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.

Healthcare 84

Healthcare Consulting Case Interview Resumes 84

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.

Consulting 91

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Resumes 91

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Offer to Buy Coffee in an Informational Interview. Send a Resume in the Cold Email. There are differing opinions on this, but the benefit of flipping a resume over as part of the initial communication (or including your LinkedIn in the signature) exceeds the risk. Research and Prepare in Advance of the Interview.

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Recruitment Recruiting Resumes Consulting 60

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

You can generally tell whether you did well in an interview based on the connection you built with the interviewer. You have probably been in situations where an interview felt uneasy and awkward because of a lack of chemistry with the interviewer. The interview process is not a perfect system. Talk about them.

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Interviews Case Interview How To Resumes 78

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2016

SIMON-KUCHER & PARTNERS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. Transportation, Travel & Tourism. Travel is unavoidable at Simon-Kucher. Just be sure to keep this in mind as you apply and go through the interview process. . SIMON-KUCHER & PARTNERS INTERVIEWS. Simon-Kucher has a fairly rigorous interview process.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Automotive 100

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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Case Interview Case Study Case Studies Consulting 100

Tom Spencer

JULY 18, 2021

Simply the process of applying to internships puts your resume on the desks of recruiters. Hopefully, your applications turn into interviews which could allow you to establish new connections. One forgotten task is to connect with those who may have interviewed you but did not give you an offer, as well as offers which you turned down.

Engineering 88

Engineering Recruitment Recruiting Case Interview 88

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Our guidelines: 60 attendees minimum, you book the room, and we have an absolute blast for 2 hours together walking through our FREE Bootcamp Lite overview of Resumes/Cover Letters, Networking, Fit Interviews and Case Interviews. So…come on, British folk! We require a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 30 attendees.

Case Interview 114

Case Interview Cover Letters Interviews Deloitte 114

Management Consulted

JANUARY 27, 2009

From salaries to travel, from boutiques to MBB, I’ve helped people understand the job, write the perfect resumes , and ace the toughest interviews. Get The Consulting Bible today and be the smartest interviewer in the room. The 5-minute investment on one skill that will make you better than 90% of interviewers (pg.

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Case Interview Case Study Case Studies Consulting 113

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Interview Tips & Tricks. Uber looks for and only hires the best, so be prepared to be asked what makes you stand out when you go in for your interview. First off, you can expect to connect with a recruiter for a general phone interview. At Uber, all coding interviews are done with CoderPad.

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Culture Case Interview Interviews Transportation 100

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

I probably put in over 100 hours preparing , and only about 80 of those were for the case, I believe those additional 20 hours of prep for the experience portions helped put me over the top when competing with other candidates from more target schools. Basically, to get interviews, network, network and then network some more.

McKinsey 64

McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Oliver Wyman 64

Management Consulted

JANUARY 15, 2017

Travel is still a part of the equation at Kalypso, but you will be traveling less than you would at pure strategy firms. KALYPSO INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. rounds of interviews, the first of which may consist of connecting with a recruiter for a phone screen. Be prepared for 2 to as many as 6 (!)

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Intellectual Property 100

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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Resumes Case Interview Case Study Case Studies 100

Management Consulted

AUGUST 7, 2016

What helps with this work/life balance is that travel is not a big part of the projects at TCG. 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. Nervous about giving an elevator pitch? 2014 Insights.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

JUNE 12, 2016

Expect to be a member of two teams at the same time, as Parthenon-EY is one of a handful of firms that still subscribes to the two-case model (a great learning experience but killer for work-life balance). Due to the firm’s private equity focus, you will be traveling less than you would at other strategy firms.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Bain 100

CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

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. Each interviewer was very clear telling me not to reuse a situation. Each interviewer was very clear telling me not to reuse a situation.

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Case Interview McKinsey Interviews Oliver Wyman 40

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 28, 2014

As if traveling across the ocean on the plane wasn’t enough, we felt it necessary to use as many forms of transportation as necessary…so we took a train up to Durham University. Many questions were asked about resumes, cover letters and the importance of inserting a cover letter with their applications.

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Cover Letters Consulting Management Resumes 147

Tom Spencer

JUNE 21, 2015

Our Partners are “hands on” throughout the case which provides Associates with early exposure and meaningful involvement on how the case is tracking. Janine Clifford: Our Associates and Consultants would average around 55 to 60 hours a week with peaks during critical case periods. Tom: What is LEK’s travel model?

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Consulting Case Interview Cover Letters Recruitment 60

Tom Spencer

MAY 13, 2017

On the first day of orientation, we were told that we should start applying yesterday, especially if we wanted to get into consulting – but not to put all our eggs in one basket because it was so competitive – and so we all polished our resumes and contrived our cover letters and sent them out left and right to anyone with an inbox.

