Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2020

When you walk into an interview, even before you speak, shake hands or talk through your resume, something else is doing a lot of talking in your behalf: your appearance. Tailored business suits are pricy, especially if you are still looking for jobs or studying. Reading Time: 4 minutes. This allows you to keep a better balance.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

So, after writing the perfect resume and cover letter, and preparing at least 6 Hero Stories, it’s time to face the music. Market Study. Market study questions come in 3 forms: Market Entry. If you look at it through the market study lens, you look at market factors (competitors, customers, supply/demand, etc.)

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Sample case studies that are as challenging (if not more so) as the toughest ones you’ll encounter at any McKinsey/Bain/BCG interview. I offer hands-on coaching sessions to help people break into management consulting and top business jobs – from re-writing your resume to simulated interviews/case studies to thorough Q&A.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Studies have shown class migrants who are CEOs have increased risk-taking sensibilities to propel them further up the corporate ladder, and class migrant U.S. As a banker asked to evaluate a series of resumes said, “ Anyone who plays squash I love.” The resumes were identical in terms of education and work experience.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

For instance, in a recent study of residents training to be physicians, almost half of the women described “apprehension in appearing ‘bossy’ when leading cardiopulmonary resuscitation drills,” whereas no male participants expressed this concern. Census Bureau ) from each female and male applicant’s resume.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 5, 2017

1.) Study abroad/summer internships – The first option is to get U.S. work or school experience your resume will not get a second glance. There are a few ways that you can get “USA” on your resume. There are a few ways that you can get “USA” on your resume. work experience before or during B-school.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 27, 2014

Instead, we’re recommending real-life activities that will help you understand why profit is important to a business , or how to quickly study a new industry. The McKinsey Way by Ethan Rasiel — In this book, Rasial uses case studies and anecdotes to describe how McKinsey thinks about and solves business problems. Other MC Posts.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 20, 2008

I offer a personalized consultation service – from re-writing your resume to simulated interviews/case studies to thorough Q&A. Get the Management Consulted email newsletter: We offer resume editing and interview prep.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 10, 2009

while you’re studying abroad for an extended period of time in a foreign country? ” “For organized networking events, is it appropriate to carry a resume on you? We offer resume editing and interview prep. Here are the topics and questions covered in Networking 102: Networking Internationally.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2023

A candidate might spend hours on their resume and cover letter but put little thought into their LinkedIn profile other than a profile picture and a cheesy blurb in the “about” section. Although it may be less important than a resume, it is a crucial way to sell yourself as a qualified candidate. Quality beats quantity here.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Case Study #1: Admit your mistakes and generate ideas on how to improve. Matt Lee works at ResumeGo, a resume writing service company. In looking back, he noted that several of his clients said they didn’t like the formatting of their new resume. Case Study #2: Work together with your boss to improve your performance.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

According to two recent comprehensive studies of employers and job seekers by Indeed.com (the world’s highest-traffic job website) a full 91% of people are either openly looking or open to a new job, and 76% look at opportunities at least monthly.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 21, 2022

Often, they will also ask for a resume, which is an easy way to get your information to them. In registering for the event, I was able to submit my resume. Four months later, I received an email from an employee at the firm interested in chatting with me about the experiences on my resume. Bonus Tip: Update Your Resume Monthly!

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

These studies show that women who decide to take a longer time off can expect to pay a price for their commitment to motherhood when they return to work. At the time of our study, Canadian parental leave policy allowed for a maximum of 12 months paid leave for women. Finally, a few caveats are necessary.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 4, 2022

Case Studies. There is a lot to think about when preparing for consulting interviews , and you may want to check out some of our other blog posts and guides for preparing your resume , creating your cover letter , and improving your network. Frameworks. Experiential Questions. Presentations. While these firms all hire Ph.D.’s

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2019

Tell me something about you that’s not listed on your resume. Key takeaway: You have a life outside of work/studies, and you have common sense. What was the hardest part of working in a team in * randomly points to an experience in your resume * this project? Walk me through your resume. It’s important!

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Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2016

My advice is to look to a group of people I call “global cosmopolitans”— highly educated, multilingual professionals who have already lived, worked, and studied for extensive periods outside their home regions. Where can they find such talent? For example, having worked in China tells only a part of the story.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

After spending 18-years under the guidance of your parents, you gain the freedom to explore the world, study a degree of your choice, discover who you are, and explore potential career options. Some of the best years of your life will be spent at university. Most importantly, you can learn how to pitch as if you were presenting to a client.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

The HR person will look at your Resume, Cover Letter, and Transcript and decide whether you are qualified to attend a first round interview. Craft exceptional application materials (Cover letter and Resume). Keeping this information in mind, the next step is to craft your exceptional application materials: Resume and Cover Letter.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 9, 2016

Even behavior as straightforward as falsifying information on a resume was treated inconsistently by different boards. Questionable financial practices was the only category of behavior that almost uniformly resulted in termination; all other behaviors resulted in both outcomes (termination and retention) across our sample.

