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Consulting’s Unofficial Interview Hurdle – The Airplane Test

Tom Spencer

Attending a virtual office hour or recruiting event will net you some one-on-one time with a consultant or recruiter – another airplane test. One big area is sports – many people have a vested interest in major sports. No need to dig yourself into a hole. International Level.

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Top 6 Consultancy Recruitment Videos

freshminds

Recruitment videos can either be a bit bland and dull or they can be epic. PwC 'Graduate Recruitment Video' Australia 2006. Ernst & Young 'Recruiting Commercial' Sweden 2007. This definitely wins for most amusing recruitment video! Deloitte 'Graduate Recruitment Promo' Russia 2012.

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The Benefits of Being Part of Your School’s Consulting Club

Tom Spencer

When it came time for interview season, I didn’t have to look hard for case prep partners, as many of us were recruiting at the same time. Thus, they were able to give lots of guidance during my own internship search and were members at the firm when I was recruiting for full time. He recently joined Monitor Deloitte as a consultant.

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Band Parents?—?The Ideal Ad Hoc Team Model?

Harmonious Workplaces

Like sports, the work challenges the mind, body, and spirit, and it forms strong social skills and connections imperative to performing well. Effective Recruitment My wife coordinated the volunteer recruitment for the marching band. They pour themselves into working together to make music. link] De Clerck, T., Willem, A.,

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business

If any story demonstrates how far employers will go in today’s fierce war for talent, the tale of Snapchat’s geofilter recruiting campaign is it. The fight for new recruits is intense — not just in the tech sector, but across all industries. ” asked the clever riff aimed at Uber workers. Looking for Millennials?

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Tips for Case Prepping Alone

Tom Spencer

As fall recruiting season is on the horizon, it’s inevitably a busy time for many students looking to recruit into consulting. I hope this article gave you some useful ideas that you can use to improve your case prep routine ahead of the fall recruiting cycle. I wish you the best of luck!

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Volunteer Consulting: The Ultimate Consulting Career Gut Check and Primer

Tom Spencer

Looking back, that experience significantly shaped my successful recruiting strategy and confirmed my desire to enter the consulting industry. That confidence made me more motivated to recruit for consulting, and also a lot more coherent in explaining to others, from recruiters to my parents, why consulting was right for me.