Tom Spencer

AUGUST 22, 2021

It is hard to get a semblance of the companies until you go through the recruiting process, meet people, and actually talk about what work they are doing. Look for those differences during the recruitment process to see where your best fit might be. Finally, any tips on the recruiting and interviewing process?

Consulting 88

Consulting Boston Consulting Group Engineering Recruiting 88

Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 25, 2020

Instead of my self-censorship, I suggested these alternatives, and I'm sure there are more possibilities: A point/counterpoint discussion/presentation with someone who disagrees with me. Pairing with someone who doesn't look like me as a pair-presentation. That person would—ideally—not be a white woman. I am a white woman.)

Conference 98

Conference Agile Recruiting Recruitment 98

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

A majority of the firm’s hires are at the undergrad level (the firm doesn’t recruit at any MBA programs), and if Silicon Valley is your dream, working at Bulger Partners for 2-3 years may be better equip you for the future than a top-flight MBA. Be aware that the firm only recruits at a few select undergrad programs.

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 100

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

A majority of the firm’s hires are at the undergrad level (the firm doesn’t recruit at any MBA programs), and if Silicon Valley is your dream, working at Bulger Partners for 2-3 years may be better equip you for the future than a top-flight MBA. Be aware that the firm only recruits at a few select undergrad programs.

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 100

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

A majority of the firm’s hires are at the undergrad level (the firm doesn’t recruit at any MBA programs), and if Silicon Valley is your dream, working at Bulger Partners for 2-3 years may be better equip you for the future than a top-flight MBA. Be aware that the firm only recruits at a few select undergrad programs.

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 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

Tom Spencer

MAY 13, 2018

Working 80+ hours during stressful weeks, not being home (or having any notable social life) between Monday and Thursday, frequent travel, and a high-pressure work environment can really take a toll on some people. If you want to figure out what really differentiates firms, company websites and recruitment events may not be enough.

Consulting 68

Consulting Case Interview Travel Recruiting 68

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Girls as young as 14 or 15 are travelling mainly to Syria to marry jihadis, bear their children and join communities of fighters, with a small number taking up arms. Many are recruited via social media.

Recruiting 78

Recruiting Recruitment Travel Media 78

Tom Spencer

JUNE 28, 2015

Adam Fraser: At the business analyst level, you have the opportunity to engage with, and present to, clients and have quite a bit of client interaction, including traveling to client sites. Tom: What is the firm’s travel model? Some projects may require you to travel to another country and be on-site every day.

Recruiting 60

Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview Travel 60

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Make sure you take time to find who the recruiting contacts are for your region of the country or even your specific school and be comfortable reaching out to those individuals. If you happen to attend a non-target school then the next best thing would be to attend a virtual recruiting and case interview workshop. Image: Pexels.

Healthcare 60

Healthcare Consulting Recruiting Recruitment 60

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Or, invite us to come present a 2-hour Bootcamp Lite (60 attendees minimum, lecture) or 8-hour Consulting Bootcamp (8-30 participants, interactive w/breakouts) – we would be honored to meet with you. We travel anywhere in the world. *. Just email us for more information, and we’ll get you on the calendar.

Recruiting 114

Recruiting Recruitment Travel Consulting 114

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 2, 2015

As such, there will always be interaction – though it will vary from being part of a larger team, to making a presentation to clients or Partners. Kearney’s travel model? Kearney: Consultants generally travel to their clients from Monday to Thursday, returning to their home office on Fridays. Tom: What is A.T. Tom: Does A.T.

Case Interview 60

Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment Interviews 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

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

October was the peak of full-time recruiting, and it shows! What does the firm offer in terms mentorship to ensure success for its recruits? . When push comes to shove, what the partner wants to present will always win unless you have insane data to back up something contradictory. A2: There are tremendous amounts of support.

Resumes 133

Resumes Consulting Case Interview McKinsey 133

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Transportation, Travel & Tourism. Travel is unavoidable at Simon-Kucher. One downside to working at Simon-Kucher is that despite what the firm will tell you in recruiting pitches and presentations, it is still mainly a pricing firm, despite its emphasis on touting its strategy credentials. Energy & Utilities.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview Automotive 100

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Throughout the consulting career recruiting process, I found it memorable that in both informal conversations and formal presentations, the issue of personal life management did occur as a poignant topic of conversation. more regularly and further in advance.

Management 60

Management Consulting Consulting Lifestyle Sports 60

Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Transportation & Travel. Summer Associates are given the opportunity to travel as they will be stationed both at client sites and in the office. KEARNEY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Firm hires 2,000th employee.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey 100

Management Consulted

MAY 22, 2016

You will be traveling quite a bit (up to 80%) but there is availability for mentorship when you are in the office. ARCHSTONE CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Let’s start from the top: the recruiting process is straightforward and the firm is good about answering all of your questions through the process.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

In fact, consultants/recruiters might only give 30 seconds of their precious time to look over it, and that’s being generous. Let’s face it, when looking for new recruits, there are few things consultants throw away quicker than a poorly formatted resume. Instead of writing: Interests : Travel. Here we go!

