Management Consulted

MAY 5, 2015

What started off as an informal blog about management consulting with just a few readers became interview prep sessions, resume edits, videos on YouTube and Vimeo, books and the presentations we give at colleges around the world. The case interview is the great equalizer. And after all that, even with 1.5M Who is it for?

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Talent Assessment. Talent Management. Out of the massive laundry list of HR and benefits options for any old large global firm to choose from, Towers Watson specializes in the Health and Group Benefits, Insurance Industry Consulting and Talent Management practice areas. TOWERS WATSON CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 4, 2015

To use their legal work as an example, Analysis Group has worked with the 25 largest law firms in the country, which would give you access to some of the greatest legal minds available. Without an MBA or a PhD, you won’t get very far up the ladder, which, no matter how talented you are, is going to have a huge bearing on your compensation.

Analysis 100

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Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

L&D initiatives are essential for attracting and retaining top talent. By prioritizing L&D, companies can ensure they have the right talent to drive long-term success. Some examples of relevant KPIs include: Revenue growth: Track changes in overall revenue or revenue per employee over time.

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Metrics ROI Training Training 147

Harvard Business

JUNE 4, 2018

” “Our goal,” it stated, “must be to develop the talents of all to their fullest.” The talents of all are not being developed to their fullest, and many U.S. million job openings , which companies are struggling to find the right talent to fill. industries face acute skills shortages.

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Education Talent Company Accenture 73

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2018

.” The problem is that, when hiring, evaluating, or promoting employees, we often measure people against our implicit assumptions of what talent looks like — our hidden “template of success.” Take, for example, the hiring process. For example, don’t determine you need “a woman to round out the team.”

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Harvard Business

MARCH 15, 2017

This blending of internal and external talent can have huge benefits to the organization — cost savings, access to new capabilities, speed and flexibility — but having a blended workforce creates special challenges that most managers aren’t prepared to deal with. Look for more than technical expertise.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Be prepared for some difficult questions, an example being “what is a decision that you had to make in a fast-paced environment”, possibly prompting you to make the ironic response of “just now as I am taking part in this Hirevue process”. If you continued to impress in step two, you’ll secure yourself an interview with a real human!

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Cover Letters Interviews How To Recruiting 68

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Diane’s experience represents the experience of so many talented women in our research on the return to work after parental leave. Our research suggests that many firms are failing to support female talent making this return and that women are often left feeling frustrated and disappointed by it. What About the Length of Leave ?

Company 132

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Talent wars will decide the winners and losers in the next decade. Getting access to great talent and unleashing motivation and discretionary effort are arguably the most important jobs for leaders in all areas of every business and government agency. To win the talent war, companies need to change. Accessing Talent.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 24, 2017

We found many reasons for weak adoption of basic things like target setting and talent management, but some of the most prominent ones include: A lack of awareness that better processes may be needed. My coauthors and I explore this in detail as part of a study of how well 12,000 firms in 34 countries performed 18 core management practices.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2017

Since no skill can be learned without a minimum level of interest , curiosity may be considered one of the critical foundations of talent. As Albert Einstein famously noted , “I have no special talent. Consider the curiosity that went into automobile safety innovation, for example. I am only passionately curious.”

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Case Interview Interviews Video Accenture 128

LSA Global

APRIL 27, 2020

Virtual Interview Tips to Hire Top Talent. The option of interviewing and hiring virtually, rather than through typical in-person interviews, is quickly becoming the new norm as recruiters and hiring managers adapt to social distancing, look to open up their talent pool, and manage travel expenses.

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Interviews Talent Resumes Training 36

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Then we interviewed individual employees in each segment to get a sample perspective on typical mindsets. During the interviews, we asked questions designed to uncover beliefs, feelings, questions, and concerns about the company’s current strategy. Tell People What to Expect. Involve Individuals at All Levels.

Banking 133

Banking Interviews Retail Survey 133

Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 22, 2017

The home of independent business talent.” TopTal is a network of the world’s top 3% of software engineering, design, and finance talent — available on demand to help companies accelerate, adapt, and scale.” The marketplace for top-tier business talent. The company claims to have 30,000 users in 150 countries.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 3, 2023

People advisory consulting is a field that involves helping organizations optimize their human resources and talent management practices. For example, if a company is struggling with low employee morale and high turnover, a people advisory consultant might conduct employee surveys and focus groups to assess the root causes of the problem.

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Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2016

You’ve just landed an interview for your dream job. If you’re like most people, you’ll spend hours, perhaps days, preparing for that interview. But, in spite of your careful preparation, your interviewer might not evaluate your skills, ability, and potential using an equally thorough process. Further Reading.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 1, 2016

Successfully competing for top talent involves both selling jobs to the best candidates and retaining the highest performing incumbents. Like “exit interviews” these “declined offer” interviews can yield a lot of information about your own organization as well as valuable data about your industry and competitors.

