Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Consulting-style case interviews are highly effective, and the same format is being adopted more and more widely. The major consultancies have converged on a largely identical interview style, precisely because it excels in picking out the most genuinely capable candidates from the huge pools of applications received. Key Differences.

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Case Interview Interviews Consulting Case Study 78

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2013

Since 1972, BRAC has supported over 100 million people through social development services and almost 80% of its revenue comes from commercial enterprises, including a large-scale dairy and a retail chain of handicraft stores. Rise of Social Enterprise. The growing trend towards social enterprise could be a game changer.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 18, 2019

Asset management can be broadly divided into retail and institutional asset managers depending on whose money they handle. However, the largest firms cover both retail and instutional clients – the best example being BlackRock. Affiliated Managers. T Rowe Price. Eaton Vance. Asset Management Business Model. Asset Management Fees.

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Industry Real Estate Management Retail 113

Tom Spencer

JUNE 1, 2019

Management consulting is a professional service offered to organisations which aims to help internal management improve operating performance. Consultancies are brought in to tackle individual problems (falling revenue, rising costs, geographical expansion, product launch, M&A) or to evaluate the company through a deep dive analysis.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 15, 2014

The definitive 2014 List of Strategy Consulting Firms in Sydney. Below is our 2014 list of strategy consulting firms in Sydney. This list will be of interest to you if you live in Sydney (or you would like to live in Sydney), and: you want to become a strategy consultant, or. Archstone Consulting. FTI Consulting.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 16, 2014

If you are thinking about producing a strategic plan, developing a new product, entering a new market, engaging in a new venture, or financing a project then it probably makes sense to understand the big picture issues that could affect your success. Availability of financing (investment and grant funding). Technology lifecycle.

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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

Tom Spencer

JUNE 6, 2020

Drawing new retail concepts (e.g. Differences in interests, values, and preferences vary dramatically across cities, states, and countries, so it is important for consultants to recognize these differences and customize marketing strategies accordingly. Designing an optimal channel distribution strategy (e.g. Last words.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2018

And, will they shake up the trillion-dollar corporate consulting and advisory industry? This would represent between 10% and 15% of total retail financial assets under management. Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 26, 2019

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. It can be used by candidates to prepare concise and powerful answers to commonly asked consulting resume questions. retail sales in only 30 days.

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Case Interview Interviews Resumes Retail 81

Tom Spencer

JUNE 1, 2019

Retail Wealth Management. Retail investors are everyday investors without much buyer power. Generally, retail investors are individual investors with liquid investable assets of less than $1 million – although the allure of a more bespoke investment counsel is not compelling until $5 million. Image: Pixabay.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Square. Alex Petrov, former VP of Retail Marketing at PayPal and VP of Consumer Brands at Safeway, joined the company as Vice President of Partnerships. Are you looking for a consulting or post consulting job but don’t know where to look?

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Culture Case Interview Interviews Engineering 100

Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 12, 2020

This pivot required the organization to change its business model from wholesale agricultural commodities to the production and retail of consumer goods. While the organization had strong core values and a revitalized product, its retail strategy and brand were underdeveloped. Let's talk CONTACT BRIMSTONE.

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Case Studies Case Study Cash Flow Retail 53

Tom Spencer

JULY 22, 2013

Archstone Consulting. Consulting. BCG is a global management consulting firm and a leading advisor on business strategy. Founded in Chicago in 1926, McKinsey is arguably the world’s most prestigious consulting firm. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 22, 2014

As a direct result, numerous retail stores including Trader Joe’s and Home Depot have already stopped offering healthcare plans to part-time workers. discount retailer by sales with about 361,000 total employees last fiscal year, joined the list. Finance says You May Want to Thank Your Employer. percent of their income.

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Healthcare Insurance Insurance Retail 71

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The bank has since fired 5,300 employees for the illegal behavior and eliminated retail bank sales goals entirely. It was yet another two years before Stumpf brought in consultants in 2015 to investigate the full scope of impact on consumers. For many in finance, projecting an aura of self-reliance is part of what garners respect.

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Leadership Banking Ethics Culture 129

Tom Spencer

JUNE 7, 2015

What made you decide to pursue a career in strategy consulting? I had a few friends working in consulting and started talking to them and going to the careers fairs and presentations. The opportunity to work in a team in a faster paced environment is what appealed to me about consulting.

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Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

Some companies that made the list were obvious choices; for example, the biggest online retailer now gets most of its profit from cloud services (Amazon). While Amazon has expanded its core retailing platform into new categories, such as food and streaming content, in parallel it has built the world’s largest cloud computing enterprise.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Given their size and appetite for diversification, these gigantic investors are a significant source of financing for many companies and governments in the developed world, and their investment activities can and do move markets. First, several startups are giving access to unconventional forms of data.

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Operations Finance Media Financial 70

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Investment banks are split between capital markets and corporate finance (also known as investment banking). Investment Banking – Capital Markets (Wholesale Banking) and Corporate Finance. Commercial vs Retail Banking. While on the retail banking side, there are consumer credit providers and mortgage lenders.

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Banking Industry Balance Sheet Retail 12

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I really enjoyed meeting the consultants, but ultimately feel BCG is a better fit. In any case, I have a question for you regarding Consulting vs. industry. I have been told that one year in consulting = 2 - 3 in industry. If I leave a consulting firm, what's next? How accurate is that in practice?

