Tom Spencer

APRIL 26, 2015

Georgia was extremely helpful and was kind enough to answer some questions I had about Accenture and its recruitment process. Tom: Accenture offers a range of services including Strategy, Digital, Technology and Operations. Tom: What is Accenture’s travel model? How many interview rounds are there?

Accenture 60

Accenture Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 60

Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2021

Consultants in the rainbow nation have continued to operate efficiently and effectively during the Covid pandemic. They are temporary responses to the pandemic, rather than trends that will become part of normal operations after the COVID pandemic comes to an end. The consulting industry is surviving during these uncertain times.

Consulting 68

Consulting Industry Operations Trends 68

Management Consulted

JULY 15, 2015

This group has a startling 300 companies in its portfolio in sectors ranging from travel, telecommunications, health, financial services, leisure, music, space travel, and renewable energy. The group’s travel-related operations, led by 51%-owned Virgin Atlantic Airways, are among its largest cash generators.

Groups 100

Groups Culture Interviews Travel 100

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Consulting compensates with perks that banking does not offer – from better travel allowances to more generous health and retirement packages. Consultants – depending on firm – travel anywhere from 25-75% of their time. Consultants – depending on firm – travel anywhere from 25-75% of their time.

Banking 272

Banking Boston Consulting Group Consulting Management 272

Management Consulted

JUNE 1, 2009

Everything from recruiting to lifestyle, daily work to client relationships. Points and Per Se: Management Consulting Perks – discover the non-salary benefits of a life in strategy consulting, including laptops, expense accounts, and Starwood points. Pretty big news in the strategy consulting space! A few reader questions.

Consulting 113

Consulting Management Recruiting Recruitment 113

Tom Spencer

JUNE 21, 2015

I recently had the opportunity to communicate with Janine Clifford, Recruitment & HR Manager at L.E.K. Tom: LEK offers a range of services including Strategy, Marketing & Sales, Operations and Mergers & Acquisitions. The life of a management consultant is certainly a busy one and often involves travel.

Consulting 60

Consulting Case Interview Cover Letters Recruiting 60

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

He began by helping firms recruit competent executives, acquire new customers, and establish conducive office space. After 2 years, he recruited 2 friends from Chicago and formed the Business Research and Development Company with $500 borrowed from the bank. The practice areas of Booz & Company include: Strategy and Leadership.

Interviews 181

Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

They describe themselves as “a unique, pure play communications and media strategy consulting group” and it seems as though they may be right about themselves. Altman Vilandrie offers 4 key project types to its clients: Strategy – Altman Vilandrie develops solutions to client’s problems based on comprehensive data analysis. Industries.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview Recruiting 100

Management Consulted

JANUARY 15, 2017

The firm does this by offering technology implementation services, as well as some tech advisory expertise and a little strategy work. Currently, Kalypso LP operates as a subsidiary of Palladius Inc. The practice areas at Kalypso reflect the operational nature of consulting projects at the firm: Business & Innovation Strategy.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview Intellectual Property 100

Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. 1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Operations. They commit to going the nine yards with companies starting from strategy all the way to execution.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey 100

Tom Spencer

JUNE 28, 2015

Tom: Cartesian provides consulting in strategy, execution and managed solutions to clients in the global communications, technology and digital media industries. Tom: What is the firm’s travel model? Some projects may require you to travel to another country and be on-site every day. Tom: Which universities do you recruit from?

Recruiting 60

Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview Travel 60

Tom Spencer

MARCH 22, 2015

WE were grateful for the recent opportunity to talk with Amanda Melo, recruitment manager at Partners in Performance. Partners in Performance is a global management consulting firm and we were interested to learn more about the firm and its recruitment process. Tom: What is the firm’s travel model?

Recruiting 60

Recruiting Recruitment Travel Consulting 60

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. In 2016 the company sold its China operation to Didi Chuxing because of the fierce competitiveness of the local player. A year later, Uber admitted defeat in another region, selling its operation in Russia to Yandex.

Recruiting 35

Recruiting Recruitment Transportation Advertising 35

Management Consulted

MAY 22, 2016

Founded in 2003 by two former Deloitte partners, Archstone Consulting specializes in helping companies eliminate operational inefficiencies, cut costs and invest resulting savings back in to the growth of the firm. The practice areas at Archstone Consulting reflect the operational nature of consulting projects at the firm: Business Strategy.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 2, 2015

Kearney offers a broad range of services including Analytics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations and Strategy. Kearney’s travel model? Kearney: Consultants generally travel to their clients from Monday to Thursday, returning to their home office on Fridays. Kearney: 40-50 hour weeks, depending on project-needs.

Case Interview 60

Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment Interviews 60

Tom Spencer

MAY 16, 2020

Having a clear direction and strategy for your career early on can grant you amazing advantages, but so can keeping your options open and exploring the opportunities offered by consulting. Travel is an alluring carrot that attracts many young people towards consulting. Consulting is a career where you hit the ground running.

Consulting 88

Consulting Industry Case Interview Culture 88

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

As usual getting into McKinsey is tough, but it’s even tougher in NYC – with many target recruiting schools nearby and hundreds of aspirants swarming to locate in NY, it’s a highly competitive office. Before the acquisition of Parthenon, consulting at EY was really synonymous to Advisory (not strategy). EY Consulting.

