Harvard Business

JULY 5, 2016

Research has shown that attending an elite university can make or break a student’s chances of being recruited by the best firms ( whether or not that strategy makes sense for firms ). Since firms tend to recruit where they can find the most candidates, students in regions with many top schools may have a harder time being found.

Recruiting 35

Recruiting Recruitment Consulting Study 35

Tom Spencer

JULY 20, 2019

Many consulting firms are trying to diversify the academic backgrounds of their talent pool to go beyond MBAs. In order to give some perspective, it is helpful to highlight what those MBA advantages actually are: On campus recruiting from a large range of firms. On campus recruiting serves two key purposes.

Case Interview 68

Case Interview Consulting Recruiting Recruitment 68

Tom Spencer

JULY 25, 2020

Dear university seniors, I really sympathize with the senior year recruiting grind. 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.

Cover Letters 88

Cover Letters Recruiting Recruitment Interviews 88

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2017

When contending for talent in a competitive world, no organization — let alone the largest in the world, with the largest stakes — can afford to lose employees like 2nd Lieutenant Riley. military over the last 250 years can, at times, make recruitment and retention difficult. Attracting Talent.

Talent 36

Talent Recruiting Recruitment Training 36

Cheryl Cran

JANUARY 30, 2018

We are in an increasingly competitive environment when it comes to attracting top talent. The days of a recruiter requiring numerous interviews to hire someone are gone for now. A lot of companies are looking at unorthodox and progressive ways to find talent for jobs that need to be filled right now.

Talent 24

Talent Recruiting Recruitment Education 24

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 21, 2016

AI policy should be an urgent concern. government is not designing policy for general intelligence or “strong AI.” There are two ways to grow the workforce: 1) by training students at home, and 2) by importing talent from abroad. This depends partly on how long it takes to develop talent domestically.

Policies 28

Policies Government Report Research 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2016

A managers’ challenge is how to take these “on the books” policies and move them beyond simple compliance to a place of executional excellence. In our work with employers, we find that when managers embrace new policies and regulations rather than grudgingly complying, they bring needed change to workplace culture.

Policies 28

Policies Culture Talent Recruiting 28

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 2, 2021

A constantly reoccurring conversation I have heard discussed about the management consulting industry is if the preference for talent is in favor of “ poets” (those that come from more of a humanities background) or “ quants” (those that come from more of a technical or hard sciences background).

Management 88

Management Consulting Tools System 88

CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 11, 2022

At work, you want the most talented people to want to work for you. You want the highest performing executives to recruit you to be on their teams. The best of the best can choose to work for, recruit, befriend, or partner up with their choice of people. In your personal life, you want the strong, deep, and loyal friendships.

Recruiting 111

Recruiting Recruitment Meeting Report 111

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The Role of Talent Managing talent is all about attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining the top talent that matters most to your business. Our organizational alignment research found that talent accounts for 29% of the difference between high and low performing companies.

How To 36

How To Talent Recruiting Recruitment 36

Rick Conlow

JULY 2, 2023

Increased turnover and talent loss: Quiet quitting eventually leads to increased employee turnover. Losing talented and experienced employees is costly for an organization in terms of recruitment, training, and knowledge transfer. Plus, it influences the good performers to seek employment elsewhere.

Leadership 72

Leadership Training Training Talent 72

CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

I went through workshops offered by these firms and talked to numerous recruiters and consultants. My Reply: Congratulations on the BCG offer, and thank you for sharing the ups and downs in your recruiting process. So thank you for sharing the full history of your recruiting process. Now let me explain why this is the case.

Bain 75

Bain McKinsey Cover Letters Case Interview 75

CaseInterview.com

MAY 31, 2022

One of the questions I get a lot from newer managers is: “How do I manage someone who is older and more experienced, knowledgeable, and talented than I am?” A good CEO hires people who are smarter, more experienced, and more talented in their respective functional areas than the CEO. It means you recruited well.

