Jun 5

S23E16: Ex-Bain SM: What AI Is Disrupting in Consulting (and What It Can't)

Send us Fan MailEvery week we hear the same question from candidates: is AI going to gut consulting before I can break in?Short answer: no. Longer answer: the model is changing fast, and you need to know what's shifting and what isn't.Arda Ecevit spent 13+ years at Deloitte, Stra ... Show More

46m 36s

Jun 3

S23E15: He Quit His Job to Break Into Consulting

Send us Fan MailWalter applied to consulting out of undergrad and didn't get an offer. Went into investment banking, got another shot a year and a half later, and still wasn't ready – too busy, not focused enough, cramming at the last minute.So he quit his job to recruit full tim ... Show More

17m 39s

May 29

S23E14: Ex-BCG Principal: Why 22 Cases Beat 100 (And What Actually Gets Offers)

Send us Fan MailBCG interviews typically start 3–4 weeks after the application deadline – and deadlines are here. Tauseef Charanya spent 10 years at BCG – half consulting, half building AI products globally. He's done 300+ interviews and has seen strong candidates miss offers for ... Show More

28 m

Jan 2024

642: McKinsey Weak School (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

Entering BBM with a weak school on your resume can create problems. Though, all of them tend to be created by the candidates themselves. These consultants tend to have so many incorrect preconceived ideas of the firm that even when a McKinsey partner tells them something, they te ... Show More

6m 22s

Apr 2024

665: Never start training with McKinsey cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

This is a mistake common to most case interview candidates. They start with the McKinsey approach. This is a very, very bad idea. McKinsey cases are those were the interviewer leads the case. If you are only trained to do cases in this format, you will never learn how to lead a c ... Show More

14m 56s

Nov 2023

625: McKinsey senior partner networking success (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we share a networking success story with a McKinsey senior partner. We always ask our clients, especially those from weaker schools, to network with the most senior partners of consulting firms ... Show More

10m 25s

Jan 2024

648: Structure fails at 60% McKinsey cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

At least 90% of aspiring management consultants assume that all McKinsey et al cases MUST be solved with frameworks. That is a dangerous myth. At least 60% of all McKinsey full cases (we are not referring to brainstorming, estimates, etc) cannot be solved with structures and you ... Show More

11m 40s

Oct 2023

385: When should you not brand yourself ex McKinsey (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit one of the classics by Strategy Skills where we talk about one of the issues that we deal with at Firmsconsulting and which many ex employees of major consulting firms (e.g. ex McKinsey and ex BCG consultants) encounter as they embark on buildin ... Show More

11m 33s

Feb 2024

The Investment Bank Interview Playbook: Mastering Behaviour & Technical Questions

In this podcast episode, the team delves into the techniques and best practices for excelling in an investment bank interview. Topics covered include: <ul><li>**Crafting Compelling Responses:** Learn the art of structuring your answers for maximum impac ... Show More

43m 8s

Jan 2024

Conquering Indecision: Strategies from Patrick McGinnis

Request A Customized Workshop For Your Company In this episode, Patrick McGinnis, Host of FOMO Sapiens Podcast and Author of The 10% Entrepreneur & Fear of Missing Out, discusses high-stake, low-stake, and no-stake decisions and how to deal with all of them. Follow Kwame Christ ... Show More

42m 2s

Feb 2024

TIP609: Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb

On today’s episode, Clay reviews Nassim Taleb’s book – Fooled by Randomness. Nassim Taleb is a Lebanon-born American mathematician and statistician whose work concerns problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty. He’s very well known for his popular books, including The ... Show More

1 h

Feb 2024

ATH Tout va bien dans le meilleur des mondes : Vraiment Vrai ?

Tous les matins en Podcast, je décrypte l'actualité économique, les marchés et Cryptos, et partage mes stratégies de Trading et d'Investissement.Des fois, les Samedis (OUI il FAUT QUE je relance ça ! ), l'Interview d'un expert ou d'un investisseur sur les marchés pour partager ex ... Show More

32m 15s

S7E24: McKinsey Mergers & Acquisitions C...