Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Joining a consulting club can provide you with numerous benefits: networking, learning how to do a case study, assistance with resume and cover letter writing, and access to resources to prepare for interviews. Through a case competition, you can increase your knowledge and skills in preparation for the actual case interview.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 9, 2014

The firm also launched their Talent Development Division – The Advisory Board Academies – to address “the leadership gap in health care” In 2003, The Advisory Board began to branch out into business intelligence and analytics launching the business Compass in the process. Felsenthal), a Chief Talent Officer (Mary D.

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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

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. Be prepared for 3-4 rounds of interviews, the first of which may consist of connecting with a recruiter for a phone screen.

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Comatch

JULY 15, 2022

Assessing a candidate’s ability to find and connect with new business can be difficult, so it is tempting to reduce risk by narrowing the scope of the search for new talent. To illustrate the above, two real-life examples come to mind: A headhunter once shared, “I want to present candidates while my clients want resumes.”

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 20, 2014

BearingPoint Interview and Culture. Preparing for a BearingPoint interview? Nos quartiers ont du talent – Promote diversity helping young people in disadvantaged areas find employment. BEARINGPOINT INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Each level interview can take up to 2.5 consulting interviews' Commitment.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

Management Consulting Networking Success Story: I just want to drop you one additional thank you e-mail, as I heavily relied on your preparation sources throughout my interviewing journey (and the corresponding case interview preparation). I interviewed last autumn for a post-MBA/PhD position at the top firms in Germany.

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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. Most cover letters stink, and many resumes emphasize the wrong things. Most people obsess over resume format -- what font size, margins, etc. Here's why it works.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . The firm is very passionate about changing the social sector and righting the wrongs of the world , but they are also incredibly selective: they hire only the smartest, and most talented people. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . KEY STATS FOR BRIDGESPAN.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. Students at the graduate and undergraduate levels simply submit their resume through their campus career center or the FTI website if they do not actively recruit on campus. FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. First round FTI Consulting interviews are generally straight forward.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 8, 2022

Interview process and preparation. While this becomes less important the farther removed you are from your graduation year, it’s still an easy indicator of talent for recruiting teams. You can’t shine in an interview without first finding an open position. Interview process. Finding the right opportunity.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Who gets invited to interview? Based on prior research showing that hiring in top professional services firms is highly skewed toward applicants from wealthy families, we expected that an applicant’s social class background would play a decisive role in determining interview invitations.

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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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Tom Spencer

JULY 25, 2020

Additionally, COVID-19 has led to massive layoffs and the US government’s new policy , making it harder to get approval for work visas, mean that there’s a pool of great talent that is hungry to get these entry-level jobs. They show up to interviews as a shell of their former enthusiastic and confident selves. Focus on yourself.

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Comatch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Why is it important to interview your consultant before signing a contract? . A thorough interview and briefing ensure that everyone is on the same page before the project begins. . Three questions that clients need to ask during consultant interviews. However, soft skills can make or break the success of key projects.

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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. Prepare for interviews.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 17, 2019

I interviewed with six major consulting companies + three others during my MBA program 1.5 I managed to get the interviews with all three majors with the help of my well established networking connections, but was again dinged by McKinsey and Bain. Going through interviews after being dinged before is twice as hard.

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Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2016

You’ve just landed an interview for your dream job. If you’re like most people, you’ll spend hours, perhaps days, preparing for that interview. But, in spite of your careful preparation, your interviewer might not evaluate your skills, ability, and potential using an equally thorough process. Further Reading.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Before my interviews with both firms, I actually got rejected from non- management consulting jobs (even though they were both less prestigious firms and would have been backups for me). Basically, to get interviews, network, network and then network some more. a) You applied to a bunch of MBA programs and didn't get in.

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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.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 27, 2019

Before you seriously consider a consulting career, you should answer three questions: Is consulting the right fit for you (consider your skills and talents as well as preferred lifestyle)? 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

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. Be ready to take notes and have your resume with you. If it’s a phone interview, make sure you’re in a quiet place with strong cell reception. Prepare for interviews. Relax and you’ll do fine.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Even in the startup world, where a talent gap means tech employees are in high demand, a solid resume is no guarantee of employment. The interview is your first and possibly only opportunity to stand out. The interview is your opportunity to show you’re a fit for the company. Even worse.

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Seth Godin Blog

MARCH 13, 2017

The NFL Combine is a giant talent show, with a billion dollars on the line. And we do the same thing when we scan resumes, judging people by ethnic background, fraternity, gender or the kind of typeface they use. The SAT is a poor indicator of college performance, but most colleges use it anyway.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Is my resume where it needs to be?” We’ve got your resume to go through, and as I gather you have a whole bunch of questions about consulting. Do you want to talk about your resume and your experience first, or do you want to talk about the questions that you have? Commercial Pilot’s Resume. Is that right?

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

But after I made it past the impressive resume part and the first 30-minute personal experience interview , I had to face the unpleasant reality that I wouldn't just have this job handed to me as a result of my accomplishments. I had to learn how to do a case interview. 30-minute case interview with an alum (phone).

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Due to the competition, it is rare to even receive an interview from the major firms like McKinsey, BCG, and Bain, and even if you are invited it is extremely difficult to convert it into a full-time offer. Below are two examples of what I did to land an interview. The result was an interview invitation.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2020

For example, as a mentor you can provide detailed advice, offer to edit resumes, or provide mock interviews. To make matters more difficult, COVID-19 has not only increased the supply of talent but also decreased the demand for it. Be open to providing tangible support. Tangible support can be provided in many ways.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 5, 2019

They desire applicants who have tangible experience on their resume, with specific and quantifiable goals. However, only students of top talent within these programs are recruited. They help clients establish employee programs, recruit top talent, and even establish appropriate retirement plans. Human Resource Consulting.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 1, 2009

From my interview sessions these days, it’s apparent that many of you are uncomfortable with sizing/estimation questions and the assumptions-based arithmetic in tackling these problems. In corporate strategy, you’ll have a thinner talent pool. I offer resume editing and interview prep.

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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

JUNE 12, 2017

Job listings play an important role in recruiting talent and often provide the first impression of a company’s culture. ” Go blind for the resume review. Standardize interviews. ” Bohnet suggests using an interview scorecard that grades candidates’ responses to each question on a predetermined scale.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Having assessed over 2,000 CEOs and over 18,000 C-suite leaders since 1995, we are struck by how often careers of talented executives stall or even derail because of seemingly trivial issues, many of which are utterly fixable. This data was gathered through structured interviews with every executive. 28% related to communication style.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

The sheer number of resumes can be overwhelming. When a manager reads through resumes of job applicants, she is implicitly trying to predict which applicants will perform well in the job and which won’t. Organizations and applicants alike often use heuristics to determine what characteristics of a resume matter most (College GPA?

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 8, 2017

There are several reasons for this, the most notable being talent acquisition competition pressure from numerous banking and technology firms. In the United States, offices in San Francisco sometimes proffer slightly higher salaries than other offices, partly because of the talent war with Silicon Valley firms. More Reading.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Employers who exclude class from discussions about diversity and inclusion risk losing or alienating talented employees. As a banker asked to evaluate a series of resumes said, “ Anyone who plays squash I love.” The resumes were identical in terms of education and work experience. What is culture fit?

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Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2017

By the end of that year, we had hit or exceeded most of our goals , improving hiring rates of underrepresented engineers from 1 to 9% and increasing underrepresented talent from 7% to 12% in other roles. That’s why we decided to focus specifically on hiring senior women later in the year, a much smaller but vital talent pool.

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