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

JUNE 8, 2014

The case study question is a fundamental portion of any consulting interview. When it comes to evaluating case studies, none of your other skills really matter. The bad news is that case study questions require a very particular way of thinking. Structure is everything when it comes to answer case study questions.

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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

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

JULY 3, 2016

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. In case you hadn’t figured it out by now, Bates White is a boutique economic consultancy firm headquartered at Washington, D.C. Practice Areas.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 140

Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

So maybe you’ve gotten to the second round, maybe you’re still waiting to hear back, or maybe you’re hoping to interview again in the next recruitment cycle. Regardless of whichever bucket you fall into, it always helps to see things from the interviewers’ perspective. Here are the top three things they’re looking for: 1.

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Interviews Case Interview Consulting ROI 110

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

I vividly remember the last consulting interview during first-year MBA recruiting season. I had managed to get interviews with three firms but only made it past the first round with this final company. I’d known for some time that making the transition from sales management to consulting wasn’t going to be easy.

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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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Case Interview Interviews Resumes Retail 81

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Specializing in economic, financial and market analysis, specifically for cases in litigation, Cornerstone Research touts itself as the one player major law firms turn to when navigating the obstacle course that is the American and European legal systems. Two managing directors and nine Senior VPs help the CEO lead Cornerstone Research.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

If you know finance, especially the finance of retail businesses, that’s nearly impossible. Of course, I was admiring the company's financial management while also feeling a little chilly. Check out our Privacy Policy below for details on how we protect and manage your submitted data. but was still profitable!

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Case Interview Retail Finance Conference 59

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

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. Relationship with coworkers, managers, and firm. The decision was easier for me than for most people.

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Banking Boston Consulting Group Consulting Management 272

Management Consulted

APRIL 11, 2016

The Brattle Group is now considered one of the European Union’s top consulting firms in the areas of energy, finance and competition. In 2013, the New York office was established, providing a home base in one the most important finance and legal markets in the world. Regulatory finance. Risk management. Accounting.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Google’s hiring culture is as storied as the company’s history – current team members are incredibly involved, and the process includes fit and case interviews, essays, and a hiring board review – all told, it can take 3-6 months or more, and an internal recommendation (get networking, y’all) is heavily weighted.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

A reader sent me an email asking if there was a pattern or trend to what kind of case problems are given by each firm? So, does BCG give M&A questions while McKinsey gives business cases? My answer is the cases you get are all over the place and there's no pattern that I've ever seen or heard about.

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Case Interview McKinsey Interviews Insurance 40

Tom Spencer

MARCH 24, 2023

After conducting interviews and surveys, it became clear that the root cause of the problem was a lack of transparency on the part of management. For example, how should a car make decisions in case of an accident? Who should it protect in case of an unavoidable collision?

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Emotional Intelligence Ethics Consulting Case Interview 88

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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Case Interview McKinsey Interviews Bain 40

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

If that was the X factor, we know Management Consulted would already be #1. Interview online or through an employee referral (recommended). Interview Tips & Tricks. The first step of the process usually includes 1-2 fairly straightforward online assessments, followed by a phone interview. Are you an employer?

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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.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

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. One of the rising star engagement managers, who was now about two years away from partner, landed a monstrous 01 opportunity. There's tradeoff.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 5, 2019

(Note: These tips are geared towards MBA1s, but are applicable to anyone interviewing with consulting firms.). Starting strong will give off a great first impression to your interviewers. The firms you interview with will want to know why you’re interested in the industry. Keep calm and practice medium-level cases.

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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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Management Consulted

JULY 19, 2015

Ramit is a junior at Duke University who successfully aced his on campus interview. However, he did receive some puzzling feedback from his interviewers, leading him to contact Jenny Rae to guide him through how to use the input constructively for his final interview on site at BCG. I thought I bombed the case.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Peter: When I was at Warwick, it was a massive feeder school into investment banking, and finance, but slightly less into consulting. Can you talk a bit about the support network at the Consulting Society and how they prepared you for consulting interviews? When you actually began the interviews, what did you discover?

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Management Consulted

MARCH 29, 2015

Because of this, we sat down with consulting veteran Lisa Bright (who is now part of the MC interview coaching team!) I majored in accounting, finance and supply chain management at a college in the state (Miami of Ohio). I was going down the route of finance, asset management, investment banking, or something like that.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 16, 2020

1) Sample-Size Problem As of March 5th, 4 pm ET, the United States had: Total Cases: 164 Total Deaths: 11 Friends of mine have said, “Why is everyone freaking out over 11 deaths?” Only 164 cases, that's not bad compared to other countries." The closest proxy metric that’s easy to measure is # of NEW cases today vs. yesterday.

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Analysis Case Interview Interviews System 144

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 18, 2015

The outsourcing matrix may prove useful in the consulting case interview, either as a standalone framework or as part of a larger profitability framework. HR Management. For more information on consulting interviews, please download “ The HUB’s Guide to Consulting Interviews “ ]. Procurement.

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Case Interview Interviews Healthcare Operations 60

Management Consulted

JUNE 14, 2015

Then, underneath three of these sub-subsidiaries are, you guessed it, more subsidiaries, such as Seabury Airline Planning Group LLC and Seabury Maritime Corporate Finance LLC. In fact, one of our interview coaches, Michael Hecht, used to work for The Seabury Group and now works for Delta Airlines as a member of their Skymiles team.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 26, 2016

It is not uncommon to go to two managers about a problem and receive two completely different answers, or to find that the support that you need to do your job well doesn’t yet exist within the company due to everyone being stretched so thin. Interview Tips & Tricks. At Uber, all coding interviews are done with CoderPad.

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Culture Case Interview Interviews Transportation 100

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Even though it sounded too good to be true at first, after running the numbers over and over again, they managed to show Infosys that they could become cheaper, faster and better than others in the field. Transformation Program Management. Finance and Controlling Processes. Customer Relationship Management. IT Strategy.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Finance people do not see the sales and marketing implications of their “finance” decisions. 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. No, Thanks!

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Case Interview How To Interviews Finance 69

CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

Accenture Management Consulting is divided into seven different areas of specialization (Accenture refers to them as "service lines"): Customer Relationship Management. Finance and Performance Management. For More information on Finance and Performance Management go here: [link]. Risk Management.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

When I stopped to think about what makes a franchise (the local owner of a big chain) successful, it’s really two things: 1) They follow instructions really well; and 2) They are good at hiring and managing a lot of employees. If you’re not great at finance, hire someone who is. Either of us alone achieves less than we do together.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 11, 2019

While uncertainty is self-explanatory, if you're not from a finance background, the concept of arbitrage may be new to you. There is a discrepancy in the price of oranges in these two locations -- in this case a substantial one. Check out our Privacy Policy below for details on how we protect and manage your submitted data.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Interviewing with NERA Economic Consulting? Let’s just quickly discuss the difference between a top management consulting firm and an economic consulting firm. Let’s just quickly discuss the difference between a top management consulting firm and an economic consulting firm. NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Dropping these terms in interviews can be good, but only as a Master’s student, and only when appropriately practical. Her biggest hangup in case interviews was “de-jargonizing” her language and really understanding the fundamentals of business which an Econ degree had not taught her.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 29, 2022

Informational interviews become second nature to the point that rejection no longer leaves a mark on you. The majority of the MBA programs will cover similar business cases. Through analyzing case studies and taking the ethics classes during the MBA, one gets to see the value of building a reputable company and acting ethically.

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