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Business Book Review: Case Interview Secrets

In the case interview prep world, Victor Cheng has risen to a household name in the last 5 years. His book Case Interview Secrets is one of our recommendations for those looking to break in to the industry.  A Stanford graduate who worked in consulting during his early career, Victor Cheng speaks from his experience as…

Harvard Junior Weighs Internships in VC and Consulting

Pierre was a junior at Harvard University who was offered 2 very exciting internships - one for BCG in management consulting (plus, after this call he got an offer for Bain as well) and the other for a VC firm in New York. He was torn between the two types of options, so he jumped on a call with…

Job Hub: Chick-Fil-A Jobs and Culture

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Chick-Fil-A. Chick-Fil-A is the Georgia-based privately held and family owned company credited with pioneering the establishment of restaurants in shopping malls. Since its inception, this company - with over 1,850 locations in 41 states and Washington, D.C. - has grown to be the largest quick-service chicken…

5 Expert Tactics to Master the Case Interview

To the uninitiated, the case interview can be more than a little bit terrifying. The main point of the case interview is to provide you with an opportunity to show the interviewer the great job you’d do if they hired you today and set you straight to work. Part of that, is showing them your…

Introducing PowerPoint for Consulting

At least once a month someone asks us if we can help them with presentations and PowerPoint for Consulting, asking: If we can teach them how to develop slides and stories ahead of an interview If we can show them how to structure a presentation If we can help them learn the essentials of a PowerPoint…

Amazon Interview Questions: Insight into the Amazon Interview Process

Amazon interview questions are notoriously tough. With the tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Amazon, there's a reason why. Named by Forbes as a Top 10 most reputable company, Amazon originally began as a bookworm's dream come true. Now, the Seattle based company has changed the landscape of online retail. Enjoy! Amazon History…

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) Interviews and Culture

Today's expose highlights the world's largest employee-benefits consulting firm. Willis Towers Watson (WTW) specializes in HR consulting of all kinds, and risk management consulting in particular, while also counting actuarial and investment consulting practices under its umbrella. While this may be a fairly new firm, it boasts a storied history all the same. In fact,…

AlixPartners

Today, we continue our Firm Profile series by looking at AlixPartners, an up and coming consulting firm with the pay to boot. AlixPartners is an international business advisory firm known for its work in corporate turnarounds, bankruptcy assignments and restructuring. With over 30 years of history, AlixPartners has been around for a while, but has…

Market Sizing Questions – Breaking Down Case Interview Frameworks

Welcome back to our case interview frameworks series, giving you a step-by-step approach to solve any case that’s set before you. If you haven’t read our first article yet, we encourage you to go back and read it before continuing. Think of this as your Market Sizing Cheat Sheet, as well as your guide for…

2016 Management Consulting Salaries – Undergraduate, MBA, Interns and More

Trustpilot Updated: 2018 Management Consulting Salaries Welcome to the New Year Management Consulted Subscribers! This leap year, 2016, is exciting on many fronts. The year promises the world's first space hotel, NASA's Juno spacecraft arriving at Jupiter, soccer's Euro 2016 in France and the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the US Presidential Elections (aka circus) and much more. Along with all…