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Interviews Company Resources Management 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

We share these examples here to illustrate how these forward-thinking companies are working now to address their future talent needs. To address this challenge, J&J designed their Talent Acceleration Process (TAP) in 2012, which fast-tracks early- to mid-career individuals to senior leadership positions. American Express.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2018

For example, last September, after HP conducted a one-year media audit of its agency partners, CEO Antonio Lucio publicly admonished Edelman, ranked as the top public relations agency in the world, for lacking racial diversity and inclusion. The CEOs also told me that retention of diverse talent was particularly challenging.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2016

Amazon, for example, has learned that same-day delivery could increase revenues significantly, and it is also aware that new insurgent start-ups such as Instacart and WunWun are focusing on the instant delivery of certain products, so it has invested in its own delivery fleet, drone technology and more. “It is big.”

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Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2018

In prior research , we at the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) found that women leave STEM fields in droves: 52% of highly qualified women working for science, technology, or engineering companies leave their jobs. We hear, in interviews and focus groups, that women are consistently spoken over and even robbed of their ideas.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

In his 1974 interview with ABC News , science fiction author Arthur C. At the same time, the fact that we do not have to maintain physical offices leaves us room to pay higher wages than others and attract top talent. Clarke painted a picture of how computers would change our way of life by the year 2001. Focus on outcomes.

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Management Case Interview Leadership Interviews 135

Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 20, 2017

My company represents self-employed professionals across the country, and over the last seven years I have interviewed, coached, or worked with more than 200 independent management consultants. Let’s look at some examples. I know a highly talented professional with over 20 years of experience with several Fortune 500 companies.

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Consulting Turnaround Exercises Technology Implementation 150

Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2018

We know that male mentors and sponsors are essential for helping talented women get ahead. Although mentors, by definition, have more experience in the profession, mentees bring their own insights, life experiences, and talents to the table. Janina Pires/EyeEm/Getty Images.

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Emotional Intelligence Talent Culture Conference 135

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Even in the startup world, where a talent gap means tech employees are in high demand, a solid resume is no guarantee of employment. The interview is your first and possibly only opportunity to stand out. Would anyone really say they don’t have grit, for example, or deny being altruistic? Even worse.

Interviews 70

Interviews Case Interview Resumes Sales 70

Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2017

In coaching, while Eric focused on learning ways to motivate the talent on his team, he didn’t address deeper issues, like his perfectionism, that could hold him back in the long run. Each of us rated our own clients, making sure to cite behavioral examples to justify each rating. This meant he was being groomed for ascendance.

Emotional Intelligence 136

Emotional Intelligence Case Interview Talent Pharmaceuticals 136

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

I interviewed more than 50 people from underrepresented groups who have made it in the tech industry, asking them to help me understand why they weren’t applying for my open tech jobs. For example, we found that many participants felt pressure to join the program so they could improve their family’s income.

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Company Recruitment Recruiting ROI 129

Harvard Business

JULY 3, 2017

Employers screen dozens — often hundreds — of résumés, spend countless hours choosing applicants to interview, devote a considerable amount of time to on-site interviews, and then select an applicant to hire. By this point employers are extremely invested in the chosen candidate. You and Your Team Series.

Education 167

Education Interviews Research Course 167

CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I have been practising case interviews for over two months now, however, I always get a little tense when I am doing the cases. Please advise on how I could overcome the apparent nervousness and come across as calm during the other interviews. I had a query and needed your help on that. Here's why. Rule #1: Know your material.

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Case Interview Interviews Video Consulting 58

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Right now, for example, the hot topic is “digital leadership” — driving organizations to be more innovative, iterative, and collaborative as they develop digital strategies to disrupt or transform their current business. How talent management is changing. Insight Center. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders.

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Leadership Deloitte Culture Pharmaceuticals 136

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Having assessed over 2,000 CEOs and over 18,000 C-suite leaders since 1995, we are struck by how often careers of talented executives stall or even derail because of seemingly trivial issues, many of which are utterly fixable. This data was gathered through structured interviews with every executive. 28% related to communication style.

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Talent Research Groups Resumes 133

Granite Leadership Strategies

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

You probably think good talent is hard to find for your business these days. Out of all those resumes, you only find a few candidates you want to call for an interview. But good talent does exist; you must know how to find it. The key is to try a new approach to locating top-notch talent.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 23, 2019

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your immense help, encouragement and guidance throughout my case interview preparation process. While going through the case interviews , I realized that I enjoyed them and most importantly, that this is something I could do well in. This often does not leave one with much time.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Through a combination of interviews with board directors and analysis of statements and documents, our work has uncovered a clear shift in how corporate boards approach diversity. firms last year, less than 45% attended to traditional measures of diversity (for example, gender) in their proxy disclosures. Among the largest U.S.

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Research Recruiting Recruitment Trends 126

Harvard Business

JANUARY 25, 2018

What’s the best way to assess elite talent — those people you expect to play a critical role in your organization’s success? Most management experts would say in-depth interviews , reference-checking , and work sample reviews. hank walker/life/Getty Images. Why move so far beyond traditional HR assessment tools?

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 11, 2018

Our best managers sometimes do the opposite: When they find talented people, they’re open to creating jobs around them. Whether we lacked the talent, the opportunity, or the means to make them our occupations, landing in a different career doesn’t make these passions disappear. Here’s an example.

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