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

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

OCTOBER 15, 2021

MBA consulting recruiting season starts every fall. I am commenting purely on recruiting for a post-MBA consulting position. They don’t know what careers in consulting firms look like and what are trending consulting career trajectories. Firms are constantly changing their recruiting processes and sometimes they vary by office.

Case Interview 88

Case Interview Consulting Recruitment Recruiting 88

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

A CaseInterview.com student who received an interview from BCG recently asked me about how a practice case study interview works. This is an interview where you practice with a BCG associate prior to your actual interview. These practice interviews really are practice.

Case Interview 40

Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Case Studies 40

Tom Spencer

JUNE 10, 2022

There are many steps to take in preparing to apply and interview for a consulting position. If you are just starting out, you will find yourself editing your resume, preparing answers for experiential questions, and practicing business frameworks to use in the case interview. Rather, it can encompass the entire interview.

Interviews 88

Interviews Case Interview Sports Recruitment 88

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

It’s not alone in trying to jump on the trend of shared workspaces, of which there are now around 19,000 worldwide. A case in point is WeWork, the provider of coworking spaces, which has grown its enterprise customer base in the last year by 370%. But our research and reporting show this isn’t the case.

Company 128

Company Case Interview Engineering ROI 128

Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2016

Bringing light to Africa , mobile banking to Bangladesh , low-cost health care to Nepal, or better school lunches to the American cafeteria: In all these cases, the private sector is a big part of the action. Know that funding alone is not going to solve the recruiting problem. But there is plenty of potential left to unlock.

Talent 133

Talent Enterprise Survey Recruitment 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. Each company faces substantial challenges in the every evolving face of marketing due to consumer trends and industry dynamics. KEARNEY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey 100

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. The firm has made up for its youth, however, by growing rapidly through innovation, famous cases and a lot of acquisitions. the consulting firm started off like a lot of American startups do – in a small, forgettable warehouse somewhere on the outskirts of town (in this case, in Annapolis, MD).

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

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. Cornerstone Research specializes in working with law firms and government entities.

Interviews 100

Interviews Research Culture Case Interview 100

Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 5, 2023

When one speaks with business owners, executives, or recruiters, about and during the hiring process, the message has become more pointed post-Thanksgiving from “We’re not sure when we will make our decision” to “We’ll make a decision after the holidays.” Indeed & Glassdoor’s Hiring and Workplace Trends Report 2023.

Recruitment 96

Recruitment Recruiting Talent Case Interview 96

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

But the trend – based on the firm’s academic history – has also been that employees would exit to study further to get perhaps an MBA or Ph.D. ZS ASSOCIATES INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. After applying through any of these options, expect to receive an email in two weeks scheduling you for a phone interview.

Case Interview 100

Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Most consulting firms are wrapping up their recruitment process for this year and offers have been sent out. As a result, the consulting firms want to see strong soft skills demonstrated in the interviews. Which ones will interviewers be looking for you to demonstrate? Likely, your interviewer will feel the same way.

Interviews 60

Interviews Case Interview Consulting Leadership 60

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

The human resources department, which conducted daily exit interviews with staff leaving the hotel, was concerned that negative comments about working conditions would make finding new talent difficult. Revenue was trending down, which would affect our year-end bonuses. The first is orientation.

Operations 102

Operations Hotels Case Interview Finance 102

Management Consulted

MAY 10, 2015

HAY GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Applicants will have two interviews; the first may be over the phone and will be with more junior staff members or on campus, with the second usually being in person with a director or a manager. Acing the Mercer Interview. PwC Consulting Interviews and Culture. Yale University.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

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. If your cover letter is good, from the perspective of the person reading the letter, I want to interview you -- basically I am biased in your favor. Here's why it works.

Cover Letters 53

Cover Letters Resumes Case Interview Consulting 53

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The following field report is from a recently hire Bain intern who wanted to pass along some advice to others still in the recruiting process. As an avid follower of your teachings in LOMS and principles on case interviews in general, let me share what I think are the 3 biggest reasons for getting an MBB offer. Networking.

Interviews 45

Interviews Case Interview Bain Management 45

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This involves taking some data from a client and extrapolating the data to determine some kind of trend line. Some new consultants who do well in case interviews actually have a very hard time with this on-the-job reality. What is also difficult for some is extrapolating a trend from a bunch of data points.

Case Interview 49

Case Interview Consulting McKinsey Interviews 49

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The photo is of two seasoned, older interviewers glaring critically across the table at a young interview candidate with the following words: “We’re looking for someone age 22-26… with 30 years of experience.” And it’s not only young workers who will benefit from solving this dilemma.

How To 76

How To Case Interview Interviews Resources 76

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Researching early is key so that you are well informed before the application windows open, especially as many firms recruit on a rolling basis. Application process: There is an extensive online form with more stages to follow, including interviews, tests, and assessment centres. Big Four: EY, PwC, KPMG and Deloitte. Boutique firms.

Consulting 60

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Bain 60

QEmploy

MAY 9, 2019

Interviews have been conducted with clients and consultants in order to give a realistic and broad outlook. This comes down to the automation of the recruitment process. It was also said in our client interviews that there are too many brokers out there. Indeed, consulting firms and agents need to as well.

