Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

As fall recruiting season is on the horizon, it’s inevitably a busy time for many students looking to recruit into consulting. I hope this article gave you some useful ideas that you can use to improve your case prep routine ahead of the fall recruiting cycle. I wish you the best of luck!

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Looking back, that experience significantly shaped my successful recruiting strategy and confirmed my desire to enter the consulting industry. That confidence made me more motivated to recruit for consulting, and also a lot more coherent in explaining to others, from recruiters to my parents, why consulting was right for me.

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freshminds

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Here are a few tips on how to get you started: 1) Sport. Sport can be a great way to demonstrate everything from teamwork to dedication. Although if you don’t show how it’s relevant, adding your favourite sport to your CV could actually be hindering your application and seem out of place.

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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.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

As part of their cultural focus on fostering a sense of community and camaraderie, OC&C Strategy Consultants regularly organize office lunches, drinks and sporting events – so you have that to look forward to as an intern! OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . Exit Opportunities . Target Schools .

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2016

ALIXPARTNERS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . In keeping with what we’ve already said about recent graduates and AlixPartners, it’s worth noting that the firm does next to no recruiting through university campuses but instead mostly uses recruitment firms. Financial Services. Healthcare. Heavy Equipment. Life Sciences. Oil & Gas.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Throughout the consulting career recruiting process, I found it memorable that in both informal conversations and formal presentations, the issue of personal life management did occur as a poignant topic of conversation. It is also important to help others visualize what this means. dinner at 9PM) and on shorter notice.

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Martinka Consulting

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Just talk to any executive recruiter. Here are some statistics from an executive recruiter, which explains why it’s tough to find good people. It’s very much like sports, the more the team wins, the greater the number of fans it has. The icing – the top three. Customers (efficiency vs. make more calls) Yes, we can!

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1 to 1

MARCH 30, 2021

Nearshoring operations is when an organization recruits employees from neighboring countries to complete services. 11 Ways to Transform Your Business with Inside Sales Outsourcing: These days, sales is a team sport. For example, many companies offshore customer service operations to third-party associates in other nations.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 23, 2015

Tesla Motors first gained widespread attention following its production of the Tesla Roadster, the first fully electric sports car. Are you an employer,recruiter, or hiring manager? Led by brilliant visionary co-founder and CEO Elon Musk, Tesla Motors since its inception has been out to create an electric car revolution.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 23, 2015

We give you all of the support that is required, and we recruit people who are self-starting, enjoy that challenge and are comfortable with autonomy. We recruit for experienced hires on a rolling basis. Tom: What does your recruitment process involve? Mike Meredith: Our recruitment process involves: CV and Cover Letter review.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2016

“ Employer branding ” is no longer simply a concern for recruitment marketing; it is also a key component of effective organizational leadership. ” This emphasis on the collective distances Adidas from Nike’s more archetypal sports obsession with individual winners.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 15, 2018

When it comes to recruiting the three big criteria are: networking, application package (cover letter, resume, and transcript), and interview. DO follow-up on my replies and build with natural conversation (good topics to mention are sports, food, and travel). The smoother it is, the better. Poor body language.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

The firm asks for public affairs experience in the people it recruits. He exposed the Great Surfball Scandal in 1998, when Peter Mandelson, as Minister in charge, falsely claimed that the Millennium Dome would contain an attraction called “Surfball: the sport of the 21st century.” Image Source: AAAC ).

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 11, 2015

The University of Vermont had a strong sports nutrition program and I decided to go back to school and learn how to be a better athlete. 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.

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Peter Stark

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

If you are a sports team, a valuable player is hurt and lost for the season. Re-recruit the cream of the crop: When crisis strikes, some team members may feel the easiest thing to do is to find another team or job. Something negative is published about your company in the press or social media.

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Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2017

Corporate job openings pull in about 250 résumés apiece, and over half of surveyed recruiters say shortlisting qualified candidates is the most difficult part of their job. Hiring the right people. Automated programs can recognize products, people, logos, and more. Retail shelf analysis.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

From education, Eton College, from science, NASA (initially part of the US Army), and from sport, the New Zealand All Blacks and British Cycling. They also recruit from outside their sector to bring in new knowledge and experience. Then, we spent five years trying to understand what they do, and how they do it. Disruptive nervousness.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2015

Tom: Does IMS Consulting Group use the case interview as part of its recruitment process? Steph: These don’t have to relate to life sciences, they could be sporting. Steph: Not for 2015. We just finished this week, and will be re-advertising starting from September for 2016. How many interview rounds are there?

