Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

What’s next – when your resume doesn’t receive an interview; your first round doesn’t lead to a call-back; your final round receives a polite rejection? The advice applies equally to industries like investment banking. You’ll typically receive a rejection call after the interview. No surprise here.

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Resumes Consulting Case Interview Interviews 147

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you. As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart.

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

As the next installment in our popular Firm Profile series, we take a look at the evolution, reinvention, and current interview tactics of one of the world’s premier consulting firms – IBM. In 1991, IBM approved a new world-wide services strategy to make IBM a world class services company by 1994. Enjoy the ride!

IBM GBS 203

IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

At the time of its bankruptcy, Lehman Brothers was the fourth largest investment bank in the world. Lehman Brothers and other investment banks went down in part due to the huge amounts of money they lost in the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Business Strategy. Case Interviews. How could it run out of money? Categories.

Consulting 147

Consulting Case Interview Banking Financial 147

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Booz & Company Interview and Culture. So you have a Booz & Company interview coming up, and you want to be the best candidate they see? After 2 years, he recruited 2 friends from Chicago and formed the Business Research and Development Company with $500 borrowed from the bank. We want you to nail it. Program Management.

Interviews 181

Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Tom Spencer

MAY 31, 2012

Strategy and general business consulting firms in Australia 2012. THE list of strategy and general business consulting firms is part of the full list of consulting firms in Australia : Tier One – Global. Pacific Strategy Partners. Pacific Strategy Partners. Definitions. Helpful Links. in Management Consulting.

Oliver Wyman 122

Oliver Wyman Strategy& Strategy Strategy 122

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011. List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong. OC&C Strategy Consultants. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. Definitions. Helpful Links. in Management Consulting. IMS Health.

Oliver Wyman 107

Oliver Wyman Strategy& Strategy Strategy 107

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

As a result, many consultants shift to industry and join the client’s side so that they can not only offer solutions but also take more ownership to formulate, execute, and implement a strategy from start to finish. Interviews. BizOps / Strategy & Operations at tech firms. Corporate Strategy. Corporate development.

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Interviews Case Interview Strategy& Strategy 68

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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Case Interview Cover Letters Interviews Resumes 100

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).

Banking 75

Banking Analysis Trends Real Estate 75

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Interviewing with NERA Economic Consulting? While MBB’s main focus is strategy, economic consulting firms like NERA focus is on economics first and strategy second. . Finance: Bankruptcy, Consumer Protection in Financial Services, Financial Institutions and Banking, Financial Risk Management. . The key reason?

NERA Economic Consulting 147

NERA Economic Consulting Interviews Oliver Wyman Consulting 147

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 4, 2013

This is a transcribed phone interview between Rachel (name changed) and Jenny Rae – enjoy her insights about failing the first time around but coming back for consulting success and landing an offer with McKinsey in her senior year. What I look back on it, I think the way I did my cases just weren’t at the bar they had set.

McKinsey 125

McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Oliver Wyman 125

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Austrian school: Sh*t happens because of the fractional reserve banking system. Business Strategy. Case Interviews. Neo-classical synthesis: Sh*t happens in the short run but not in the long run. Behavioural economics: This sh*t is irrational. Pareto Improvement: Taking my sh*t is okay when I don’t give a sh*t.

Case Interview 109

Case Interview Banking Interviews Consulting 109

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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Deloitte Case Interview Interviews Case Study 100

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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Case Interview Accenture Interviews Deloitte 40

Management Consulted

MARCH 9, 2014

The Advisory Board Company serves a number of industries with memberships, but the overwhelming majority of the consulting services (strategy and implementation) are in the firm’s core healthcare space. THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. These interviews are usually held in the office. Industries.

Interviews 147

Interviews Culture Company Healthcare 147

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

Alvarez & Marsal have been making waves in recent years for the high profile, high quality work they did in the midst of the banking crisis. By 2002, their agreement, their strategy and their implementation appeared to have paid off, as Alvarez & Marsal’s client base continued to diversify. . ALVAREZ & MARSAL CONSULTING.

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Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

In fact, the firm is already beating out strategy heavyweights for strategy projects in the tech sector due to better industry specialty. 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.

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 100

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

In fact, the firm is already beating out heavyweights such as McKinsey, Bain, and Parthenon-EY for strategy projects in the tech sector due to better industry specialty. On the value creation side, Bulger Partners covers 13 different types of value assignments (growth strategy offerings, technical strategy, operations, etc.).

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 100

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

In fact, the firm is already beating out heavyweights such as McKinsey, Bain, and Parthenon-EY for strategy projects in the tech sector due to better industry specialty. On the value creation side, Bulger Partners covers 13 different types of value assignments (growth strategy offerings, technical strategy, operations, etc.).

