Mar 23

844: Estimation Sensitivities During Calculations (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we look at how to make estimations when calculating smaller values or working with enclosed spaces like restaurants, the importance of sensitivity analyses and a new limitation of demand-driven ... Show More

5m 4s

Mar 18

843: Bonus vs. salary resume editing (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss bonus versus salary resume. Bonus versus salary resume is a very simple test we do on resumes. This podcast explains the test. We basically look at whether or not a bullet point expl ... Show More

8m 31s

Mar 16

842: Key differences in Bain FIT questions (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss key differences in Bain FIT questions. In looking through our database of over 240 former clients and speaking to Bain partners we know, we see two unique ways a Bain fit interview d ... Show More

13m 24s

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

Jul 2023

366: What if the client demands more analyses? (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit one of the classics by Strategy Skills, where we cover a topic about what to do if the client demands more analyses. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strat ... Show More

23m 36s

Jan 2024

418: The most important output in a consulting study | management consulting project | benefits case (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss one important thing you always need to present in all of your management consulting projects, a business case. If you are not presenting a business case to a client, or a benefits case, I prefer ... Show More

10m 15s

Apr 2024

438: Scenario planning's common problems (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss scenario planning's common problems. Scenario planning / Scenario Analysis is a powerful tool in consulting. This is how to move from being a consultant to thinking and presenting like a ... Show More

9m 21s

Jul 2023

365: What happens if the client asks for proof of the strategy? (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit one of the classics by Strategy Skills, where we cover a topic about what happens if the client asks for proof of the strategy. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Ma ... Show More

20m 34s

Sep 2023

384: Great Management Consultants are Artists (Strategy Skills classics)

How do you become an outstanding management consultant? Should you excel at analysis? Should you master problem-solving? Should you become the world's most gifted communicator? You could master all of the aforementioned items and still be an average management consultan ... Show More

24m 11s

May 2020

S1E6: McKinsey-Style Case Study: Iced Coffee

Send us Fan MailFormer McKinsey consultant and all-star case coach Lisa Bright joins us to crack a full McKinsey-style case. Curious to hear how an expert drives a case from start to finish? You've come to the right place.Watch the Case Walkthrough here: tinyurl.com/icedcoffeecas ... Show More

47m 5s

Apr 2024

The problem with case interview books according to former McKinsey AP

This clip is an excerpt of episode 20, where Bruno and Julio interview Nicolas Constantinesco, former McKinsey AP, about his career in McKinsey, his experience helping shape universities curricula to better develop students' problem-solving skills, and his opinion on how to prepa ... Show More

8m 24s

Jan 2024

416: Consulting workshop best practices (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss consulting workshop best practices. Subscribe to FIRMSconsulting's YouTube channel: <a href= "http://bit.ly/Firmsconsultingsubscribe" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">http://bit.ly/Firmsconsul ... Show More

9m 59s

Mar 2022

McKinsey & Company: The First Management Consultants - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 52]

This is Jesse Pujji and today we’re breaking down McKinsey & Company, the world’s pre-eminent management consulting firm. Founded in the thick of the Industrial Revolution, McKinsey set about professionalizing the way businesses were managed. An accountant by trade, James McKinse ... Show More

1h 9m

648: Structure fails at 60% McKinsey cas...