75: Myths about Management Consulting

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we spoke about the different interview approaches used by big consulting firms. We also discuss brainstorming, estimation case, and full case, and how cases are conducted—which we know will be ... Show More

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we talk about the different kinds of cases you may face in an interview and the techniques you can use to solve them. We also discuss the meaning of market sizing and deregulation cases, and th ... Show More

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we look at the profile of an older MBA candidate who has extensive oil and gas expertise. We offer some counter-intuitive advice to this candidate for their career and planning. While we use an ... Show More

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 building t ... Show More

Managers often have a bad reputation. What should we make of the people who tell managers how to manage? That question has often been raised over the years, with a sceptical tone. The management consultancy industry battles a stereotype of charging exhorbitant fees for advice tha ... Show More

Late last year the Financial Conduct Authority announced it would be forming a working group to look at how its SDR rules on greenwashing would affect advisers rather than publishing rules on the issue.In this week's podcast FT Adviser deputy editor Damian Fantato is joined by Ma ... Show More

Send us a textWe work with thousands of consulting candidates each year. 95% of them have McKinsey, Bain, and BCG as a target firm. And often, ONLY those 3 firms. We’re all for reaching for the stars, but we believe an “MBB or bust” approach is NOT the right approach for most asp ... Show More

If you have your own business and earn over $50k, you'll want to listen to this episode. Electing an S-Corp tax status for your LLC might save you thousands in taxes.  Michelle Moses, CFP® and Jared Van Arsdale, CPA discuss the complexities and benefits of electing an S-Corp stat ... Show More

Send us a textWe were joined by KPMG, Strategy&, Simon-Kucher, and 4 other firms for a state of the strategy consulting industry discussion. The panelists covered:How to get hired in strategy consulting right nowWhat strategy consultants actually doHow to identify which type of c ... Show More

In this episode of The Case Interview Podcast, Bruno and Julio talk about the misconceptions people have around case interviews, how they drive candidates in the wrong direction, and the right mindsets to have instead.They also bring up the scenarios case interviews are emulating ... Show More