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Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Rather, I find her an interesting character study of choices versus capabilities. Equity Private is not only snarky, she is profligate. "I Additionally, it seems that her stint at DealBreaker, finance snark-central, has come to an end. My questions arent meant to mock her, or to be snarky myself.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 28, 2017

Other employees reported they “stopped giving resumes in advance of tech interviews to reduce bias in expectations of a candidate’s potential ability.” There’s a growing skepticism about whether unconscious bias training is an effective tool to meet corporate diversity goals.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 25, 2019

She studied for finals, participated in dormitory social events, and was a member of everyday student life. Having an Ivy League diploma on your resume IS very useful for the first six seconds that your resume is being read by a busy resume screener. They are plenty of "low status" people who are lonely too.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 6, 2020

I receive 2-3 LinkedIn messages per day asking to schedule a call so that I can share my personal experience in consulting, answer recruiting-related questions, and sometimes even review a resume on the spot. However, due my busy schedule there is only a handful of requests that I can reply and offer to help. Don’t skip this step on LinkedIn.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 25, 2017

Many of you have heard of Teach for America, but for those of you haven’t, TfA recruits the best and brightest undergraduate students to teach in low-income school districts for two years after they complete their undergrad studies. Does Teach for America experience help you in the eyes of the top firms?

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 18, 2021

Making the decision to commit another 4 years of study is not to be taken lightly. You can also vision board your ideal resume. Write the job titles and accomplishments you want to place on your resume and use that to help guide your decisions about which opportunities to say yes to and which ones to avoid. Consulting.

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Tsavo Neal

OCTOBER 2, 2020

How do freelance consultants with a mix of long and short-term projects structure their resume? If you’re a freelance consultant, your resume isn’t important. A resume positions you as an employee instead of as a trusted advisor. Case studies tell stories of how you’ve helped businesses like theirs. Big difference.

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Tsavo Neal

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Treat your LinkedIn profile like marketing material — not a resume. Posting your resume is marketing Interviewing is sales Salary negotiation is pricing Your employer is your customer. The Detailed Case Study. What are some of the best practices for setting up your LinkedIn profile to attract independent and freelance work?

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Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2017

Examining 46,934 resumes shared on Glassdoor by people who graduated between 2010 and 2017, the researchers looked at each person’s college major and their post-college jobs in the five years after graduation. A series of studies have shown just how tightly gender, prestige, and pay are tangled. Take kinesiology majors.

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Management Consulted

JULY 12, 2015

The emphasis they place on subjects like public health, social sciences and international studies is a great indication of that. The very first stage of recruiting at Abt is their online application, where you will upload your resume for screening. Diversity Programs . AARP Life Reimagined Program. The Posse Foundation.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

As a bonus, this exercise will also help you craft stories for your interviews and could help you sharpen your resume by using more technical terms. There are learning platforms that are specific to a field of study like ibiology.com. Always take notes in an organized way so you can build on them in the future. Learning new skills.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

If you are returning to school, take a wildly different class than your course of study. You were probably practicing case studies daily, so it should be easy to replace this daily discipline with practicing a new language every day. This does not need to be a resume building activity, as you obviously have the job already.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 13, 2017

When identical resumes — one with the name Emily and one with the name Lakisha, for example — are sent to job openings, Emily’s resume gets substantially more callbacks. Our study involved newly hired cashiers in 34 outlets of a French grocery store chain. The result was a drop in employee productivity.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

To try to answer this question, we conducted a series of studies to better understand the consequences of disclosing this potentially concealable identity in the workplace. In one experimental field study (currently under review at an academic journal), student experimenters sought to apply for job openings in retail stores.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

We added 8 new market sizing questions and case studies – for a total of 16 practice cases. We offer resume editing and interview prep. We added our MC-exclusive Hero Stories exercise – we use it with our 10-hour Black Belt Interviewer clients – to prepare you for ANY fit or experiential interview question. consulting interviews'

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 23, 2022

I praise them for doing their homework and studying… the grades will take care of themselves. In the early 1990s, McKinsey screened resumes primarily based on GPAs and test scores (a proxy for the IQ score) — the higher, the better. It’s better to praise kids for being hard workers. I don’t praise my kids for getting 100% on an exam.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 2, 2021

You might have a picture-perfect resume. Your credentials might even get past the robotic sorters looking through thousands of resumes for specific “buzz words”. student at Duke University in Mechanical Engineering, studying unsteady aerodynamics and mechanical vibrations in jet engines and turbomachinery. Be confident.

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