Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Last week we held an MC exclusive subscriber giveaway contest – entrants told us in 200 words or less how they became interested in consulting. 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.

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Management Consulted

JULY 17, 2016

Welcome back to our series on using frameworks to break down case interviews. In our first article, we provided an overview of frameworks and how you can use them to solve any case that gets put in front of you. If you get a case that deals with declining profits, the first question you should ask is “why?”

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Management Consulted

JULY 17, 2016

Welcome back to our series on using frameworks to break down case interviews. In our first article, we provided an overview of frameworks and how you can use them to solve any case that gets put in front of you. If you get a case that deals with declining profits, the first question you should ask is “why?”

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Case Interview Interviews Insurance Insurance 100

Management Consulted

JUNE 7, 2015

Sandy Lerner, co-founder of Cisco Systems, once summed up consulting interviews perfectly when she said, “The first rule of any game is to know you’re in one.”. In the research you’ve been doing into the wild world of management consulting, you should have noticed how important the case interview is on your road to a job offer.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

To the uninitiated, the case interview can be more than a little bit terrifying. The main point of the case interview is to provide you with an opportunity to show the interviewer the great job you’d do if they hired you today and set you straight to work. Not tens, or hundreds, but thousands. 1 – Mental Math.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 17, 2016

Welcome back to our case interview frameworks series, giving you a step by step approach to solve any case that’s set before you. Case interview frameworks are used to open a case and to solve a case. Try it on the Mexican car market case and post your approaches in the comments below).

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Management Consulted

MAY 4, 2014

We recently had the opportunity to interview Jason, a student at NYU Stern who landed a summer internship with Deloitte Consulting S&O. In terms of getting interested in consulting, that wasn’t something that I came to Stern for right off the bat. Jenny Rae: Thanks for joining us today. Jason: Sure. So first was class work.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 14, 2014

After our East Coast Fall Tour concluded, we flew back over to the West Coast to host events with consulting clubs from Arizona State University, Stanford University, the University of Southern California and Pepperdine University. Check out those snazzy orange books! We didn’t forget you West Coast folk!

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2013

CAPGEMINI CONSULTING. Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of Capgemini Consulting. KEY STATS FOR CAPGEMINI CONSULTING. KEY STATS FOR CAPGEMINI CONSULTING. CAPGEMINI CONSULTING HISTORY. Then in 1970, Sogeti diversified into consulting and outsourcing services. Website: [link].

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 27, 2021

The biggest challenge of getting into a consultancy is the case interviews. Fortunately, there are numerous resources to help you prepare for these case interviews. It does not mean that applicants prepare too well, but rather that they do too many cases without focusing on individual areas for improvement.

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Case Interview Interviews Sports Efficiency 88

Steve Shu Consulting

MAY 4, 2018

Individual consultants and engagement managers usually develop their own ways of organizing information. In some cases the engagement team may create (up front) an entire blueprint to execute the project. Develop interview guides according to the problem solving structure and conduct interviews with the interview guides in mind.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 3, 2013

Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Graduate Consulting Group. Case Interviews. Management Consulting. Enjoy the Consulting Blog? Definitions. Helpful Links. Under Promise and Over Deliver. by Tom Spencer on January 4, 2013 · 0 comments. in Business Strategy.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Interviews were fast approaching and I knew I wasn’t on track. These insights led to a 100% hit rate at my consulting and tech interviews, which included BCG, Strategy&, AT Kearney, Amazon, Cognizant, and several boutique consultancies. Entire books are written about mastering the 30 minute case!

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Case Interview Interviews Consulting Banking 74

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

What was missing from current consulting resources? 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. An update to The Consulting Bible wasn’t enough.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 27, 2013

The Consulting Blog’s new editor. in Management Consulting. We have chosen the talented Ashley Sherman to be an Editor of the Consulting Blog for 2013/14. An accomplished Business & Political Economy student at NYU Stern, Ashley brings passion, keen intellect, and a unique perspective to the Consulting Blog.

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Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2017

For the last 4 years we’ve been running our popular Black Belt interview training courses – with tremendous success. Compared to a 3% acceptance rate at top consulting firms, 55% of our Black Belt Supreme participants have received 1 or more offers from top 10 firms. How can we do even more to get ready? Want some even better news?

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 14, 2018

The journey to management consulting has many pitfalls that a candidate needs to navigate. Along the way, every candidate will encounter the case interview. As monstrous as it may look, it is said that the case interview reflects the reality of day-to-day consulting. Case interview structure.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

But what if your school doesn’t offer these programs (yet) – and you want to come spend 1 power day to focus on breaking into consulting – with emphasis on networking, fit interviews, and most of all, case interviews? 10AM – 11AM - Fit Interview – Key consulting questions.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 29, 2013

Victor Cheng, former McKinsey consultant and creator of CaseInterview.com, indicates that: The definitive book on this subject is the Pyramid Principle by Barbara Minto. It’s a book that describes an approach to communicating complex ideas in easy to understand ways. Graduate Consulting Group. Case Interviews.

