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Leadership Training: What’s The ROI?

For all levels of leaders - from brand new managers to C-suite executives - leadership training offers a path towards expanding the capacity of leaders in your organization to operate in the roles they currently possess, and the roles you hope they will grow into. Companies that invest in leadership training understand that investing in…

Group Case Interview: How To Prepare & Crush It

Group case interviews are all the rage as firms like EY expand their use in the consulting interview process. Case interviews are the dreaded and most challenging parts of a consulting interview, but they are typically conducted in a one-on-one context. Most candidates focus all their prep on these individual interviews. However, candidates should also…

Accenture Interviews, Culture, and Careers

This Strategy Simplified conversation reveals everything you need to know about Accenture - and nothing you don't. In it, Accenture's Caroline Dudley and Rizzalyn Burke get real, sharing candidly from their experience with the firm. Listen for an insider look into Accenture culture, interviews, recruiting process, current opportunities, and so much more. It's a can't-miss…

What is Strategy Sprint?

Today, we're learning about Strategy Sprint, a hands on consulting project opportunity. Want to get some real world experience to test out whether you're interested in consulting, amp up your case practice, or get ready for that consulting job after you get the offer? Strategy Sprint might be for you! Apply today or learn more.…

Personality Tests: 6 Top (and Useful) Tests for 2022

“Personality test” is a phrase that evokes a wide range of reactions. Some find personality tests highly useful; others find them useless. Our take? If not overdone, they can be effective tools for self-discovery, adding great value to your personal and professional life. If you want to learn more about yourself, there is a test…

Skill Will Matrix: Leadership Tool

In the cult-classic film, Kill Bill, the character Beatrix Kiddo possesses two qualities that earn her the top performance spot according to The Skill Will Matrix. Albeit a fictional character, for Kiddo, those qualities would be a fierce will and “a particular set of skills.” The score that any manager would give this high-will/high-skill team…

Artisan Healthcare Consulting

Artisan Healthcare Consulting, located in the Boston area, is a boutique healthcare consulting firm focused on the pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, and diagnostics sectors. With only 25 employees, Artisan is a small yet mighty firm that punches well above its weight. In this in-depth profile of Artisan Healthcare Consulting, we dive into the firm’s inner…

Digital Interviewing

With technology improving on a day to day basis, consulting companies are adapting with the times when it comes to recruiting. One of the latest and most common hiring practices in the industry is known as the digital interview. Digital Interviewing was pushed to the forefront through the COVID pandemic, and it's very possible to…

Public Debt: Will It Sink the Future U.S. Economy?

Public debt is always a hot topic in Washington DC. Does the national debt matter? How much is too much? When used correctly, public debt can be extremely beneficial, leading to a better quality of life for Americans. Public debt can be used to finance construction of new roads, provide healthcare to citizens, invest in…

The Consequence of Self Confidence

Self-confidence is one of the most helpful qualities you can demonstrate in life, in business, and as an applicant to a management consulting firm. Yet by and large, aspiring consultants don’t work on their self-confidence in the same way they work on other dimensions of applicant competitiveness. This is a shame, because there are resources…