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

In a series of studies we describe in our latest paper , we tested how people perceive goals by asking participants on Amazon’s crowdsourcing marketplace, known as Mechanical Turk , to rate the difficulty and appeal of targets set at various levels and across spheres from sports performance and GPA to weight loss and personal savings.

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freshminds

JUNE 26, 2017

You have a 2:1 from a reputable university, were the captain of your sports team, had an internship at a law firm and have a great smile? The recruiter said it would just be a chat about your experience and your personality? Well, let me tell you; never ever think that it’s in the bag!

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Harvard Business

APRIL 21, 2017

So they place their prized recruits in collaborative groups and tell them to fit in. Organizational citizenship behaviors like helping others, making constructive suggestions, and being a good sport also matter in business , helping to lubricate the social machine of the organization.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 4, 2013

I basically said that I wanted to learn more about consulting, and I wanted to see if consulting was right for me, and I just wanted to get an insider’s view of what their lifestyle was like, and what their recruiting process was like. So I think that was really helpful. So tell me a little bit about that process and what happened.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

In sports, particularly in American sports, the term is "choking" under pressure. 2b) Misperception of Relative Capability: This cause of nervousness comes from misjudging your performance/credentials vs. other candidates (but those interviewing now and those featured in the recruiting website/brochures). One little secret.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2018

’” Today, Chris is leveraging his military and leadership experience running a startup operation within a larger company that specializes in security consulting for major sports arenas and convention centers. But recognize that your first job may not be a fit. .” It was the best job in the world.”

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

However, in competitive environments such as work and sports, the classic findings flip : competence is prized over character. In Meyer’s case, after he learned about Smith’s trip to a strip club on a recruiting trip, he revised the 2014 Coaches’ Manual to include a “morality clause.”

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Management Consulted

APRIL 11, 2016

And who can argue with a firm that goes out of its way to organize day trips, sports teams, charity events, and other functions to build a spirit of community, fun, and camaraderie? THE BRATTLE GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

According to the Jobvite Recruiter Nation Report 2016 , 60% of recruiters say culture fit is of utmost importance in hiring decisions. This situation occurs frequently in professional sports. How We Define “Fit” Companies turn down talented people every day when the fit isn’t right.

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Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 21, 2018

In this we can usefully take a lesson from the sports professionals. The Devil looked at her and smiled: “Yesterday we were recruiting. Even when you are doing a fantastic job there’s always room for improvement. Apply the Nike slogan ‘ There is no finish line’ to the HR function. Today you’re staff.”. All you can do is document it.”

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2017

” Workplaces tend to recruit and reward employees who take charge, confidently express their ideas and opinions, and promote themselves. .” Likewise, Dartmouth College’s admissions website endorses the importance of individual self-expression : “What will impress us is YOU.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

The recruiting coordinator will usually hand these folders to you. His free moments are spent traveling and enjoying sporting events with his wife and daughter. Case Interview: ~75% of interview. Make sure you eat a good breakfast and aim to arrive 10-15 minutes before your interview. Image: Pexels.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

In the context of the structured interview, this could mean that otherwise superficial questions about the weather or local sports teams might offer a useful sneak peek at how the candidate will perform on the job. Yet we caution against just eliminating rapport building from interviews, for several reasons.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 1, 2016

For instance, you can find an ad for a Maserati sports car insisting, “My car has to be fast, smooth, and give me a sense of control”; and you can see Micro Focus, a multi national IT consultancy company, emphasizing on its website how its products allow consumers to “Take Back Control.”

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Harvard Business

JUNE 17, 2016

Consider the sports apparel company Under Armour. The business has a distinctive customer experience capability, a prowess at creating premium food and beverage products, and an ability to recruit and manage thousands of retail employees with high loyalty and low turnover.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 20, 2014

This was a pretty ambitious goal considering no banks recruited from my school. My networking process with PwC entailed: Introducing myself to a recruiter on the University of Oregon campus at the end of my senior year, and keeping in contact with her while I was in Australia. November 2013: Received offer.

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Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2018

While cycling as a sport is growing globally, the avid cyclist subcategory is growing even faster. They vouched for Strava’s authenticity to other avid cyclists who, in turn, could be recruited into the mob. At the same time, GPS devices are becoming ubiquitous, creating large amounts of GPS data related to athletic activities.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Harvard and Yale) are typically recruited on-campus. By contrast, our higher class candidate pursued traditionally upper-class hobbies and sports, such sailing, polo, and classical music, while the lower-class candidate participated in activities with lower financial barriers to entry (e.g., country music).

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