Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

By comparison, rivals Amazon and Wal-Mart have continuously adapted and maintain a significant competitive advantage in pricing these products due to scale. Marc Consentino in his book Case In Point suggests the following possible actions for a company turnaround. Case Interviews Management Consulting'

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Tom Spencer

JULY 20, 2019

An MBA degree has long been known as a robust pathway towards accessing management consulting career options. Yet, what about other graduate degrees in comparison to an MBA? The short answer is that people have done it, but it is often more difficult to break into consulting from another graduate degree program compared to an MBA.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 22, 2019

Below is a success story I recently received from a CaseInterview.com student about the success they had using a set case interview practice routine. First, it takes a lot of the thinking out of the administrative aspects of case practice. Initially, not everyone realizes this is an important part of the interview to practice.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

We recently chatted with Peter Woo, a graduate from the London School of Economics, to talk about his journey into consulting and life at Deloitte. He took an interesting pathway to get into consulting, and he dishes great info about what it was like to break in – and how life REALLY is on the inside. Peter : Yeah, sure.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

I have recently received feedback from my final round interviews at McKinsey, and have been told that they would like to interview me two more times because they were not clear on some of my case solving abilities. And how do I improve on this aspect of the case? analytical, i.e. structuring of a problem. quantitative.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Question: Thank you for creating the Case Interview Secrets videos and Look Over My Shoulder ® program. My question is related to note-taking during the interview. What I am struggling with is keeping up with the interviewer, and still trying to note down key facts. Some information is more important than others.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Similarly, in traditional management consulting roles, employees often utilize the latest tools to solve their clients’ problems, often without considering the impacts beyond the client themselves. Let us look at an example as a sort of case study. Enter Social Entrepreneurship! What would you like others to know about DISI?

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 29, 2019

Being insightful in a case interview is an important skill, especially as you get in more competitive environments (like a final round interview). And the final insight, which is probably the one most valued internally amongst consulting firms, is the "we are focusing on the wrong problem" type of insight.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The one-on-one format can create a more conversational, interesting, and intimate experience, and has the added benefit that the CEO or luminary being interviewed theoretically doesn’t have to prepare as much. Despite how effective interviews can be in theory, however, they are often difficult to execute in practice.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 12, 2019

Here's my comparison of consulting in a Big 4 Accounting firm and at BCG (note from Victor while this readers experience is specific to BCG it can. Consulting in a Big 4 accounting firm is all about. Yes, I would like to Subscribe to the Case Secrets Email Newsletter. apply to McKinsey and Bain as well). At BCG on the.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. Headquarters: Chicago, IL Employees: 3,200 Locations: 58 offices, 40 countries Chief Executive: Johan Aurik, Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board Revenue: $1B Consulting Engagement Cost: $400K.

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Management Consulted

MAY 10, 2015

HAY GROUP CONSULTING. In this firm profile, we do a deep dive into Philadelphia-based Hay Group, a darling in the boutique organizational consulting realm. Hay and Associates, Management Consultants.” This resulted in Saatchi Consulting, of which Milton Rock was the Management Director. Hay Group Revenue: $700M.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2018

Student consulting would seem to most students as an obvious first step towards a career in consulting. However, Sam Smith has recently argued in the post ‘ Student consulting – Does it deliver? This results in a misplaced comparison between the abilities of an experienced consultant and that of a student one.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

In a competitive field like consulting, it’s important to stay ahead of the game if you want to have an advantage over the many similarly qualified candidates. The Big Four are accounting firms which have consulting branches, and thus they are structured differently to other consulting firms. Boutique firms.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

If you find case interviews painful, you definitely don’t want to be a consultant. It’s not that these careers — surgeon, professional baseball player, therapist, physicist, consultant — are bad careers. If you lack warmth and empathy, you don’t want to be a therapist. These are all great careers… for the right person.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 18, 2019

BCG (Boston Consulting Group) potential test is an online test used in the first round of interviews. This test allows BCG to test candidates using the same test giving them a better comparison tool for evaluating candidate performance. Yes, I would like to Subscribe to the Case Secrets Email Newsletter.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Today’s guest is Mindy Millward, a veteran consultant with over 20 years of experience from Navalent. You may remember my guest Ron Carucci, from episode 21, who recommended Mindy as an outstanding and insightful consultant, and he was right. The Mindset That Wins Consulting Work With Fortune 500 Companies with Mindy Millward.

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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. Consulting was the perfect role to allow me to adopt this mindset and it opened my eyes to areas I never imagined I would enjoy. The question of when to leave your first or second job is intimate and messy.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 15, 2021

BCG (Boston Consulting Group) potential test is an online test used in the first round of interviews. This test allows BCG to test candidates using the same test giving them a better comparison tool for evaluating candidate performance. What is the BCG Potential Test and Why is it Used? What is the format of this Test?

