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STAR Method: Should it be Used in Fit Interviews?

Management Consulted

Preparing for behavioral interview questions for consulting recruiting can be challenging. But just as how there are strategies to study case … Continue Reading. The post STAR Method: Should it be Used in Fit Interviews? appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Tackling the Case Interview

Tom Spencer

“Case study interviews put you in the driver’s seat: you’re given a real business problem to work through and solve. A common trademark in the consulting recruitment process is the case study interview. A given case study will have several credible solutions ( Accenture, 2018 ). What should I expect?

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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

It turns out that preparing for case interviews is fairly similar to preparing for Taekwon-Do Competitions. Martial arts have taught me discipline and the ability to learn new things, while also striving to perfect what I already know, which I employ as I prepare for the case interviews. Learning Frameworks. Setting Goals.

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Gallup Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

GALLUP CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. Toward the end of the year, he created an international values study dealing with the social, moral, and religious attitudes of people throughout most of the major European countries. Interviewing – Call Centers – Non-consulting (create surveys/capture data/analyze data).

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Recruiting versus reality

Tom Spencer

Consulting firms are very good at selling themselves to potential recruits. In this post, I explore the other side of the value propositions presented by consulting firms during the recruiting process: “You will be exposed to a wide range of problems and industries”. Used wisely, this is a major perk. “We Image: Pexels.

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Starting your Consulting Journey as a College Student

Tom Spencer

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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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? Consultants often join straight out of undergraduate or graduate studies, and there are currently over 350 partners managing sensitive client relationships with C-level executives. For Consulting roles, Oliver Wyman recruits in 60 top schools all over the world. Website: [link].