Report 105

Report Turnaround Management How To 105

Prudent Pedal

JULY 27, 2021

How firms use ESG to position their businesses is of strategic importance to a firm’s brand, demand generation, client relationships, recruiting, and culture. Attracting the best talent. Therefore, many firms believe that in order to recruit the best talent that they “have to have a voice around these ESG issues.”

Metrics 76

Metrics Deloitte Government Trends 76

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 5, 2019

Some consulting firms recruit individuals quite early. Here are some of the top MBA programs that consulting firms recruit from, and the first-year consulting salary figures associated with these MBA programs. However, only students of top talent within these programs are recruited. Read Our Privacy Policy.

Consulting 81

Consulting Management Case Interview Recruiting 81

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

For example, as a part-owner of an NBA basketball team, his team recently recruited the second-best college player in the United States. Just for fun during practice, he decided to play 1:1 against this 21-year-old superstar recruit. Here it is: While talent counts, determination matters a lot. * Read Our Privacy Policy.

Case Interview 66

Case Interview Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 66

Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2023

A spate of laws and rules in three areas — noncompete clauses, pay transparency, and human capital disclosures — will have far-reaching implications on the talent landscape.

Talent 66

Talent Company Recruitment Recruiting 66

Brimstone Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2021

Tsipursky cautions that these biases are causing leaders to “fall victim to mental oversight,” and “doing what they feel comfortable with, even if it devastates employee morale, engagement, and productivity; seriously undercuts retention and recruitment; and harms diversity and inclusion. Rob Cross, Edward A. Cultivating Culture.

Culture 97

Culture Benchmarking Analysis Methodologies 97

Tom Spencer

JUNE 11, 2014

IN the quest for market dominance, companies often engage in a war for talent. They seek out new recruits with outstanding capacity, the chosen few who are able to demonstrate a track record of success, and an ability to solve new problems quickly and easily. Management consulting firms are the flag bearers in this war.

Case Interview 95

Case Interview Talent McKinsey Recruiting 95

Asamby Consulting

MARCH 24, 2022

Check out our privacy policy. Hire or train an operations manager or COO Another obvious alternative is to recruit an operations manager or Chief Operating Officer. Lastly, the size of your organization might not (yet) justify a full-time COO or operations manager; hiring this sought-after talent part-time makes it difficult.

Operations 52

Operations Recruiting Recruitment System 52

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

As the full time recruitment season in Autumn 2010 approached, I returned to your site and subscribed to your mailing list too. After months of practice with friends and by myself (I am unfortunately not incredibly talented), and after many rounds with different firms and with varying degrees of success, I have been made an offer with L.E.K.,

Cover Letters 40

Cover Letters Interviews Case Interview Resumes 40

Tom Spencer

JULY 27, 2019

That being said, I know plenty of non-MBAs who have received offers from prestigious consulting firms, and so I thought it would be helpful to share some strategies that you can follow at each step of the recruitment process to increase your chance of getting an offer. Step 1: Understanding the Consulting World.

Case Interview 60

Case Interview Consulting Interviews Recruiting 60

Tom Spencer

APRIL 18, 2021

Some firms even do campus or experienced hire recruiting based on specialties. Generally speaking, firms greatly value input regarding desired specialty since it is a good practice to ensure their talent is specialized in an area that they are interested in. Others have their consultants specialize after some time as generalists.

Consulting 97

Consulting Industry Leadership Recruiting 97

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I found it several months ago and started prepping immediately and had done 40-50 practice interview cases before recruiting season. And in this case, this person practiced a lot -- even more than I did when I was recruiting. When I was recruiting, there was no publicly available information on case interviews at all.

Case Interview 40

Case Interview Consulting Interviews Recruiting 40

1 to 1

MARCH 28, 2022

As an on-demand model, it offers greater staffing flexibility; during periods of high-demand, companies can activate a talent pool of gig workers and scale back when the volume decreases. Companies can also recruit brand advocates or domain experts as gig workers, creating a highly informed and passionate service experience.

