CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 21, 2019

In her success story she shares some case interview preparation tips and I am also including my response because I find this student’s background slightly unusual for management consulting and wanted to point out that even those with non-typical career and education backgrounds can succeed in management consulting.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

A few months ago, we had the pleasure of interviewing Marc Cosentino at his Santa Barbara home. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Marc, he’s pretty much the Godfather when it comes to case interviews. We had a blast getting to meet Marc, the guy who pretty much pioneered case interview prep material.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. Banking salaries average 50-100% higher than consulting salaries , with the difference increasingly significant as your seniority increases.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

By far, the most valuable thing (for me) was the insight into the mindset of consultants and interviewers, which is what your emails provided. It affords a real sense of perspective for a candidate like me, so when I walked into the interview, there was nothing intimidating about the guy or girl in front of me. based resources.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

What follows is a success story I received from a reader who transitioned from banking to consulting as an experienced hire. My background: 4 years as equity analyst, MBA, 5 years in banking in equity capital markets (IPOs and such). Preparation for the Interviews: . Do establish a relationship with the interviewer!

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Many management consultants hardly complete two or three years in their jobs before they realize that there’s more to life than consulting. Interviews. Helping the organization to identify and manage strategic uncertainty. In terms of the interview process it followed the following steps: HR interview (fit).

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

It was simple – you wanted 3 things: more practice cases for use by yourself or with partners. simple and easy-to-use frameworks for structuring cases. guided interview prep homework and practice plans. Starting today you can get BOTH for the price of the Consulting Case Bank. What had they wanted more of?

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

What follows are several success stories that I’ve received from readers who successfully managed to land multiple offers. Success Story: First, I would like to thank you for providing a lot of useful materials on case interviews. Second, I cannot agree more with your advice on handling job interview schedule conflicts.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You received an interview with a consulting firm! Management consulting interviews generally have two types of assessments, behavioral and casing. Behavioral interview questions help shed significant light on you as a candidate. HireVue is software that recruiting teams use during the interview process.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Learn more about the interview preparation course and guide that helped land offers at BCG, Accenture, and McKinsey. Master fit questions, conquer case studies, and become the smartest interviewer in the room. Over 50 fit questions that you’re guaranteed to hear in consulting interviews. Am I glad I bought it!!

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 1, 2019

Management consulting is a professional service offered to organisations which aims to help internal management improve operating performance. The management consulting value chain encompasses strategy (idea origination, analysis and presentation of findings), implementation, operations and maintenance/feedback.

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Management Consulted

JULY 8, 2013

Management Consulted is taking consulting bootcamps on the road – live and delivered straight to you. What is a Management Consulting Bootcamp? Additionally, if you’d like to keep working with us on 1:1 interview prep, you receive a discount on one of our interview packages. Structuring the fit interview.

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

What makes Bulger Partners even more unique among consulting firms is the fact that the firm houses Strategy Consulting and Investment Banking arms under the same roof, and even has a small PE fund. Bulger Partners really got off the ground in 2012, and was the brainchild of Founder and Managing Partner Chris Bulger.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 8, 2022

Interview process and preparation. In some cases, especially for firms with emerging practice areas, experienced hires are used to fill expertise gaps that strengthen their offering. Seasoned industry professionals could be brought in as Managers or above but this is uncommon and would normally require previous consulting experience.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 31, 2020

To secure a final round interview at Bain, you would have to be in the top 3% of applicants for that office. No one enjoys being turned down, especially in the case of a consulting role where a lot of preparation is required. Fortunately, a top management consulting firm is not the end all and be all. Reflect on the Situation.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 10, 2014

During an interview, it is common to be asked “Tell me about yourself.” The fit interview is where magic happens , where your true self comes out, and where the interview is ultimately decided. The fit interview is the tiebreaker, so you best be on your game. Au contraire, peeps. Why Consulting?

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

Sometimes, when struggling through yet another case interview practice , candidates might wonder: "Why consulting again?" Indeed, many other job opportunities have straightforward interviewing and hiring processes that don't require hours of practice and coaching. Consultants learn a lot--fast.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

More specifically, we were able to go over a few common questions about the differences in recruiting at a ‘target university’ and a ‘non-target university’ for management consulting. Why did you decide to pursue management consulting? Jeff : I had little idea about management consulting until my second year at university.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

And so in PPE, were you interested in business in general, before everything happened with Lehman Brothers did you think you are probably going to stick with the investment banking industry? Peter: When I was at Warwick, it was a massive feeder school into investment banking, and finance, but slightly less into consulting.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 10, 2019

Facing rejection from consulting firms is an emotional topic especially with the time and effort candidates put in preparing for the case interview. I applied at the top consulting firms , and was rejected from MBB (I was not even offered interviews with them). In these cases, it means you did not do well on the case.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 30, 2008

The “ultimate” interview guide – complete with fit/behavioral questions, sizing/quantitative questions, and brain-teasers. Sample case studies that are as challenging (if not more so) as the toughest ones you’ll encounter at any McKinsey/Bain/BCG interview. Thanks for your readership!

