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BCG Pymetrics Test

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is known as a thought leader in the field of management consulting. The firm pioneered the creation of innovative business frameworks and launched BCG Digital Ventures years ago to provide advanced technological consulting services. In addition, they built the BCG Henderson Institute which is now a leading strategic think tank. More…

Article Recap: Week of August 18, 2019

Case Presentation Interview: New Style of Case Interview Firms are constantly trying to get the edge in hiring. Check out their latest iteration. [cta_button button_link="https://demo.managementconsulted.com/case-interview/case-presentation-interview/" button_text="See The Article"]   Networking: Get Offers at McKinsey Bain BCG See how to network your way into MBB! [cta_button button_link="https://demo.managementconsulted.com/consulting-networking/networking-how-to-land-offers-at-mckinsey-bain-and-bcg/" button_text="See How Now"]   Case Competition See how being…

Porter’s Five Forces Explained

Porter's Five Forces explained so you can understand the underlying business principles. The Porter's Five Forces framework isn't a framework that is required or used in the consulting case interview. But you should understand the individual components and they may be items that you would use to look at a business problem. Consultant's should be…

Case Competition

A case competition is an interesting experience. Usually, you’re stuck in a room for a vast majority of the week (or day) with a small group of ambitious and hyper competitive individuals solving a big hairy business problem. Regardless of whether or not that may sound appealing to you, business case competitions are an invaluable…

Case Presentation Interview: New Style of Case Interview

Management consulting is a decades old industry, and the case interview has been a consistent staple in the consulting recruiting process throughout this time. Consulting firms, however, continue to tweak their interview processes and have introduced the “case presentation interview” to test candidates in a new way. Firms use this to test more than just…

Networking: How to Land Offers at McKinsey, Bain, and BCG

How to network for a job - more so than even the case interview - is the key to landing offers at McKinsey, Bain, and BCG. When we share this insight with consulting candidates, many of them recoil in disbelief. They rightfully believe the consulting case interview to be the most challenging component of the recruiting…

Article Recap: Week of August 11, 2019

Ladder Of Inference Have you ever wondered why you make the decisions you do? Check out the Ladder Of Inference and see how our assumptions, culture, and the "reflexive loop", determine your beliefs and actions! [cta_button button_link="https://demo.managementconsulted.com/management-consulting/the-ladder-of-inference/" button_text="See The Ladder"]   Deloitte Intern Tips Hit the ground running in your Deloitte internship with this insightful…

The Pyramid Principle Explained

If you've been around consulting for any amount of time, you've heard of The Pyramid Principle®, developed and popularized by Barbara Minto. In fact, we wrote a whole article on it. But, as always, there's a deeper level to explore when it comes to the Pyramid Principle framework. Follow along as Jenny Rae follows up…

Deloitte Intern Tips

Have you just received an offer to become a Deloitte intern? Congratulations! However, the real hard work begins now. Big consulting firms like Deloitte utilize summer internships as a method to select the students who fit within their culture and have the qualities that will make them successful future consultants. It may sound daunting but…

The Ladder Of Inference

Any prospective management consultant should be interested in understanding how people reason, identify opportunities, draw conclusions, and make decisions. In the medium to long term, having a framework or mental model for thinking about these topics will help you be a more effective consultant, employee, manager, or business owner. In the near term, it might…