Consulting 157

Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

Although historically not known for consulting services (unless you were consulting – ahem, lobbying – government officials), strategy, operations, and even tech consulting have exploded inside and outside the Beltway in the last 10 years. – Washington, DC.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Bain 100

Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage improved operational productivity reduced costs and increased revenue improved commercial value enhanced problem-solving One modern innovation that is impressive to watch is SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 (watch the video below).

Culture 52

Culture Leadership Journal Study 52

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

If you’re in the same boat – wanting to break in, but without a strategy – check out what we have to say below, and feel free to sign up for a Power Half Hour. People will just take a little bit of time and travel, or something like that. So I started searching for programs that consulting firms recruit from.

Consulting 125

Consulting Resumes Bain Recruiting 125

Tom Spencer

JUNE 7, 2015

Alex Formstone is a Principal in Marakon ’s London office, and heads up recruiting in the UK for graduates and MBAs. I recently had the good fortune to talk briefly with Alex about his career, Marakon and its recruitment process. What made you decide to pursue a career in strategy consulting? How do you work with clients?

Case Interview 60

Case Interview Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 60

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

Combining their industry experience, the pair were forerunners in what became a specialty area in professional services: turnaround management, corporate restructuring and operational performance improvement for companies and stakeholders. ALVAREZ & MARSAL INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. ALVAREZ & MARSAL ORGANIZATION. Core Values.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

JUNE 12, 2016

In 2014, EY joined forces with Parthenon, a small strategy firm that was founded in 1991 by two ex-Bain consultants, to combine Parthenon’s strategy expertise with EY’s global reach and implementation experience. Recently, these firms have started getting in to the strategy sphere as well. PARTHENON-EY HISTORY.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview Bain 100

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 30, 2016

A fun fact – Jenny Rae was an economics major at UVA, but famously decided to shave her head and travel the world after graduation (yeah, her parents were really proud). If all you have is trading, investment, and financial experience on your resume, the firms will wonder how interested you are in business operations.

Consulting 100

Consulting Engineering Finance Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

New ideas and strategies while working on the projects, finding different ways of doing things more effectively; I started feeling enthralled. ” “I became interested in consulting while doing a PhD investigating regional economic integration in East Asia and Japan’s international trade strategy. .”

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Asamby Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2022

This blog post gives you the comprehensive answer: Why compensation is important How to structure your fixed salary components What options for variable pay are there How to pick the right perks and benefits What allowances are and what to pay them for What long-term incentives are out there How strategy and finance influence compensation Let's go!

ROI 40

ROI Tools Travel Sales 40

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

They did much of the work piecing together Mr. Madoff’s money trail and just recently flew over to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Government, who hired FTI to improve operations of utilities and highway units (2014). Strategy Consulting & Research. FTI CONSULTING ORGANIZATION. FTI Consulting has a board of 9 directors. Technology.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2017

EY’s #3 Boston ranking – behind the prestigious BB firms – owes its honor mostly to Parthenon’s reputation for impressive strategy. Extravagant meals are covered while on business travel and teams have budgets to have fun events to get to know each other. What does Oliver Wyman do in Boston?

Oliver Wyman 72

Oliver Wyman Mercer Consulting Deloitte 72

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. Matthew Eyring , Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer of Vivint Inc.

Methodologies 52

Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 52

Harvard Business

JULY 22, 2016

Customers can tweet at JetBlue with questions or problems, and the account helps keep JetBlue front of mind for its followers, even when they’re not traveling. What it does a bit differently is recruit “stylists” who have their own @asos accounts and contribute regularly to the brand’s image feed.

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Talent System Tools 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Senior executives tend to be shielded from organizational problems and data; they are given limited and filtered information about their operations, employees, and customers. This is easier for some people than for others, so you should actively recruit or promote at least two or three people who will serve as important counterpoints.

How To 28

How To Banking Turnaround Meeting 28

Confessions of a Consultant

JANUARY 27, 2019

There were a number of constraints… Simple Roadmap : The project had both organisation and HR elements, including strategy creation, revising the structure, recruitment impacts and so on. A change strategy implies choice. The roadmap chosen to explain the change process had to be comprehensive yet simple to understand.

Culture 40

Culture Insurance Insurance Engineering 40

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2017

We are working with a large travel and tourism firm to introduce a system for real-time employee feedback. This is giving us the opportunity to experiment with different change strategies within chosen populations in the company. Are some managers better than others at delivering messages to employees? Which stakeholders are involved?

Change Management 28

Change Management Data Company Management 28

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

In 2004, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) awarded Andy and Prabha the Marketing Science Practice Prize for outstanding implementation of marketing science concepts and methods, recognizing the sales territory alignment system they had developed and implemented through the work of ZS Associates.

Case Interview 100

Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

It’s their largest portfolio investment ever, and one of the things I did for them was to develop their MBA recruiting strategy, and their MBA internship program. For example, I have one returnee who has a background in advertising, but she really wants to get more into operations. It’s backed by Sequoia.

Case Interview 100

Case Interview Company Interviews Consulting 100

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Recognizing client’s needs for help managing IT operations and resources, IBM Vice President Robert M. During this same year, IBM introduced Business Recovery Services as a formal business offering for customers, enabling them to continue operations in the event of an unplanned outage or disaster. Operations and Supply Chain.

IBM GBS 203

IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Management Consulted

AUGUST 7, 2016

One problem, however, with tossing traditional practice to the wind is that it takes a significant amount of success to prove that you’re operating on more than just blind luck. Brand & Business Portfolio Strategy. Global Growth Strategy. Market Entry Strategy. Pricing Strategy. Practice Areas. Innovation.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100