273: Changing a Consulting Firm

Networking with a partner is counter-intuitive. It is much easier to network with a McKinsey / BCG partner for at least four reasons. First, partners always return emails. Second, partners are generally willing to take a call just to explore your profile. Third, partners are less ... Show More

What is your understanding of the consulting culture or philosophy? What do you think defines and separates the top consulting firms from the others? For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we spoke about the real culture of consulti ... Show More

Many candidates forget to sanity-check their calculations in a case. That is a bad idea. Without a sanity-check there is no way to meaningfully assess the accuracy of your answer. More important, how you perform the sanity check is the key. All sanity-checks must involve the redu ... Show More

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we address how to answer difficult questions raised by the client during an executive workshop or another type of client's executive group meeting. We start with discussing the right mindset any consultant requires t ... Show More

Send us Fan MailA Bain-style case interview. What more needs to be said?Enjoy this case where a former McKinsey Engagement Manager interviews a current Deloitte tech consultant. Can our candidate crack the case? You'll have to listen to find out.Additional LinksApply to open role ... Show More

“The question which job or a program should I pursue in order to appeal to a consulting firm” is one that I get very often. But to my mind it’s the wrong question because the consulting firms higher potential and talent; not experience. And they actually think that somebody who h ... Show More

Send us Fan MailIf you've been tuning in to our recent 'intro to consulting' series, you know what consulting is and what consultants do. Now it’s time to shed light on the companies that are out there.In this episode, Jenny Rae (ex-Bain) shares the different types of management ... Show More

<p>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

Send us Fan MailThis episode is presented by Kearney, a leading strategy and operations consulting firm. See Kearney jobs now.This case interview simulates a Bain growth case, as demonstrated by a Bain consultant! The "client" in the case is a contact lens manufacturer wanting to ... Show More

<p>On today’s show we are talking about how our consulting division advised a client which had the effect of turning a good project into a great project, while avoiding a zoning variance at the same time. </p> <p>---------------</p> <p>**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:**<br> Spotif ... Show More

Send us Fan MailWelcome to another case interview walkthrough. This episode features Adeniyi, a PhD candidate transitioning from academia to strategy consulting. The interviewer is Maxime Betas, ex-McKinsey consultant.The case involves an investment fund considering investing in ... Show More