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Management Consulted

JULY 3, 2016

BATES WHITE ECONOMIC CONSULTING. Bates White Economic Consulting is a highly reputable boutique firm that has been gathering momentum in recent years. As if he wasn’t already impressive enough, he also led a team that provided expert services during the Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation, one of the largest price-fixing cases in U.S.

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Management Consulting Prep

AUGUST 3, 2019

In this article, I have synthesized a comprehensive list of all must read case interview books for every management-consultant-to-be. The post Case Interview Books appeared first on Management Consulting Prep.

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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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Despite all we’d seen and done on our tour already, Sunday was the biggest day of the whole tour – our 8-hour Consulting Bootcamp at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. As a part of the Bootcamp package, we currently offer our entire MC Book Bundle as well as a resume and cover letter edit to each person in attendance.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Founded in Boston, MA , and containing the heart and DNA of consulting industry giant Bain & Company, Bridgespan is the key non-profit consulting firm in today’s consulting industry. Bridgespan Employees: 15-60 Consultants. Strategy Consulting.

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Management Consulted

JULY 8, 2013

Have you been waiting for that big break; the prime opportunity to get a jump on your consulting career? Management Consulted is taking consulting bootcamps on the road – live and delivered straight to you. What is a Management Consulting Bootcamp? Structuring the fit interview. Case math and case closings.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Small can be good, particularly for consultants. Previous post: Insights from Australia’s Leading Social Sector Consulting Firm. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Graduate Consulting Group. Graduate Consulting Group. Case Interviews. Definitions.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING. Interviewing with NERA Economic Consulting? In fact, if you look at a list of top 20 consulting firms, NERA won’t be on it. That being said, NERA is still a major player in the consulting industry and here’s why: NERA Economic Consulting is the top econom ic consulting firm, period.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 28, 2014

For our last major tour of the year, we started our crazy adventure in Philadelphia – joining all the wannabe consultants at Wharton’s annual Consulting Club Conference (featuring Jenny Rae as wannabe suitcase model). For those who are clueless, WUCC = Wharton Undergraduate Consulting Club.). WUCC it girl!

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 13, 2015

As you’ve likely already figured out, the case interview is a very unusual creature. Though the process was created as a means of testing your on-the-job potential as a consultant, they’re more like the microwave version of a crock pot recipe. Overview of consulting case frameworks.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 29, 2018

Today I’m joined by seasoned consultant and passionate leader Ron Carucci. His work has taken him to over 20 countries in four different continents, and he is the author of several consulting and leadership books as well as a regular contributor to Forbes.com and the Harvard Business Review. Ron, welcome. Thanks for having me.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2018

And as more and more candidates start to use them frequently, it is harder to impress the interviewers. Hence, I would like to give you two secret models to help you delight your interviewers. Strategy related cases are not very usual during interviews. Strategy related cases are not very usual during interviews.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 3, 2016

As a prospective consultant, one of the things that can seem the most mysterious in the case study prep process is wondering what the interviewer is going to ask you next. Many of you have heard about interviewer-led and interviewee-led case interviews and are wondering how to approach each one appropriately.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 21, 2013

Andy had failed a case interview with one firm but had a confirmed chance with McKinsey London, and he didn’t want to walk away without the offer. It also represents an exciting new moment for us – the first in a series of video interviews we’ll be posting on the site. Jenny Rae: Hi Andy, how are you?

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Management Consulted

MAY 18, 2014

For the last 12 months, we’ve been running our popular Black Belt Interviewer course – with tremendous success. Compared to a scary 3% acceptance rate at consulting firms, Black Belts rock – 55% of our participants have gotten 1 or more offers at top 10 firms. 30 days of focused interview homework. Definitely.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 23, 2015

In May, we launched the Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online. In June, we launched BBS – our once-a-year program for aspiring consultants to work together, as a group, to be the best that we can be. While the case interview is the great equalizer, the fit interview is the great differentiator.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 17, 2013

I was looking for some inspiration lately due to my struggles in finding a consulting position. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Graduate Consulting Group. Case Interviews. Management Consulting. Enjoy the Consulting Blog? Definitions. Helpful Links.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Video 118

Tom Spencer

JULY 6, 2013

Furthermore, this engages you in a conversation with the interviewer as opposed to enduring an uncomfortable silence. Consultants often begin their working relationship with a client by asking about objectives and determining the feasibility of those goals. Is it strictly profit related? Or is there a desire for diversification?

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