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Case Interview McKinsey 40

BCG

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Ralph) Hamers has been with ING for 25 years, becoming CEO in 2013 after a variety of roles in wholesale banking, lending, finance, credit risk management, and retail banking. Hamers recently sat down with Huib Kurstjens, a senior partner and managing director in the Amsterdam office of The Boston Consulting Group.

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Banking Boston Consulting Group Industry Retail 40

Tom Spencer

JULY 16, 2015

The Three C’s Framework may prove extremely valuable for consulting case questions. What is the best way to reach customers (mail order, online store, factory outlet, retail store, supermarket, department stores, or network marketing)? (Source: Flickr ). It involves examining customers, competition, and the company. Distribution.

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Case Interview Industry Productivity Interviews 60

Tom Spencer

MAY 29, 2016

I am currently living in Beijing, lecturing strategy and finance courses to undergraduates. I was recently at a large French retail store called Auchan. One observation I’ve made is that the people here are good at identifying opportunities for profit. Opportunity knocks at the door only once (机不可失，时不再来).

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Retail Finance Examples Financial 60

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

All of the top consulting firms base their professional career development around this principle. Once I could manage clients, they had me manage other consultants. Once I understood retail, they had me work with financial institutions. Ran a finance organization? I call this living your life at the edge of discomfort.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

Accenture careers are like Accenture itself - the very best there is in the world of consulting. The Products Operating Group concentrates on Air Freight & Travel Service, Automotive, Consumer Goods & Services, Industrial Equipment, Infrastructure & Transportation Services, Life Sciences, and Retail. For more: [link].

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Accenture Case Interview Operations Automotive 45

Tom Spencer

MAY 11, 2019

Having a great mentor is critical for personal skill development, especially early in your career, and so I wanted to share the guidelines that my mentor provided me to follow in 2019 to become a better consultant / strategist. As a brief introduction, my mentor spent two summers at Bain & Co. Image: Pexels.

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Guidelines Bain Productivity Banking 60

Tom Spencer

MAY 25, 2019

The type of client that the firm services will also affect this metric – a firm that deals primarily with retail clients will charge much larger fees on their AUM than a firm that deals with institutional clients. Image: Pexels.

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Cash Flow Management Metrics Benchmarking 60

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Some outside consultants presented to the Fed at that meeting, generally giving an amazingly rosy view of the world as well. Much of the upward revision is in consumer spending and reflects the November figures on retail sales and PCE services. I slogged through most of it. Bernanke : Many of you have valid concerns about inflation.

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Construction Conference Meeting Policies 77

CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

Interest in Oliver Wyman careers has grown as the firm is one of the fastest-growing consultancies within the top ten. Oliver Wyman's four key consulting tracks can be roughly mapped to their legacy firms. Today, the four practices are: General Management Consulting. Financial Services Consulting. Leadership Development.

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Oliver Wyman Case Interview Interviews Bain 49

The Fearless Marketer

MAY 4, 2020

Now it’s the single largest retailer on the planet. The obvious example is delivering all your consulting, coaching, and training virtually. Shopping, entertainment, news, restaurants, and transportation have all been turned upside down. Most of these have crept up slowly. But the pandemic hit us all in one fell swoop.

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Transportation Video Retail Survey 87

Tom Spencer

JUNE 8, 2019

Jason Oh is a management consultant at Novantas with expertise in scaling profitability for retail banks (consumer / commercial finance) and diversified financial service firms (credit card / asset management / direct bank). We have prepared a Brief Guide to Asset Management, you can download it now. Image: Pexels.

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Trends Management Banking Government 60

freshminds

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Being a critical business analyst is at the heart of management consulting - seeking out valuable data and generating new ideas to maximise efficiency and profit within companies. With the 'Big Data Revolution' in full swing, consultants now have a much wider array of business data to analyse and this can be a daunting challenge.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 17, 2019

We dove into an hour-long Q&A session with three main objectives: To learn how Ricardo found himself in the blockchain world after working at a strategy consulting firm. Objective 1 – To learn how Ricardo found himself in blockchain after working at a strategy consulting firm . All you see is the banana at the store.

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Case Interview Retail Examples Sales 60

Tom Spencer

MAY 11, 2019

According to Landor , a brand consulting firm, this strategy is more popular when the value of the acquisition is lower (With deals under $1B, brands are changed 78% of the time, compared to 46% with transactions greater than $5B). Approach 2 – One Brand Disappears. Image: Pexels.

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Strategy Strategy& Strategy Banking 60

Tom Spencer

JUNE 29, 2019

Jason Oh is a management consultant at Novantas with expertise in scaling profitability for retail banks (consumer / commercial finance) and diversified financial service firms (credit card / wealth management / asset management). Establishing causation will require experimentation and hypothesis testing. [If Image: Pixabay.

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Data Software Analysis Examples 68

Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Technology is strong in the area and we have some leaders in high-end retail, like Nordstrom and Starbucks. There are more and better business buyers in the market, a lot more sellers of good businesses, and financing has not been an issue (as long as the profits support the price). One big reason is Boeing. ” Brian Eno.

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