Industry 69

Industry Consulting Case Interview Recruitment 69

Management Consulted

JANUARY 8, 2017

This has led to a proliferation in the recruitment of data scientists, software specialists, and engineers as consulting firms develop their digital practices, thereby offering wider avenues for those hoping to break into consulting. Consulting salaries have been bullish for the past several years and the trend has continued into 2017.

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Consulting Management Oliver Wyman Deloitte 100

Tom Spencer

JUNE 14, 2015

Tom: Does Vivaldi Partners Group use the case interview as part of its recruitment process? Heather Tortorello: Yes, for full time positions we use the case interview process. Tom: How many interview rounds are there? We are currently looking for a fall internship (undergraduate or MBA) in London.

Groups 60

Groups Case Interview Interviews Consulting 60

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. People will probably forget within a year.

Ethics 40

Ethics Case Interview Consulting Interviews 40

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Based on prior experiences or stereotypes they’ve formed, recruiters may make a judgment of what the applicant would probably be like once he starts showing up for work. If that’s the case, then companies will do well to hire Harvard math majors, even if no one learns anything of practical use, or even any math, at Harvard.

Advertising 70

Advertising Case Interview Recruitment Recruiting 70

QEmploy

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Whether you need information on the latest trends in the industry or you are running out of inspiration, I know that my list will help you in these areas. In this situation you’ll be able to find numerous articles about business, trends and the tech industry. Consulting blogs. Actionable Consultants. Consulting Success. TechCrunch.

Consulting 13

Consulting Boston Consulting Group Industry Finance 13

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

PayScale , the compensation data and software company where I work, regularly examines trends and questions regarding employee pay, so we conducted a survey to better understand the relationship between the salary history question and the gender pay gap. The possible responses were: (A) No, and the employer did not ask. (B)

Case Interview 72

Case Interview Study Interviews Data 72

QEmploy

AUGUST 19, 2019

Apply current IT trends. As an IT consultant it’s greatly beneficial if you stay ahead of the newest IT trends and adopt them into your working process. In the case of client management, utilising these trends can help client tracking through sales process. First and foremost you need to be adept at interviewing.

Consulting 53

Consulting Case Interview Trends System 53

Harvard Business

JANUARY 22, 2018

Listen to Angelia Herrin, Special Projects editor for Harvard Business Review, interview Dr. Terri Cooper, Principal and Chief Inclusion Officer of Deloitte Consulting, as she discusses six attributes of leaders who display the ability to not only embrace individual differences, but to potentially leverage them for competitive advantage.

Deloitte 72

Deloitte Leadership Culture Talent 72

MishTalk

JANUARY 20, 2016

Shell Fires Another 10,000 As reflective of trends in the industry Shell Fires 10,000 Workers As its fortunes collapse due to falling oil prices, Royal Dutch Shell PLC will fire 10,000 people in an effort to bolster margins. In this case, chalk up another 10,000 employee synergies. Employees, not management takes the hit.

Energy 28

Energy Recruitment Recruiting Case Interview 28

MishTalk

JANUARY 27, 2015

Foreign membership In mid-July 2014, the BBC reported that the battalion had recruited the former Swedish Army and Swedish Home Guard sniper Mikael Skillt. Azov''s leader, Biletsky, states that he has received recruits from Ireland, Italy, Greece and Scandinavia. This is a dangerous trend, and an unhealthy development.

Video 28

Video Government Policies Case Interview 28

Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

PWC INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Whether you’re planning to interview at PwC or just want the lay of the land, check out one of the coolest business stories consulting has to offer. In 2010, PwC continued the trend by buying out Diamond Management and Technology Consultants, Inc., With each challenge, the firm grows stronger.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews 221

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

With the trend set for years to come, demand for accounting services far outstripped supply. If KPMG isn’t visiting your school, contact a KPMG recruiter in the city of your choosing – but first, network with someone who is a manager or above who is an alum at your school. KPMG CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & RECRUITING.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Most reported diversity factors have been on a positive trend since 2016. KPMG has made work-life balance a leading attraction in its recruitment efforts. LEK is a very selective firm — it was named one of the Top 25 Hardest Companies to Interview For by Fortune. LEK operates in an intense, associate-heavy case team structure.

Oliver Wyman 81

Oliver Wyman Boston Consulting Group Consulting Bain 81

MishTalk

JULY 12, 2013

Trend Analysis. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. EW Trends and Charts. “The truth is we’ve got a real bottleneck of issues to deal with” this year, Baretta said yesterday in an interview in his office in Rome. This Week in Money Interview. Global Economic. Advertisers.

Analysis 72

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 72

Harvard Business

APRIL 22, 2016

Finally, they assess candidates using loosely structured interviews—which are often not calibrated with later performance, and are rife with opportunities for implicit and explicit bias. We see three emerging trends in how leading companies are using the concept of corporate tryouts to enhance their talent base: Simulations.

Company 70

Company Talent Case Interview Sports 70

Tom Spencer

APRIL 4, 2025

Include relevant keywords to show up in recruiter searches. For example, you could analyze a recent industry trend or share insights from your academic work that have real-world implications. Business relevant experiences might include: Participating in case competitions or consulting clubs.

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Consulting Case Interview Knowledge Base Analysis 88