Tom Spencer

MARCH 11, 2022

So, you recently graduated high school, got into a top school, and now suddenly you are bombarded with talk about internships, clubs, top firms, consulting interviews, and more. Here are 5 tips that will put you on the right track to navigating the recruiting process: 1. Use this to your advantage! Build out your resume.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

As the next installment in our popular Firm Profile series, we take a look at the evolution, reinvention, and current interview tactics of one of the world’s premier consulting firms – IBM. Howe created the IBM Consulting Group in 1992. 1992, IBM unveiled another service called IBM Consulting Group. Enjoy the ride!

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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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NERA Economic Consulting Interviews Oliver Wyman Consulting 147

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Does Oliver Wyman really offer a “different kind of consulting”? Oliver Wyman’s strategy consulting practice has made waves specifically in the financial services sector , and beyond as well. Since that time, it has become the fastest growing management consulting firm today. KEY STATS FOR OLIVER WYMAN.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

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

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

In reality, McKinsey, Bain, and Boston Consulting Group are tied for first, so Booz & Company is a close 2 nd place. With 57 offices worldwide, Booz offers consulting services for top businesses, governments, and organizations. Booz, who could very well possibly be considered the father of management consulting as a career.

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Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Now picture this: Consultants and coaches equipped with the knowledge, skills, and data to influence this type of culture transformation! Want to grow your own consulting or coaching business, thought leadership, and breakthrough brand?

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Beau approached us a few months ago to ask about breaking into consulting. He had the epiphany that consulting was his calling in life, and went searching for details – finding MC in the process. We’ve got your resume to go through, and as I gather you have a whole bunch of questions about consulting. Is that right?

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Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2017

Are you a consultant living in Boston? We bring to you the Top 10 consulting firms in Boston area and the MC reasons as to why they made it to this list. And then, there’s a sociological anomaly – a sub-group of people called the “Consultants.” Looking to move to Boston? Read away – and enjoy!

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 22, 2021

Dane Sequeira was an advanced professional degree consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. In the field of nonlinear dynamics, Dane studied ocean energy harvesting buoys. What got you interested in the path to consulting? Look for those differences during the recruitment process to see where your best fit might be.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 12, 2020

When it comes to recruiting, consulting firms have a roster of schools’ from which they source the majority of their summer interns and full-time employees. Students from non-core schools often get hired via an internal referral, as the result of winning a case competition, or via an alternative recruiting channel.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. As consulting firms go, FTI Consulting is a newcomer – but at just over 30 years old, the firm has made impressive strides to become one of the most respected name in legal analysis and data-driven research to support major initiatives for law firms, banks and the majority of the Fortune 500.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 20, 2014

BearingPoint started at the height of the consulting boom years in the late 1990s, and was a part of KPMG’s worldwide consulting practice. Read on to discover interesting nuances of culture and competence that are unique to the global consulting firm. This consulting business unit focused on both technology and management.

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BearingPoint Interviews Oliver Wyman Capgemini 139

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 30, 2016

As consulting has become more popular (frantically so), we are getting increasing numbers of emails from undergrads – and even high schoolers – begging the question – if you want to break into consulting, what should you major in – and what majors are deal-breakers?

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Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

We just love bringing you good reads, and today our spotlight turns to top consulting firms in one of our favorite cities in the U.S. So here they are: The top 10 management consulting firms in the very global, very dynamic, always-changing District of Columbia! – Washington, DC.

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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. 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. On campus recruiting serves two key purposes.

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Clarity Consultants

OCTOBER 25, 2016

That young talent, unique skill set, and youthful energy is in high demand across multiple verticals. Employers may have just started to understand the needs of the millennial workforce, and now the thought of needing to recruit an even newer group of workers can be a lot to wrap your head around. The Clarity Difference.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 11, 2020

As a consultant you’ll have plenty of things to think about as you build your career. This article looks at some of the key questions to consider as you pursue a career in the management consulting industry. Is consulting for you? When wondering whether consulting is for you, passion is the primary consideration.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2021

Consultants in the rainbow nation have continued to operate efficiently and effectively during the Covid pandemic. The chaos has changed the way the consulting process is carried out but the end goal of providing reliable solutions to clients has remained the same. The consulting industry is surviving during these uncertain times.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 4, 2015

ANALYSIS GROUP CONSULTING. Founded in 1981, Analysis Group is one of the largest economic consulting firms in North America. Analysis Group Employees: 600+ Consultants. Little consultants and Ph.D.s, Analysis Group seems to be uniquely positioned in the consulting world. Healthcare Consulting Services.

