Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

Gaining work experience can allow you to position yourself as a low-risk hire who can hit the ground running from day one by operating independently and delivering value without extensive handholding and supervision. She enjoys tennis, hiking, creative writing, travel, exploring new cultures, and mentoring K-12 students.

Marketing 78

Marketing Consulting Case Interview Interviews 78

Management Consulted

JULY 15, 2015

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. The group’s travel-related operations, led by 51%-owned Virgin Atlantic Airways, are among its largest cash generators.

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Groups Culture Interviews Travel 100

Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2021

Consultants in the rainbow nation have continued to operate efficiently and effectively during the Covid pandemic. They are temporary responses to the pandemic, rather than trends that will become part of normal operations after the COVID pandemic comes to an end. The consulting industry is surviving during these uncertain times.

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Consulting Industry Operations Trends 68

Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2016

Sean Sternbach – Director of Operations – Pet Lodge Pet Resort. Even for such a high travel firm, which we’ll discuss below, they all seem to be so gosh darn chummy with each other. The travel here is tough, and long, and the hours aren’t easy. ALIXPARTNERS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING .

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Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

JANUARY 22, 2015

He co-founded MobileSuites, an app that puts travel concierge services and hotel information at your fingertips, and which you can (and should) find and sign-up for here. What else did you consider in the recruitment process, and why ultimately did you pick Altman Vilandrie? I would say it happened a bit by accident. Absolutely.

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Hotels Oliver Wyman Travel Recruiting 100

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.

Banking 272

Banking Boston Consulting Group Consulting Management 272

Tom Spencer

JUNE 21, 2015

I recently had the opportunity to communicate with Janine Clifford, Recruitment & HR Manager at L.E.K. Tom: LEK offers a range of services including Strategy, Marketing & Sales, Operations and Mergers & Acquisitions. The life of a management consultant is certainly a busy one and often involves travel. Consulting.

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Consulting Case Interview Cover Letters Recruiting 60

Tom Spencer

MARCH 22, 2015

WE were grateful for the recent opportunity to talk with Amanda Melo, recruitment manager at Partners in Performance. Partners in Performance is a global management consulting firm and we were interested to learn more about the firm and its recruitment process. Tom: What is the firm’s travel model?

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Recruiting Recruitment Travel Consulting 60

Management Consulted

JUNE 1, 2009

Everything from recruiting to lifestyle, daily work to client relationships. Berkeley undergrad who received Navigant and FTI Consulting offers – our interviewee shares insights on recruiting from a large public university , and his thoughts on the relative merits of Navigant Consulting and FTI Consulting. Favorite recent posts.

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Consulting Management Recruiting Recruitment 113

Tom Spencer

JUNE 28, 2015

Adam Fraser: At the business analyst level, you have the opportunity to engage with, and present to, clients and have quite a bit of client interaction, including traveling to client sites. Tom: What is the firm’s travel model? Some projects may require you to travel to another country and be on-site every day.

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Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview Travel 60

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Make sure you take time to find who the recruiting contacts are for your region of the country or even your specific school and be comfortable reaching out to those individuals. 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. Image: Pexels.

Consulting 60

Consulting Healthcare Recruiting Recruitment 60

Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

This firm was birthed out of the frustration they both felt with their employer, who they believed devoted too much time to operational issues while neglecting strategic analysis. Operational Strategy. Expect to travel to the client location on an as-needed basis; regardless, Fridays are usually spent in your home office.

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Interviews Culture Strategy& Strategy 100

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Operations – Altman Vilandrie dissects the everyday running of a client’s business to see what can be done better. INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . Target Schools: The list is short in sweet, reflecting an intelligently focused recruiting strategy: Brown. Are customer needs being met? Industries. Technology. Career Path.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Recruiting 100

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 2, 2015

Kearney offers a broad range of services including Analytics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations and Strategy. Kearney’s travel model? Kearney: Consultants generally travel to their clients from Monday to Thursday, returning to their home office on Fridays. Tom: When is the next round of recruitment application deadlines?

Case Interview 60

Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment Interviews 60

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

He began by helping firms recruit competent executives, acquire new customers, and establish conducive office space. After 2 years, he recruited 2 friends from Chicago and formed the Business Research and Development Company with $500 borrowed from the bank. Operations and Logistics. Organization and Change. Program Management.

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Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. In 2016 the company sold its China operation to Didi Chuxing because of the fierce competitiveness of the local player. A year later, Uber admitted defeat in another region, selling its operation in Russia to Yandex.

Recruiting 37

Recruiting Recruitment Transportation Advertising 37

Tom Spencer

MAY 16, 2020

For those who have an interest in specific industries as well as how they operate, consulting can offer you unique access to key decision makers and real time data. Travel is an alluring carrot that attracts many young people towards consulting. One risk in consulting is becoming a jack of all trades.

Consulting 88

Consulting Industry Case Interview Culture 88

Management Consulted

JANUARY 15, 2017

Currently, Kalypso LP operates as a subsidiary of Palladius Inc. Kalypso’s day-to-day operations are run by George Young (Chairman), Mick Broekhof (Founding Partner, Head of Kalypso Europe), and Bill Poston (Founding Partner, Managing Director). KALYPSO INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. KALYPSO ORGANIZATION. Practice Areas.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Intellectual Property 100

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Operational worldwide, Uber offers its transportation network services in 58 countries and over 300 cities. First off, you can expect to connect with a recruiter for a general phone interview. Are you an employer, recruiter, or hiring manager? ———– History & Culture. Let us help you.