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 100

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Pricing strategy is one of the easiest levers CEOs can pull to increase revenues in their company. For instance, retail banks can raise interest rates (the price they pay customers for depositing funds at the bank) to quickly attract new balances and acquire new customers. Pricing Strategy Case Framework.

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Case Study Case Studies Study Strategy& 60

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. The first challenge is getting in.

Consulting 91

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Resumes 91

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. Technology.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview Recruiting 100

Tom Spencer

MARCH 4, 2022

While the weekly hours you work will vary depending on what case you are assigned to, the average is about 50 to 60 hours per week, and it is not uncommon for consultants to work 80 hour weeks. An example of this difference can be seen in the interview phase. Work-life balance. That corresponds to between 10 and 16 hour days.

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Consulting Management Oliver Wyman Case Interview 109

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Thirdly, European banks are currently focused on building their balance sheets not on lending. European banks have until the end of June 2012 to get their core capital ratios up to 9%. Weak financial markets increase the risk that one or more European banks will fail. Business Strategy. Case Interviews.

Balance Sheet 89

Balance Sheet Banking Financial Case Interview 89

Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2018

As a result, they may achieve modest savings, but in many cases they will miss out on opportunities to dramatically improve process outcomes, quality, costs, and cycle times. But when interviewed, the manager was able to clearly articulate rules of thumb he followed, which could be defined as rules for the RPA process to follow.

Company 136

Company Process Improvement Case Interview Banking 136

Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 4, 2011

Avoiding the liquidity trap: central banks normally conduct monetary policy by controlling short term interest rates. Where interest rates are zero, or near zero, a central bank will not be able to stimulate the economy by lowering interest rates further (the liquidity trap ). Business Strategy. Case Interviews.

Consulting 89

Consulting Case Interview Banking Industry 89

Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2018

A new research study I led at CTI uncovers, through a nationally representative survey of 3,212 individuals with STEM credentials, and through dozens of additional interviews and focus group conversations, the differentiators of success for women in STEM. How did they do it? Telegraph confidence.

Case Interview 135

Case Interview Recruitment Recruiting Engineering 135

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. You might have 4+ years of pension strategy experience and, thus, fit perfectly into the financial services team that tackles those sorts of projects.

Recruiting 88

Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview Consulting 88

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

You’ve bombarded us with insightful questions about resumes, interviews, applications, and how to pick up the pieces and consider alternatives to consulting when you don’t make the cut. Q: I would like to know if you tailor resumes for consulting companies that are specialized in Brand Strategy & Design?

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Resumes Consulting Case Interview McKinsey 133

Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

From the very beginning, Booz Allen Hamilton has been involved in some very high profile cases. As for Booz & Company, it was purchased by PricewaterhouseCoopers and became Strategy& , a firm we covered in an earlier Firm Profile. Organization & Strategy. Candidates will be interviewed on campus or over the phone.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview Resumes 100

Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2018

Why is it that when a group of managers gets together for a strategic planning session they often emerge with a document that’s devoid of “strategy”, and often not even a plan ? ” The latter is a list of actions interspersed with a sprinkling of desired results, all utterly useless in terms of strategy.

Case Interview 133

Case Interview Groups Small Business Examples 133

Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. 1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Kearney’s innovation practice: collaborative innovation, innovation portfolio management, innovation strategy and R&D performance strategy. Firm hires 2,000th employee.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey 100

Tom Spencer

MARCH 6, 2012

At this stage, it is unclear whether the investigations will uncover any wrongdoing, and Bremmer notes that no banks or individuals have actually been charged. If banks have engaged in collusive behaviour to manipulate LIBOR, then this is a serious cause for concern. How concerned should we actually be? 150 rates in total).

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Benchmarking Consulting Banking Financial 99

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

I recently wrote an article about the difference between Planned vs. Emergent Career Strategies. The emergent strategy sometimes reveals itself in the process of pursuing the original career plan. I met an investment banker, an equity research analyst, an EVP at Wells Fargo (one of the top 10 banks in the U.S.),

Strategy& 66

Strategy& Strategy Strategy McKinsey 66

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. The key thing to do after a rejection is to reflect on the interview process and ask for feedback.

Case Interview 88

Case Interview Consulting Interviews How To 88

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

IN OCTOBER 2011, private banks accepted a 50% writedown on Greek debt. Business Strategy. Case Interviews. Greek default in all but name. by Tom Spencer on November 27, 2011 · 0 comments  ·  Image Source. in Economics. Whatever you say it is, it isn’t ~ Alfred Korzybski. Graduate Consulting Group.

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Balance Sheet Consulting Case Interview Financial 89