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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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The Trend Is Your “Friend”

CaseInterview.com

I’m told there’s a saying on Wall Street that goes, “The trend is your friend.” Most life, career, and business plans operate on the premise of continuing the underlying status quo. Now, you may not like the change in the trend, but to deny it is extremely costly. They’re adapting to the trend. Here’s why.

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Transitioning from Management Consulting to Corporate Strategy/M&A – the Interview Process

Tom Spencer

Interviews. After going through a handful of interviews through referrals, direct reach out from HR/hiring team, and LinkedIn/company website applications I would categorize my interviews into three buckets: Corporate strategy. BizOps / Strategy & Operations at tech firms. Multiple hiring team interviews (case + fit).

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. Each company faces substantial challenges in the every evolving face of marketing due to consumer trends and industry dynamics. Operations. Kearney is impressive on multiple fronts.

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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

There is a big focus (based on general litigation trends and market sizes) on healthcare/life sciences/pharma, food manufacturing, intellectual property, TMT, and consumer goods. CORNERSTONE RESEARCH INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Now to the section you’ve all been waiting for…the interview process! Office Locations.

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Hay Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

The Hay Group carried on growing for the next 20 years, expanding its operations and its global reach. Most tend toward jobs as an HR consultant (independent or a larger firm) or operations manager. HAY GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Their second US office, San Francisco, was opened in 1965. Exit Opportunities.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. Continuing their trend of high profile clients and cases, FTI assisted in the bankruptcy cases of Enron, WorldCom and Adelphia Communications. FTI began a new trend of rapid, global growth. An inconsistent culture could also mean a lack of transparency in operations or management.