat down with consulting veteran Lisa Bright (who is now part of the MC interview coaching team!) The school I was at isn’t one of McKinsey’s core schools, so I had to do a lot of reading online to prepare for the interview, get accustomed to case interviews and stuff like that. That was rough. .”

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McKinsey Interviews Case Interview Consulting 100

Tom Spencer

APRIL 26, 2015

Georgia was extremely helpful and was kind enough to answer some questions I had about Accenture and its recruitment process. There are certainly opportunities for employees to transfer between our offices locally and globally to meet both their personal and professional needs. How many interview rounds are there?

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Accenture Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 60

Harvard Business

APRIL 28, 2017

There’s a growing skepticism about whether unconscious bias training is an effective tool to meet corporate diversity goals. Critics of such training contend that it doesn’t visibly move the needle on diversity numbers, and can even backfire. But do employees actually act on these good intentions?

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Training Training Interviews Survey 45

The Management Centre

APRIL 8, 2024

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. The Leading Edge also involved follow-up challenges and buddy meetings.

Management 52

Management Groups Development Course 52

Consulting Matters

MAY 13, 2021

This idea feeds right into my point; it's not about the perfect label; it's about meeting people's needs through your expertise. Set up the recruitment process. Pre-interview, meet for coffee and have a personal chat. The second interview is a CV. The third interview is a presentation.

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How To Methodologies Industry Sales 194

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 27, 2008

Top 10 Interview Tips. Overview of the Management Consulting Recruiting Process. It showed me the “benchmark” that I need to meet in order to be successful in business. The training – both on the job and formal – was continuous and applicable far beyond management consulting. Top 10 Resume Tips.

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Cover Letters Resumes Case Interview Case Study 100

Management Consulted

AUGUST 27, 2012

Paper airplanes are fun, but you don’t want your resume to become the vehicle for a recruiter’s mid-afternoon horseplay because you’ve bored them to death. Follow our tips to ensure your resume makes it into the interview pile, not the trash. Instead, ask the person for an informational interview.

Resumes 138

Resumes Cover Letters Consulting Recruiting 138

Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Rita High School, where I learned to develop group and individualized training toward specific goals — namely, competing in band competitions or performing in concerts. L&D, goal-setting theory of motivation, and leadership training took shape during those five years with the band. References De Botton, A. The School of Life.

Hotels 52

Hotels Training Training Exercises 52

Tom Spencer

JUNE 7, 2015

Alex Formstone is a Principal in Marakon ’s London office, and heads up recruiting in the UK for graduates and MBAs. I recently had the good fortune to talk briefly with Alex about his career, Marakon and its recruitment process. Tom: What kind of training and mentoring can graduates expect to receive at Marakon?

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Case Interview Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 60

Tom Spencer

JULY 11, 2020

Of course, the challenges of the management consulting industry are offset by many benefits: an attractive salary, formal training, real world business experience, variety of projects in different industries, and strong networking opportunities. At the same time, you don’t want to oversell your work, and then fail to meet expectations.

Consulting 88

Consulting Resumes Training Training 88

Peter Stark

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Basically, it is still a challenging time for recruiting. It is most times just the easiest thing for employees to say during their exit interviews. Talk about what’s going well, your organization’s vision, goals, and where there are challenges: in emails, formal and informal meetings, and most importantly, one-on-one conversations.

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Talent Marketing Training Training 29

LSA Global

DECEMBER 10, 2019

According to CEB research, a whopping 60% of new managers under perform during their first two years, and not surprisingly, 85% of new managers still receive no formal training prior to switching into the role of manager. Think of a manager’s role as comprised of the 5 stages highlighted in our new manager training : Planning.

Management 36

Management Training Training Agile 36

NeoAcademic

MARCH 25, 2021

Direct link to the application and formal job ad: [link] As part of a recently-funded US National Science Foundation project in which we will be building an online virtual interviewing platform, my laboratory will be hiring a part-time project manager with work to do for roughly the next two years.

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Research Management Software Study 40

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 3, 2019

If you have views on on-boarding, shaping, and training young product managers, you can effectively mold these programs to fit your vision. Here are some questions to ask your recruiter, interviewer or APM coordinator: How long has the APM program been around? How many cohorts have graduated from it?