Culture 100

Culture Case Interview Interviews Transportation 100

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

People will just take a little bit of time and travel, or something like that. So I started searching for programs that consulting firms recruit from. Georgia Tech is a program that two firms recruit from that I would be interested in. In the Consulting Roadmap, there is a chart that talks about when on-cycle recruiting happens.

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Consulting Resumes Bain Recruiting 125

Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage improved operational productivity reduced costs and increased revenue improved commercial value enhanced problem-solving One modern innovation that is impressive to watch is SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 (watch the video below).

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Culture Leadership Journal Study 52

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 30, 2016

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). If all you have is trading, investment, and financial experience on your resume, the firms will wonder how interested you are in business operations.

Consulting 100

Consulting Engineering Finance Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

As usual getting into McKinsey is tough, but it’s even tougher in NYC – with many target recruiting schools nearby and hundreds of aspirants swarming to locate in NY, it’s a highly competitive office. The Boston Consulting Group. EY Consulting.

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Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

Seth Godin Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

This is an organization that's bigger than a solo operation, but it almost certainly involves everyone reporting to the boss. Fellow travelers: This is a group of people with similar goals, approaches and perceptions. How do you find, lead and manage employees in a tiny business (two to nine people)?

Small Business 20

Small Business Management Travel Talent 20

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. That being said, the travel model will vary depending on the needs of the client.

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Case Interview Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 60

QEmploy

MAY 2, 2019

Second, in line to the public sector, is the financial sector in which a lot of firms are switching towards digitalizing their operations. It can, however, be a challenge to recruit internationally due to different law regulations, tax regulations, permits, language barriers and simply some consultants not wanting to relocate.

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Industry Consulting Trends Boston Consulting Group 60

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 11, 2015

This provided me with a steady income, a flexible schedule to travel and train and also helped me tap into my “inner entrepreneur” (I have started three businesses since this experience). A few years later I was recruited for a position by one of the government consulting companies who had previously made me a contingent offer.

Interviews 100

Interviews Consulting Government Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Buck Consultants now operates out of multiple offices globally with a clientele that includes 45% of Fortune 100 companies. BUCK CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Then, in 2010, Xerox acquired ACS for $6.4B, making Buck a Xerox company and a global leader in HR solutions. BUCK CONSULTANTS ORGANIZATION. Healthcare Payer Services.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Healthcare 100

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 30, 2019

Travel is hard on the lifestyle because you are just not at home. If you want to avoid traveling, work in an industry that is largely based in the same city as your office. Traveling to the client often involves just taking a taxi or Uber. And finally, how good are you at recruiting clients to do the work for you?

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Management Consulting McKinsey How To 75

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 26, 2017

By doing so they avoid the delays associated with information and approvals traveling up and down the management hierarchy. sales, procurement, recruiting, regulatory affairs) and the accountability for proper execution at that level. Hence, a central unit with sufficient detachment from front-line operations may be required.

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Efficiency Operations Examples Knowledge Base 28

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

While I was working with them, the focus of my PhD gradually shifted toward how economic integration and various factors (domestic, international, political, economic) have impacted Japanese companies’ corporate strategy and operations over the past couple of decades. ” “Was attracted by the following attributes of consulting.

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Asamby Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Next to effective recruiting, getting compensation right is one of the most important tools to position your company well in the market. Example: You have been a travel agent with a business travel agency for 10 years. You now enter a luxury, bespoke travel provider. Even in much more local settings, location matters.

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ROI Travel Tools Sales 40

Peter Stark

DECEMBER 26, 2017

I can travel all week doing presentations for clients. When I travel for two or three weeks in a row, I start to focus on the negative impact the travel is having on my body, my family and my team at work. Recruit the cream of the crop. When it is not, here are 8 tips to help re-build organizational morale.

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Travel System Sales Recruitment 29

Management Consulted

JUNE 12, 2016

With 27 offices worldwide, Parthenon-EY is still a new venture, although it is has gained decent market share in the 2 years it has been operational. The practice areas at Parthenon-EY reflect the operational nature of consulting projects at the firm. PARTHENON-EY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Practice Areas. Consumer Products.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview Bain 100

Management Consulted

AUGUST 7, 2016

One problem, however, with tossing traditional practice to the wind is that it takes a significant amount of success to prove that you’re operating on more than just blind luck. What helps with this work/life balance is that travel is not a big part of the projects at TCG. Nervous about giving an elevator pitch?

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2017

Extravagant meals are covered while on business travel and teams have budgets to have fun events to get to know each other. Lots of things – from strategy, operations, and risk management to organizational transformation and leadership development. McKinsey Boston is a NE underdog, but there are still many reasons to choose it.

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Oliver Wyman Mercer Consulting Deloitte 72

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Senior executives tend to be shielded from organizational problems and data; they are given limited and filtered information about their operations, employees, and customers. This is easier for some people than for others, so you should actively recruit or promote at least two or three people who will serve as important counterpoints.

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How To Banking Turnaround Meeting 28