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Especially if your first job is management consulting as you will be presented with many opportunities to jump into industry. My primary career philosophy is to manage my career like an experiment. When making career decisions, I prioritize myself over the interests of my parents, manager, company, or others.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

While that has been a great experience, I ultimately found my greatest training and instruction in how to prepare for case interviews from your website and materials. I had gotten similar advice from others, specifically as it related to entering a career in the prestige-obsessed industry of finance and investment banking.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Question: I am a loyal subscriber of your emails and a big fan who also benefited a lot from your case interview materials. However, the interview experiences have solidified my determination to become a consultant. You mentioned in your emails that MBA and brand employers are the key factors that get us to the interview.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

I spent the last five months working in a grocery store after having turned down several job offers in finance and banking upon graduation last May. I knew early-on that I did not want my career to turn completely towards finance or banking and so I decided to wait and search for other options. It works; your stuff really works.

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Management Consulted

MAY 13, 2015

For the last 2 years, we’ve been running our popular Black Belt interview training courses – with tremendous success. On average, they do 30-50 cases with peer partners, 10 with us, and hours of personal reflection, preparation and planning for both fit and case interviews. I have lots of case practice.

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

What makes Bulger Partners even more unique among consulting firms is the fact that the firm houses Strategy Consulting and Investment Banking arms under the same roof, and even has a small PE fund. Bulger Partners really got off the ground in 2012 and was the brainchild of Managing Partner Chris Bulger. – Revenue: $20M.

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

What makes Bulger Partners even more unique among consulting firms is the fact that the firm houses Strategy Consulting and Investment Banking arms under the same roof, and even has a small PE fund. Bulger Partners really got off the ground in 2012 and was the brainchild of Managing Partner Chris Bulger. – Revenue: $20M.

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

What makes Bulger Partners even more unique among consulting firms is the fact that the firm houses Strategy Consulting and Investment Banking arms under the same roof, and even has a small PE fund. Bulger Partners really got off the ground in 2012 and was the brainchild of Managing Partner Chris Bulger. – Revenue: $20M.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 23, 2020

It’s been interesting to notice how well trained they are to be aware of their surroundings — assessing potential threats, planning escape routes, managing time and space between themselves and potential threats. If sales and retention are on target, but you have no cash left in the bank, something is wrong. Read Our Privacy Policy.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

As I started recruiting for jobs, I discovered there was a hierarchy amongst professions (medical school, law school, investment banking, and consulting were "good"; consumer packaged goods and industrial companies were "bad") and a hierarchy amongst firms within an industry (McKinsey, BCG and Bain were "good"; other firms, less so).

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

My post office is next to the grocery store, which is next to my bank, which is around the corner from the drug store, etc. If you found this post useful, I suggest becoming a registered member (it's free) to get access to the materials I used to pass 60 out of 61 case interviews , land 7 job offers, and end up working at McKinsey.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 30, 2019

Yes, I think it is, but you can't always manage it when you want to manage it. At other firms, they often go to the client for meetings, to conduct interviews, gather data, etc. At McKinsey, my colleagues who had investment banks as clients by far worked the hardest. Last I checked, the rising star manager made partner.

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freshminds

MARCH 5, 2018

Why are Case Studies used? Note that they are not looking for a “right answer”; they are looking for a “right method” Types of case studies. Here are some examples of different approaches across industries; Management Consulting : tend to use “operational” type case studies (more details below).

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MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Expect Another "Bad Bank" Bailout in Spain; Humorous Details of Sarebs Property Assets. Spains bad bank, Sareb, has plans to unload 45,000 distressed properties in five years, over 7,500 of them in 2013. Here are some excerpts (translated) from GurusBlog report Havoc in the Bad Bank (SAREB).

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

I wanted to send you a quick note on how I have been able to secure a McKinsey interview , despite not knowing anyone in consultancy. Whilst writing my thesis on [ A topic related to economics in Islamic Countries ], I desperately sought the "World Islamic Banking Competitiveness Report", co-authored with McKinsey & Co.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Unlike a case interview or a numerical test, practice doesn’t help much because you are not aware of the applied metrics or the real purpose of the game. If that is the case, no amount of practice will really help. I decided to scrap higher scores than what I finally ended up with because I always hoped for better performance.

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