Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

According to a New York Times article from 2000, more than half of the consultants at McKinsey & Company do not have an MBA. Most firms have an established relationship with a “core” group of schools that they turn to every year to recruit fresh graduates (“Here’s How to Break Into the Management Consulting Industry,” 2016 ).

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

If I could stress any of your words of wisdom, it would be to practice perseverance, especially for students from non-target schools like me. After reading your article on CVs and resumes , I set my sights on getting a big name employer since I didn't have any work experience or a big name school on my resume.

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Management Consulted

JULY 1, 2012

Before we get started, check out our core post on networking the “normal way” – at info sessions and through target school types of recruiting opportunities. Bill’s dad, Gerald, plays golf with Lou, a consultant at McKinsey. Here’s our first post about networking your way into consulting.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

In reality, McKinsey, Bain, and Boston Consulting Group are tied for first, so Booz & Company is a close 2 nd place. Employees at Booz & Company get a bit of a lifestyle boost above MBB employees (especially McKinsey). They travel quite a bit, but their hours are slightly less than BCG or McKinsey and on par with Bain.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

Kearney, which was the original split from McKinsey & Company, has a storied and impressive history. Kearney’s fascinating history begins with none other than current competitor McKinsey & Company. Founder Andrew Thomas Kearney was hired by James McKinsey as his firm’s first partner in 1929. 1963 – A.T.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

He secured an internship from a non-target school and had an interesting perspective on what it takes to be successful. I cannot thank you enough Victor, and I plan on promoting your program to the rest of my program and school (which happens to be currently a "non-target" school).

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Founded in Boston, MA , and containing the heart and DNA of consulting industry giant Bain & Company, Bridgespan is the key non-profit consulting firm in today’s consulting industry. Bridgespan is a for-profit consulting group that primarily serves the non-profit sector. KEY STATS FOR BRIDGESPAN. BRIDGESPAN ORGANIZATION .

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

After building a successful model in financial services, Oliver Wyman expanded to offer pure strategy consulting services to non-financial services groups and now has 2 internal divisions that operate relatively independently. Breaking into an internship from a non-target is extremely challenging at Oliver Wyman.

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

In fact, the firm is already beating out heavyweights such as McKinsey, Bain, and Parthenon-EY for strategy projects in the tech sector due to better industry specialty. Beth Axelrod – Current VP of Employee Experience at Airbnb, former Senior VP of HR at eBay and Principal at McKinsey. Target Schools. Associates.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 10, 2012

This month we feature questions from readers who want to switch gears – with a focus on moving from non-MBB firms to MBB. ” or “I don’t know if my background at such-and-such school will make me competitive enough for MBB. Focus on BCG and McKinsey. Should I give that up for a shot at MBB?”

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 17, 2019

The top three consulting firms — McKinsey, Bain, and BCG — have acceptance rates of less than five percent during any given year. During resume screening, top consulting firms will pay attention to the following components of your resume: Brand Name Schools and Employers. In the consulting world, your resume is even more important.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

This F1Y's report of the preparation needed to secure a McKinsey offer should be useful to you. Keeping in line with your synthesis style, here's my conclusion first: I just got an offer from McKinsey! Success Story: I hope this finds you well. So consulting wasn't an option right out of undergrad. Your techniques stick!

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

As a former advanced degree candidate who applied to consulting while finishing medical school, I would like to share my experience with those of you who are in the middle of making a similar jump out of academia. For me the most helpful place to find high quality practice cases was at the business school of my university.

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

In fact, the firm is already beating out heavyweights such as McKinsey, Bain, and Parthenon-EY for strategy projects in the tech sector due to better industry specialty. Beth Axelrod – Current VP of Employee Experience at Airbnb, former Senior VP of HR at eBay and Principal at McKinsey. Target Schools. Associates.

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

In fact, the firm is already beating out heavyweights such as McKinsey, Bain, and Parthenon-EY for strategy projects in the tech sector due to better industry specialty. Beth Axelrod – Current VP of Employee Experience at Airbnb, former Senior VP of HR at eBay and Principal at McKinsey. Target Schools. Associates.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The top three consulting firms — McKinsey, Bain, and BCG — have acceptance rates of less than five percent during any given year. During resume screening, top consulting firms will pay attention to the following components of your resume: Brand Name Schools and Employers. In the consulting world, your resume is even more important.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The top three consulting firms — McKinsey, Bain, and BCG — have acceptance rates of less than five percent during any given year. During resume screening, top consulting firms will pay attention to the following components of your resume: Brand Name Schools and Employers. In the consulting world, your resume is even more important.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Any time I discuss my experience in landing an offer at my top choice firm after getting offers from bigger firms like McKinsey and BCG, and smaller sized firms like LEK, Putnam Associates, and Promidian Consulting, I focus on four main areas: Doing your homework! Now depending on what school you attend this may or may not be possible.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Evidence of the high demand for NERA’s economic consulting services was seen in the company’s quick growth, which made NERA a target for the 80s consulting consolidation. From Senior Analyst, in order to get promoted you will typically be sent back to school to get an MBA. Target Schools. . North America: .

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

Beth Axelrod – Current VP of Employee Experience at Airbnb, former Senior VP of HR at eBay and Principal at McKinsey. Bulger Partners has a target of onboarding over a dozen new hires in 2017 across all levels, a majority of whom will be Associates and Sr. Target Schools. BULGER PARTNERS ORGANIZATION. Associates.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

Any advice for someone with XYZ background (perhaps one that you and he/she have in common -- e.g., non-business majors, non-target schools, engineers, etc.) * If you had to do it all over again, would you do anything differently? * The above questions are "safe," reasonable questions.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

Interning for a company such as GE, Anheuser-Busch, P&G, Target, Google or Facebook shows that you have been vetted by a Fortune 500 company and made the cut, landing a competitive position. In fact, Teach for America is considered a “target school” for MBB – so you get to go through active recruiting at top firms.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

This success story comes from a McKinsey new hire from a non-target school who gives tips on getting an interview, and explains how to use the 80/20 rule in case interview preparation. Coming from a school which McKinsey did not recruit at, I had to reach out to many people to seek referral.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

As the RSC explained, “Some of the most important work we do is with schools — it keeps us alive and relevant.” Not just by people inside the school, but those outside it too. Stable stewardship: 10+ year tenure, 1+ year handover. I couldn’t make a mistake without it being noticed.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Now just tell me a little bit about that time there, because this will be a question that a B-school, or a consulting firm will ask you. Not at the school, just at the church level, just doing different leadership level stuff for our college ministry. One is Bain, and the other is McKinsey. I’ll be 35 when I finish school.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

In the mid-2000s at Bain, McKinsey and BCG, you couldn’t find a laptop that wasn’t IBM issued – it was a consultant trademark. IBM’s target market for consulting services became the clients who were willing to pay for higher-value corporate services packages of research, software and services. Duke University.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Usually, the question is asked in the context of networking at information sessions or connecting with people in your network to secure an interview (for lateral hires, non-target school hires, etc.…). Q: What is your role at McKinsey? Q: Did you graduate from XYZ school too? Q: How long have you worked here?

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Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

ERP software was originally created as a cure for the Y2K problem, also called the Millennium Bug, which affected both the digital and non-digital documentation and data storage systems - the anticipation of Y2K drove the ERP boom in the 90s. Here are some sample internship interview questions: Why did you choose the school you went to?

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