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. This blog will help shed some light on what to expect and how to prepare for behavioral assessments. HireVue is software that recruiting teams use during the interview process.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The online MBA students I talk to are rather well versed on what they have seen on reddit or blogs, which is often outdated or lacks meaningful context. For most MBA students, they won’t get an interview offer unless they have done some level of networking with practitioners at the firm, be it via Consulting Club events or backdoor channels.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Hi readers: I hate to pause the blog train, but for the next few days I will be traveling and enjoying the last moments of 2008. The “ultimate” interview guide – complete with fit/behavioral questions, sizing/quantitative questions, and brain-teasers. You can expect my posting to start again on Friday, January 2.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 20, 2008

Wanted to let people know that I’ll be taking a (very) short blogging break from today through Monday, as I am traveling and making it way home for the holidays. I offer a personalized consultation service – from re-writing your resume to simulated interviews/case studies to thorough Q&A.

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Tsavo Neal

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Treat your LinkedIn profile like marketing material — not a resume. Posting your resume is marketing Interviewing is sales Salary negotiation is pricing Your employer is your customer. Where can I get free blog post formats/templates? Backlinko has a list of fantastic blog post templates you can use.

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 15, 2019

As a former consulting resume and cover letter reader for McKinsey, and someone who has reviewed thousands of applications, I have noticed an interesting trend. Most cover letters stink, and many resumes emphasize the wrong things. Most people obsess over resume format -- what font size, margins, etc. Here's why it works.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

I am often asked by readers if networking will really help them obtain a consulting interview or if it could affect them negatively. I suggest you network with anyone within a management consulting firm regardless of whether they are involved in recruiting or consulting resume screening. Very hard to predict. Additional Resources.

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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. I have consequently been invited for an interview. I have three months to crack the case! My Thoughts: This is a great example of how the management consulting interview process works.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 9, 2019

Between a resume and cover letter , most job applicants will tell you that the resume is more important. While your resume provides a more complete summary of your education, skills, and experiences, the cover letter also plays a very important role during the application process. Interviewing candidates is not a cheap process.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

There are plenty of YouTube videos, blogs, and book summaries that can help you get a surface level knowledge of various topics. As a bonus, this exercise will also help you craft stories for your interviews and could help you sharpen your resume by using more technical terms. Learning new skills. How to build a learning plan.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 18, 2019

At consulting firms like McKinsey, you will receive a personal experience interview (or McKinsey PEI). Sometimes an entire interview is devoted to these types of questions. Other times, you will receive 10 - 15 minutes of these kinds of questions before you get a case interview. This is why the case interview exists.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 27, 2008

He regularly blogs about management consulting and MBA issues and has sensible, smart advice for just about everything career-related. Check out his blog here. Top 10 Resume Tips. Top 10 Interview Tips. 2 Why did you start this blog? In future weeks, I plan to release case studies, interview guides, and the like.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 23, 2019

Step one in preparing to be interviewed by Accenture is to get to know Accenture. You should know all this cold by the time you are interviewed. Another good resource on the Accenture site that you should read prior to interviewing is this recruiting and careers blog: [link]. The Screening Interview.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 26, 2019

The PARADE Method (tm) is an approach to answering resume-oriented job interview questions. It is an approach I developed that is tailored for answering these questions in job interviews for management consulting, as well as interviews for senior executive positions in industry. Interviewers want to know what you did.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

However, one comment I have received quite often from CIBs over the past year or two is that they find my help on the case interview to be immensely useful, but they are struggling to get the interview in the first place. For many candidates, the constraint is not performing on the case, it's securing the interview.

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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. The first challenge is getting in.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 10, 2018

Going through the interview process, I became convinced, more than ever before, that I was going to stay in academia. it doesn’t provide you with business acumen and healthcare policy fundamentals, nor does it prepare you for case and behavioral interviews, or teach you how to properly format a business style resume.