How To 52

How To Metrics Talent Policies 52

1 to 1

DECEMBER 22, 2021

With several outsourcing contact centers in 2021 reporting training class rates as low as 20% and above average stress levels , it’s no longer a question of how does the industry recruit quality employees, but how does it retain them? Double this by the fact that our now remote work environment has increased the talent pool to a global level.

Strategy 26

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Talent 26

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 17, 2016

To negotiate a change of office location, a first step might be to explain the reason for your request to the recruitment manager. You may be able to convince the recruiter that you are being undervalued. If that fails, ask about the firms unpaid leave policy. Offer response deadline. Office location. Starting position.

Recruiting 60

Recruiting Recruitment Interviews Consulting 60

CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

Public policy. Oliver Wyman recruits globally primarily from 100 of the most selective schools across five continents. Talent Programs. Like other top-tier firms, Oliver Wyman has some special programs to try and retain their consulting talent. Read Our Privacy Policy. Strategic IT. Corporate finance advisory.

Oliver Wyman 49

Oliver Wyman Case Interview Interviews Bain 49

CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 15, 2019

As the full time recruitment season last fall approached, I returned to your site and subscribed to your mailing list too. After months of practice with friends and by myself (I am unfortunately not incredibly talented), and after many rounds with different firms and with varying degrees of success, I have been made an offer with L.E.K.,

Cover Letters 53

Cover Letters Resumes Case Interview Consulting 53

Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2017

After extensive assessment, they settled on two initiatives: realigning incentives for employees and systematically introducing outside talent and practices. From its inception, the company consciously recruiting scientists who rebelled against big pharma bureaucracy and were open to new ways of working.

Company 35

Company Recruiting Recruitment Talent 35

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

At least 100 undergraduate students have asked me how I was so successful with recruiting, and I directed them towards your site, advising them to learn and practice with what you offer. We have no control over what raw talent we may or may not have. Read Our Privacy Policy. My Reply: Congratulations on all the offers!

Bain 49

Bain Case Interview Resumes Interviews 49

Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2018

As a startup founder, I’m constantly struggling to recruit top talent without breaking the bank. We can’t always match market salaries, but we need exceptional (read: expensive) talent in order to build from scratch. The initial outlay for you can be worth the cost savings of retaining good talent.

Strategy 41

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Recruiting 41

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 2, 2015

I recently had the good fortune to communicate with Anne Burley, Director or Regional Talent Acquisition for Asia Pacific at A.T. Tom: When is the next round of recruitment application deadlines? At MBA level, we recruit from B-schools in Europe and the US as well as locally – so deadlines vary accordingly. Tom: Does A.T.

Case Interview 60

Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment Interviews 60

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2018

In other words, what employees saw on a careers site or on their company’s social channels, or what they heard from recruiters, was often inconsistent with what they experienced when they joined the company. They can benefit greatly from assessing the distance between their recruitment marketing and the actual employee experience.

Recruiting 44

Recruiting Recruitment How To Apparel 44

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

I hadn't applied during the regular recruiting season as I was planning on going directly to an MBA program and trying to get into consulting afterwards. This was the mental image I had in my mind when I was recruiting (and no information existed anywhere to counter this image. so it seemed like a better fit for me, so I focused.

McKinsey 64

McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Oliver Wyman 64

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 30, 2019

The fact that you made it past the first round indicates you most likely do have natural talent and skills to get an offer. The consultant walks down the hall to the recruiter coordinator's office. She says to the recruiter, "Hey there Amy. Is this the most convenient way to recruit? Read Our Privacy Policy.

Case Interview 40

Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Mercer 40

Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2016

One of the most overlooked aspects of this challenge is the makeup of the Kingdom’s talent pool, and other domestic labor market realities. Human resource recruitment and management in the private sector is another variable. What about recruiting educated foreigners to help address this talent shortage?

Marketing 31

Marketing Education Recruiting Recruitment 31