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Productivity How To Recruiting Recruitment 60

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

We had an awesome presentation to a full room of ~80 students at King’s College London – and sadly, we forgot to take any pictures of the event (just caught the train ride in). The focus is on developing and refining your approach to the recruitment cycle to be able to make a powerful impression throughout.

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Case Interview Consulting Interviews Groups 100

Management Consulted

JUNE 10, 2009

“How do you maintain and continue to develop a network with recruiters, Analysts, MDs, etc. If you work overseas, how do you get to America in both office, transfer, and general recruiting networking?” Say it’s May and there’s only one month left before Analyst training which effectively closes the window of opportunity.

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Finance Recruiting Recruitment Resumes 171

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.

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2015

Tom: What kind of training and mentoring can graduates expect to receive at IMS Consulting Group? Steph: There are 2 weeks of onboarding training, including networking drinks and dinner. Consultants [based in Europe] usually come to London for the training. You are likely to visit clients for client meetings and workshops.

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Groups Consulting Case Interview Interviews 60

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 31, 2019

One of the more memorable parts of the consulting recruiting process was witnessing people attempting to network with consulting firms. What can inspire a more productive conversation with a consultant or recruiter is helping them understand how you might be an asset to the firm. Referral to a recruiter.

Guidelines 60

Guidelines Consulting Recruiting Recruitment 60

Harvard Business

AUGUST 1, 2016

In order to be seen as an employer of choice with a compelling value proposition for employees, many companies measure turnover and conduct exit interviews with departing employees to gather feedback about the experiences people had working there and the reasons why they’re leaving.

Interviews 28

Interviews Company Resources Management 28

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Managers rarely yell, coworkers try to help each other out whenever possible, and companies are organized to provide consultants support with training, expertise, etc. Call me biased, but I received the best years of business training possible in my time at McKinsey. We offer resume editing and interview prep.

Banking 272

Banking Boston Consulting Group Consulting Management 272

LSA Global

MAY 6, 2022

Regardless of their performance results, use your current performance improvement plan process to put the employee on notice, highlight team norms , and provide the coaching support required for them to meet behavioral expectations. Expect measurable behavior change in 90-days.

Culture 28

Culture Report Policies Recruiting 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2018

To understand what else the PR industry is doing in response to the intensifying spotlight on diversity and inclusion, I interviewed 18 CEOs who lead firms in the top 100 Global PR agencies. Thirteen of the CEOs were men and five were women; 17 were white and one was Latino.

How To 34

How To Survey Advertising Recruiting 34

Management Consulted

JANUARY 22, 2015

Jenny Rae interviewed him to hear about his journey from Yale, how he knew he wanted to be in management consulting, his recruitment process (and why he chose Altman Vilandrie over Oliver Wyman), his decision to leave management consulting and the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship. *. Tell me which ones specifically.

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Hotels Oliver Wyman Travel Recruiting 100

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

As the next installment in our popular Firm Profile series, we take a look at the evolution, reinvention, and current interview tactics of one of the world’s premier consulting firms – IBM. IBM provides all the broad-business based training and offers some more specialized training subjects like sales training, if desired.

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IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

These goals are communicated through all-hands meetings, recruiting materials, and CEO communications, and executed by increasing both the funnel of talent (through expanded recruiting programs) and increasing Yelp’s yield (for example, doing more to convince the people who have been offered a job to take it).

Recruiting 28

Recruiting Recruitment Interviews Engineering 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Among the group, 30 had a written sexual harassment policy, 14 had held a company-wide meeting, and 10 had conducted a training session on the subject. They were also nervous that the absence of a clearly written harassment policy could hurt both recruiting and the firm’s reputation.

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Company Small Business Policies Case Interview 41

Tom Spencer

JUNE 14, 2015

Tom: What kind of training and mentoring can graduates expect to receive at Vivaldi Partners Group? They wouldn’t be leading a meeting but they would be sitting in on it and getting exposure, allowing them to see their individual impact on the larger goal of the project. Tom: How many interview rounds are there?

Groups 60

Groups Case Interview Industry Interviews 60

Peter Stark

APRIL 28, 2019

In a recent organizational assessment our firm did for a client who wanted to improve their organization’s culture, several employees told us in the interviews that they felt little hope the culture would improve and they were actively looking for another job. Then, setup meetings to brainstorm possible solutions.

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Culture Recruiting Recruitment Interviews 32