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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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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? You’ll typically receive a rejection call after the interview. It felt to me like I didn’t perform well in summarizing the cases.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 5, 2023

“Cheaper” Computer Programming Languages Statistics Software Github Team Platforms The best way to know what exact software you might need to use in your future job is to ask during your interview or talk to current employees there. Learn some cheaper or open-source programming languages in case expensive options are not available to you.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

I landed a huge opportunity to interview one of the top star makers in Hollywood. Although I'm a reasonably accomplished speaker who has given well over 100 speeches and multiple live national television interviews, I know that I could be better. If you don't sound confident with a client (or an interviewer), you project uncertainty.

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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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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

This success story comes from a McKinsey new hire from a non-target school who gives tips on getting an interview, and explains how to use the 80/20 rule in case interview preparation. There are essentially two stages to obtaining an offer: securing an interview and passing the interview.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

Following is a success story from a student that interviewed with four firms and got offers from both McKinsey and Bain. He reports on the interview process at these firms and shares the preparation method that contributed to his success. As for the interview process, there are some things I can tell you. Why (not)?'

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Because this is exactly what I'm going through now: I work in a top ad agency in [ European city ] and I'm in a middle of my preparation process for interviews in MBB. My Reply: Given your background, there are two things I would suggest: Make sure your resume emphasizes your quantitative analysis and math skills.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with another blog contributor to the SpencerTom community, Jason Oh, to share our experiences about the consulting recruiting process. Afterwards, my curiosity grew and I took the initiative to participate in other case competitions and business plan competitions.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 23, 2015

In May, we launched the Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online. But today, we’re putting all of that activity on pause because we’ve completed a huge undertaking – the launch of the Consulting Fit Interview Bootcamp – Online. Over the years, we’ve made a huge discovery. The problem?

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 7, 2016

THE CAMBRIDGE GROUP INTERVIEWS. You’ve aced your case interview prep , you’ve got a killer resume and now you’re ready for the interview process. Be prepared for 2-3 rounds of interviews, the first of which may consist of connecting with a recruiter for a phone screen. Nervous about giving an elevator pitch?

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Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

From the very beginning, Booz Allen Hamilton has been involved in some very high profile cases. Unlike Bain or LEK, the firm doesn’t restrict itself to junior hiring and you have a great opportunity to learn some grand consulting processes and get a brand name on your resume with absolutely no experience. Exit Opportunities.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Success Story: Thanks for all the help from the websites and your daily blog. But for me, I had a full day of interviews and the PST (first and final rounds combined). I had 12 situations prepared and in each interview did one in full and used elements of others. As an experienced professional, the process is just the same.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Your videos are by far the clearest and the most helpful in aceing the case interviews. The person never returned my call and passed along my consulting resume to the McKinsey recruiting coordinator instead. A resume attached to an in-person conversation or a face is more meaningful than an anonymous resume or CV.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Your materials have been helpful in many different ways, from the psychologic preparation to the technical approach to solving the case. In my particular experience, your guidance was essential to me in revealing the personality behind the much-feared recruiter and interviewer. Live, written, creating cases for yourself.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 10, 2012

If you’re not selected for an interview, you’ll never regret having tried – and if you do make it through the interviews and obtain an offer, you can always decide to take or leave it at that point. (By Q: Your blog has been valuable and I am a big fan of your work. Our typical response?

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

BUCK CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. After Buck receives your resume, successful applicants are shortlisted and a time is set up for a phone interview. Next, a couple of weeks later, you will have a 45-minute phone interview, and right after that an email is sent out inviting the candidate to the office for an interview.

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Claris Consulting

JUNE 3, 2019

In a worst-case scenario, should you lose your job because you lack adequate people skills? They had a job interview scheduled for 2:00pm and got caught in traffic. Running late, they arrived for the interview thirty seconds before the interview was scheduled to begin.

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Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

Candidates will be interviewed on campus or by phone. It must be a case of not missing what you never had. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . First things first, the chances of you getting given a case to solve at BAH are greatly reduced when compared to other large firm. Exit Opportunities. Applying to BAH?

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

I did not know how to prepare and I ended up getting the LOMS one day before my interview. Out of the two case interviews , I aced one and failed the other, so I did not get an offer. They sent me a written case first. I passed several rounds and ended up flying to this big city in the US for the final interview.

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