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Management Consulted

JULY 15, 2015

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Virgin Group. This group has a startling 300 companies in its portfolio in sectors ranging from travel, telecommunications, health, financial services, leisure, music, space travel, and renewable energy. Related posts: Post Consulting Jobs.

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Groups Culture Interviews Travel 100

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Salesforce. Past and present employees love the passionate and high-energy environment, as well as competent managers. Are you looking for a consulting or post consulting job but don’t know where to look? Are you an employer?

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Culture Interviews Software Consulting 100

Tom Spencer

JULY 6, 2019

Amid the intensity of recruiting for consulting, few stop to think what it will really be like once they’ve achieved their mission to get into a top-tier consulting firm. So, 10 months into my BCG career, I’m here to tell you what I view to be the 3 best and the 3 worst aspects of the consulting life. Bad #1: Hard Work.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

For Z and S, the conference launched opportunities to consult on the many client projects that came their way. The firm is a strong niche player, distinguished in its speciality of sales and marketing consulting. Below are the rankings by Vault for ZS Associates in 2015: #5 Health Care Consulting. #16 16 Retail Consulting. #27

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Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

They worried that allegations of inappropriate behavior would damage their office culture, but they were also concerned that hiring a consultant for a day-long training session might be costly, redundant, ineffective, and cause tension about the reasoning behind such action.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

They also recruit from outside their sector to bring in new knowledge and experience. The recruitment consultants call them ‘first bouncers’ ” The RCA said, “We use a recruitment consultant for every appointment we make — to shake the trees, rather than waiting for people to apply.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2016

The word “partner” means something different at SImon-Kucher than it does at many other consulting firms. Energy & Utilities. Simon-Kucher also has a large client base in the automotive industry, and that is another next step for many ex-consultants from the firm. What does this mean? Practice Areas. Industries. Automotive.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Automotive 100

Brimstone Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2021

Tsipursky cautions that these biases are causing leaders to “fall victim to mental oversight,” and “doing what they feel comfortable with, even if it devastates employee morale, engagement, and productivity; seriously undercuts retention and recruitment; and harms diversity and inclusion. A growing body of research debunks these beliefs.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 11, 2016

Today we take a look at a boutique consulting firm you may not have heard of, The Brattle Group. Consulting Firms, ranking 7th overall. In fact, The Brattle Group founders we convinced that by getting the firm culture just right, consulting could be the most fun way to make money. THE BRATTLE GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

From this noble seed came a company that birthed management consulting as we know it. One of Booz Allen Hamilton’s finest moments from the early years was in the 1950s when Time Magazine dubbed it “the world’s largest, most prestigious management consulting firm.” Management Consulting. Consultant.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 7, 2015

Alex Formstone is a Principal in Marakon ’s London office, and heads up recruiting in the UK for graduates and MBAs. I recently had the good fortune to talk briefly with Alex about his career, Marakon and its recruitment process. What made you decide to pursue a career in strategy consulting?

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Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

From this innovative and noble seed came a company that birthed management consulting as we know it. One of their finest moments in the early years was when Time magazine dubbed the firm, “the world’s largest, most prestigious management consulting firm”, at the end of the 1950s. Management Consulting.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Ranked at #8 in the Vault Consulting Top 50, Cornerstone Research may just be the most interesting consulting firm you’ve never heard of. The firm has four main areas of expertise: consulting for attorneys, performing research and analysis, obtaining and prepping expert witnesses, and preparing for deposition and trial.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

I hadn't applied during the regular recruiting season as I was planning on going directly to an MBA program and trying to get into consulting afterwards. It would have been easy for me to give up after not getting a consulting internship junior year, or getting a consulting job after graduating, or getting into a top MBA program.

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McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Oliver Wyman 64

Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2016

That helps explain why 38% of incoming CEOs in the telecommunications industry during the previous four years were recruited from outside the company. Other industries with relatively high rates of outsider CEO hires include health care, utilities, and energy. Regional preferences also influence chief executive hires.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

On one occasion, I had an interesting conversation with a consulting Partner about his work for nearly the entire final round interview. Not only is this foundational for striking up an engaging conversation, but your energy can also be contagious and leave the interviewer feeling energized for the rest of the day.

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Interviews Case Interview How To Resumes 78

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2018

But this demands a lot of cognitive energy, so over time, managers go back to their old habits. The team’s historical approach to finding top talent had been simple — target graduates of top universities and MBA programs with experience at leading management consulting firms or investment banks.

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