Resumes 100

Resumes Consulting Management Recruiting 100

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

The tiny company brought major changes to the presentation of technical courtroom evidence using computer models built with a simple yet powerful goal in mind – to help jury members understand the technical merits in law cases. It also means that interns are at times required to travel and interact with FTI’s clients. Internships.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 30, 2019

Travel is hard on the lifestyle because you are just not at home. If you want to avoid traveling, work in an industry that is largely based in the same city as your office. Traveling to the client often involves just taking a taxi or Uber. so regardless, you're going to see the client a fair amount. The psychotic partner (a.k.a.

Management 75

Management Consulting McKinsey How To 75

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. That being said, the travel model will vary depending on the needs of the client.

Case Interview 60

Case Interview Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 60

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

It’s good to travel with an ex-consultant! After a 4-hour recovery time, we were off to our first presentation – courtesy of the National Rail chauffeur service. The focus is on developing and refining your approach to the recruitment cycle to be able to make a powerful impression throughout.

Case Interview 100

Case Interview Consulting Interviews Groups 100

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

I eventually built up a little demo reel, and I started presenting that to other companies. 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. Georgia Tech is a program that two firms recruit from that I would be interested in.

Consulting 125

Consulting Resumes Bain Recruiting 125

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. The learning curve is expensive.

McKinsey 64

McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Oliver Wyman 64

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

But enough of the past – let’s talk about the present. Recently, Alvarez & Marsal gained more territory in Europe and Asia by recruiting a new country head in Greece and by opening an office in Seoul, South Korea. ALVAREZ & MARSAL INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. ALVAREZ & MARSAL ORGANIZATION. Practice Areas.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

JUNE 12, 2016

Due to the firm’s private equity focus, you will be traveling less than you would at other strategy firms. PARTHENON-EY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Be prepared for 2-3 rounds of interviews, the first of which may consist of connecting with a recruiter for a phone screen. Does this make you nervous?

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview Bain 100

LSA Global

APRIL 27, 2020

The option of interviewing and hiring virtually, rather than through typical in-person interviews, is quickly becoming the new norm as recruiters and hiring managers adapt to social distancing, look to open up their talent pool, and manage travel expenses. The Bottom Line.

Talent 36

Talent Interviews Resumes Training 36

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 10, 2018

… So, as we were recruiting for employees, we definitely took into account where they lived.” When I presented employers with two applicants from neighborhoods with similar levels of affluence but different commute distances, they still preferred the nearby applicant.

Research 43

Research Transportation Management Benchmarking 43

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

One of the nice perks of interviewing with consulting firms is that they will pay or reimburse all travel and lodging expenses. The recruiting coordinator will usually hand these folders to you. His free moments are spent traveling and enjoying sporting events with his wife and daughter. Case Interview: ~75% of interview.

Case Interview 60

Case Interview Interviews Consulting McKinsey 60

Peter Stark

DECEMBER 26, 2017

I can travel all week doing presentations for clients. When I travel for two or three weeks in a row, I start to focus on the negative impact the travel is having on my body, my family and my team at work. Recruit the cream of the crop. When it is not, here are 8 tips to help re-build organizational morale.

Travel 29

Travel System Sales Recruiting 29

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). You’ll need a sexy minor, some unique leadership experience or a great summer internship to stand out. You may be thinking – really?

Consulting 100

Consulting Engineering Finance Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 11, 2015

This provided me with a steady income, a flexible schedule to travel and train and also helped me tap into my “inner entrepreneur” (I have started three businesses since this experience). A few years later I was recruited for a position by one of the government consulting companies who had previously made me a contingent offer.

Interviews 100

Interviews Consulting Government Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

“I am competitive in nature and always give the best in whatever I do and my passions include photography, travelling and embracing new cultures and languages. Consultants get to travel quite a lot and meet different kinds of people and this makes them diverse and enables them to have insights, which others can only strive for.

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

All senior leaders are surrounded by physical or virtual trappings of office — the formal decor, the board dinners, the financial reports, the assistants that manage travel and scheduling, the intensive calendar that leaves little time for reflection. Second, get out of the bubble.

How To 28

How To Turnaround Banking Meeting 28

Management Consulted

JUNE 5, 2016

It started off with contacting – actually, I reached out to recruiters specifically and sent in my application, and they were mostly very quick to respond to me. Next, the firm has an in-house model, meaning no travel during the week, which all of these firms also have in common. All for the Boston practices, exactly. is several-fold.

Healthcare 100

Healthcare Case Interview Consulting Interviews 100

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. The Approach: We presented 6 possible ‘change options’. Option 2: The BIG 6: All organizations have a range of presenting issues.

Culture 40

Culture Insurance Insurance Engineering 40