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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Oliver Wyman’s CEO, John Drzik, states that the long-term aspiration is to be recognized widely in the market as the gold standard in consulting. Like Mercer, Oliver Wyman is a subsidiary of parent company Marsh & McLennan Companies, who also own Lippincott, NERA Economic Consulting, and other businesses. CEO: John P.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in Boston

Management Consulted

The Boston office was the originator of concepts such as the experience curve, the portfolio concept, time-based competition, and segment-of-one marketing. The industry focus in Boston is on Financial Services, Wealth & Asset Management, Banking & Capital Markets, Insurance, Technology, Life Sciences & Health, and Private Equity.

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Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn

Rod Burkert

She formerly worked in training at a large CPA firm, was well-versed in putting on webinars, and, most importantly, could negotiate the NASBA accreditation and compliance maze so the interviews would qualify for CPE credit. Mercer, Hitcher, and Fannon led off the top of the order; Seigneur was batting clean-up. I had great guests.

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Options for Post Consulting Careers

CaseInterview.com

I imagine someone interested in product/marketing management is better off going into industry. If someone works in industry for three years in marketing, they have three years of experience in marketing. The experience in consulting is more akin to CEO-in-training-type experiences. How accurate is that in practice?

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

On February 8th, 2001, KPMG Consulting, LLC, went public on the NASDAQ starting at $18 per share under the ticker “KCIN” Their IPO was 6 months delayed due to the quickly declining high-tech consulting services market. Digital Marketing, Sales & Customer Services. Capital Markets. Related Firm Profiles: Mercer.

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Hay Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

A global firm with a very interesting history, they’re known for motivating, developing and training their clients’ staff as well as the for research they carry out on the companies they work with. Acing the Mercer Interview. Basically, they’re HR and research gurus, and it all comes down to their founding father, Edward N.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in Washington, DC

Management Consulted

The DC office management pushes training programs and the culture is all about grooming employees into McKinsey-bred consultants; they do everything they can to stay on top. Training opportunities are plentiful, but you will need to show personal interest in order to take advantage of them.