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

It is something you must pay attention to as a new consultant. Your power with senior management comes from having access in this case to facts and analysis that the senior clients do not have access (or easy access) to. Incidentally, this is why consulting is a relationship business. Let me give you some examples.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 3, 2013

Case Against The Fed. World’s lightest and thinnest circuits pave the way for "imperceptible electronics"; Man vs. Machine Comparison. In case you missed it, please consider Carl the Robot Bartender Mixes Drinks and Chats With Customers. For comparison purposes, a Facebook video shows " Humans are Awesome ".

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MishTalk

JULY 8, 2013

Case Against The Fed. By this comparison only 2012 looks anything close to a normal recovery year. Wallace charts show non-adjusted numbers vs. the same month in prior years, and that is a valid statistical comparison. Lets also look at seasonally adjusted numbers vs. the prior month, also a valid comparison. Prior Year.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I received two offers recently and have also been given offer deadline extensions for them until later this week, which I had requested as a way to "buy" time: 1) to hear back from other firms I interviewed with, and 2) for the final round interview with my top-choice firm this week. some will speed up the process for you.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Organizations are increasingly favoring algorithms in an effort to make organizational decision making and judgment more rigorous, be it for setting prices or for selecting candidates to interview for a job. But clearly humans should be empowered to overrule algorithms in some cases, right?

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 11, 2019

There is a simple principle the underlies the relationship between client and consulting firm. There is a discrepancy in the price of oranges in these two locations -- in this case a substantial one. In the business of consulting , there is one major arbitrage that you should be aware of. 2) Their dislike for uncertainty.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 16, 2015

The Three C’s Framework may prove extremely valuable for consulting case questions. For more information on consulting interviews, please download “ The HUB’s Guide to Consulting Interviews “ ]. (Source: Flickr ). It involves examining customers, competition, and the company.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Always keep in mind WHAT exactly you are trying to solve or find, always do a recap, always ask the interview to explain something once again if you are confused, even slightly. Remember: the math is never complicated during your case interviews , it’s actually easier compared to, say, GMAT. 1) Pay attention to the question.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Question: I work in the Venture Capital Industry and am considering a switch to strategy consultancy. While orienting myself in the strategy consulting field, I find your material extremely helpful. 1) In general, I recommend telling the interviewer you want "break down a number into its component parts.". that sort of thing.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

One of the skills that's being tested during a case interview is something I call data sufficiency. This is certainly something that is tested during a live, in-person, face-to-face case interview. Basically, you have a bunch of data and the question is do you have ENOUGH data to make a particular conclusion.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I had my eye on management consulting for some time, so I decided to give it a shot. After talking with the recruiter, I was set up to do a practice case over the phone with an ex-McKinsey consultant. I prepared by reading Case InPoint. I really didn't even understand what interviewer-led was.

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MishTalk

JULY 23, 2013

Case Against The Fed. In comparison, 51% on average in the European Union (EU) believes that the main challenge for the country is 72% unemployment and the economic situation is bad. Consult your. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview. Newer Post.

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MishTalk

JUNE 24, 2013

Case Against The Fed. This as an apples to apples comparison illustrates that FHA rates have increased 1.75% in 7 weeks. Consult your. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview. 2011-03-29 - Sound Money Interview. Home Builders. Newer Post.

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MishTalk

JULY 28, 2013

Case Against The Fed. They are 15 percent lower than Belgian and French wages and 30 percent lower than wages in Germany, according to a current Bank of Italy comparison. Consult your. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. This Week in Money Interview. Home Builders.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2017

We conducted in-depth interviews with 18 gay and lesbian auditors, and followed up with them over the course of two years. Previous psychology research has shown that in comparison to workers who are not out, employees who are open about their sexuality tend to experience higher job satisfaction and better relationships with their managers.

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freshminds

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Consulting is not just about complex financial modeling in Excel - mental maths is equally important so you can do quick calculations and respond to queries from clients easily. Now after you've completed all these exercises, take the Telegraph's primary school maths test comparison here.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

More prestigious or better in consulting in the U.S.A.? I'm not sure that the comparison of "McKinsey uses only frameworks" and "BCG does custom work" is necessarily true. perspective, you got offers from the two best firms in the consulting industry. Any other important things you think as important. Now, onto your questions.

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MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Case Against The Fed. We can assume, if we like, that all of the labor was previously unemployed, in which case the labor cost of urbanizing will be zero, but there will still be a tremendous cost of resources. Consult your. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31. Home Builders.

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