Month: March 2020

INSEAD San Francisco: New Campus In The US

INSEAD Business School, one of the world’s premier business schools, just established its first presence in North America - INSEAD San Francisco. While this is exciting news for U.S.-based students and executives, the announcement is unclear about whether INSEAD's vaunted global MBA is bringing its curriculum stateside. Nicknamed “The Hub”, INSEAD is launching the campus…

Bain Case Interview: 3 Tips For Success

Do you have questions about what the Bain case interview process is like, and how you can prepare for it? If so, you have come to the right place. Bain & Company, one of the Big 3 management consulting firms, is always looking for exceptional problem solvers to add to its family of consultants. As…

McKinsey Insight Program

McKinsey Insight is built to attract top Advanced Degree candidates to life at McKinsey. What do we - and McKinsey - mean by Advanced Degree? If you are in a PhD, JD, or MD program, McKinsey is interested in you! Applying for summer consulting programs built specifically for Advanced Degree candidates gives you an opportunity…

Accenture

We profile Accenture, one of the world's most humongous consulting firms - one that often gets lots of attention but mixed reviews from the consulting crowd. What's different about Accenture Strategy? And - pray tell - what does Accenture do? We've asked the questions too. Why is it that Accenture, the mega consulting and technology…

BCG Growth Share Matrix: In-Depth Analysis

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Growth Share Matrix efficiently and effectively identifies if investments should be made into a product or service, or if a product or service should be retired from the market. Although there are some limitations of the BCG Growth Share matrix, which we will discuss, this matrix is an excellent first…

McKinsey Middle East Careers

Consultant Interview: How one consultant aced the McKinsey interview, broke in, and broke out again Are you interested in understanding more about McKinsey careers – from the McKinsey case interview to the difference between McKinsey offices in the Middle East? Boy, do we have a treat for you. If you’re thinking about applying for a…

Variable Cost: Examples, Definition, & Formula

Variable cost is one of the two major cost categories that you'll find in nearly every business endeavor. Together with fixed costs, they form the foundation of all corporate expenses. Even in the top business schools we teach at, there is some confusion over what exactly is defined as a variable cost. Our goal is…