Consulting 60

Consulting Case Interview Cover Letters Interviews 60

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Case Practice. Excelling in the Interview. If you happen to attend a non-target school then the next best thing would be to attend a virtual recruiting and case interview workshop. Below are a handful of tips to assist in transitioning your academic resume into a consulting resume: Keep it to 1 page.

Healthcare 60

Healthcare Consulting Recruitment Recruiting 60

Management Consulted

JUNE 5, 2016

If healthcare decision-making processes and drug development get you out of bed in the morning, or if you simply want to learn from someone who successfully navigated the consulting interview process just last year, be ready to pick up some great networking and interview tips for yourself. interview on Friday.

Healthcare 100

Healthcare Case Interview Consulting Interviews 100

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 16, 2016

BTS GROUP INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. Get ready to be flexible when working for BTS Group; you might be traveling for as long as 5 weeks at a time working 70-80 hours a week, and other times you may be in the office all week. BTS GROUP INTERVIEWS. Round two is with a Manager, and is a standard case interview.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

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.

Consulting 100

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Healthcare 100

Tom Spencer

JUNE 1, 2019

Along with the prestige, a career in consulting is alluring to graduates due to well-known tenets of the job including exposure to C-level executives from day one, frequent business class travel, complimentary fine dining, and extensive training and mentorship. Attending consulting conferences and participating in case competitions.

Management 60

Management Consulting Oliver Wyman Deloitte 60

Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Expect to travel to the client location on an as-needed basis; regardless, Fridays are usually spent in your home office. OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . This will usually be two back to back interviews with two different interviewers.

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Interviews Culture Strategy Strategy 100

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.

McKinsey 40

McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Recruiting 40

Management Consulted

JANUARY 14, 2013

It’s perfect timing for those of you who completed interviews in the fall and received offers to start later this year. I book my flights through my company’s travel site and charge it to my corporate card. You have many years of fully-funded travel ahead of you. We offer resume editing and interview prep.

Healthcare 100

Healthcare Case Interview Cover Letters Resumes 100

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

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Dropping these terms in interviews can be good, but only as a Master’s student, and only when appropriately practical. A fun fact – Jenny Rae was an economics major at UVA, but famously decided to shave her head and travel the world after graduation (yeah, her parents were really proud). P&G, Coca Cola etc.).

Consulting 100

Consulting Engineering Finance Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Interviewing with NERA Economic Consulting? M&M companies are traditionally excellent pioneers of diversity and inclusion culture – check out the below under Interviews & Recruiting. . NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & RECRUITING. . NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING. Well, NERA is no MBB. Employee Lifestyle. .

NERA Economic Consulting 147

NERA Economic Consulting Interviews Oliver Wyman Consulting 147

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Consulting compensates with perks that banking does not offer – from better travel allowances to more generous health and retirement packages. Consultants – depending on firm – travel anywhere from 25-75% of their time. Consultants – depending on firm – travel anywhere from 25-75% of their time.

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Banking Boston Consulting Group Consulting Management 272

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Here at MC, we had the pleasure of recently interviewing Josh and asking him how he’s navigated his interesting career path, and how consulting was a great place for his passions and skills to collide. I was selected to interview at both the NIH and the DoD and subsequently was offered positions in both organizations.

Interviews 100

Interviews Consulting Government Case Interview 100

Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 25, 2018

Interview an expert. Interviewing a potential client. Case studies. By starting your own podcast, and interviewing other thought-leaders in your industry for your episodes, you’ll become a fantastic resource for your industry. It can be as simple as a phone interview via Skype, which you record and upload to iTunes.

Consulting 68

Consulting Advertising Case Interview Conference 68

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It turns out that preparing for case interviews is fairly similar to preparing for Taekwon-Do Competitions. Martial arts have taught me discipline and the ability to learn new things, while also striving to perfect what I already know, which I employ as I prepare for the case interviews. Learning Frameworks.

Interviews 88

Interviews Case Interview Consulting Cover Letters 88

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

That being said, Alvarez & Marsal are still a prestigious and exciting firm, so working there will not look bad on your resume. While you can and should expect to travel a lot, they do try to keep travel regional, so you won’t be crossing time zones every 4 days. ALVAREZ & MARSAL INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Travel & Transportation. ZS offers its employees many opportunities to travel to its international locations; however, be open to working nights and early US mornings with teams across cultures and geographies such as India. ZS ASSOCIATES INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Nervous about your case and behavioral interview chances?

Case Interview 100

Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100

Management Consulted

APRIL 5, 2015

CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Aviation & Travel. are the amount of responsibility Consultant level hires are given from the get go and the low amount of travel their employees do. With regard to travel requirements, L.E.K is very unusual in that it is a very low travel firm. . L.E.K. Consulting.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Strategy 100