Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking

The podcast discusses the importance of communication and how to influence interviewers during interviews. They analyze a candidate who creates a strong first impression but struggles with further questioning. The importance of creating the right impression and understanding signals is emphasized. Strategies for creating a positive first impression in case interviews are discussed. The impact of the initial moments in an interview on the interviewer's perception and behavior is highlighted.

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss how to gain more experience. Many candidates are declined with the suggestion to gain more work experience. Unfortunately, candidates take this feedback at face value. This podcast explains what this feedback means and suggests a vital shortcut to fix this problem. Hint, it does not require work experience at all. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallApproach McKinsey & BCG winning resume free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/resumepdf Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss key differences in Bain FIT questions. In looking through our database of over 240 former clients and speaking to Bain partners we know, we see two unique ways a Bain fit interview differs from a McKinsey PEI. The first relates to way in which you interact with the interviewer as you deliver your response, and the second relates to a very specific attribute that Bain seeks in your fit responses. Both differ substantially from a McKinsey or BCG interview. In fact, EVERY single client we placed at Bain strongly displayed these two characteristics. It is uncanny how close a correlation exists. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallApproach McKinsey & BCG winning resume free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/resumepdf Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

Welcome to an interview with the author of Be the Unicorn: 12 Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest, William Vanderbloemen. In his book, William reveals how job seekers, employees, hiring managers and company leaders everywhere can stand out from their peers and become irreplaceable, building the careers they've always wanted. William Vanderbloemen has been leading the Vanderbloemen Search Group for 15 years, where they are regularly retained to identify the best talent for teams, manage succession planning, and consult on all issues regarding teams. This year, Vanderbloemen will complete their 3,000th executive search. Prior to founding Vanderbloemen Search Group, William studied executive search under a mentor with 25+ years of executive search at the highest level. His learning taught him the very best corporate practices, including the search strategies used by the internationally known firm Russell Reynolds. Prior to that, William served as a Senior Pastor at one of the largest Presbyterian Churches in the United States. Get William's book here: https://rb.gy/45lms Be the Unicorn: 12 Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallApproach McKinsey & BCG winning resume free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/resumepdf Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

In this podcast, Talia Fox, CEO of KUSI Global, Inc. and Harvard University Fellow, shares insights from her book 'The Power of Conscious Connection'. She discusses building a professional and personal brand, developing conscious engagement, the power of surrender, testing ideas and effective time management, the importance of rest and relaxation, and her book's availability on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Jerry Colonna, CEO and co-founder of Reboot.io, discusses leadership, belonging, and personal growth. Topics include embracing family stories, the need for changes in the workplace and educational system, and questioning self-imposed rules. The conversation emphasizes the importance of empathy, understanding the past, and creating a sense of belonging and connection in organizations.

In this episode, the speaker discusses the significance of including accomplishment-driven bullet points in resumes. They introduce the concept of categorizing bullet points into salary and bonus discussions and encourage listeners to assess their resumes for bonus-worthy achievements. Learn how to showcase accomplishments above job expectations and the importance of personal drive in succeeding in a consulting firm.

The podcast discusses the economic impact of poor business judgement in the field of consulting. It highlights the importance of accurate knowledge and information, and the consequences of making erroneous business judgment calls. The speaker emphasizes the significance of general knowledge in solving case problems and the need for verifying assumptions and applying basic logic in decision-making processes.

Former USA champion gymnast turned entrepreneur & VC, Lisa Carmen Wang, discusses the power of discipline, her unconventional path to Wall Street, living in China, creating a community for female entrepreneurs, overcoming 'good girl behaviors', replacing negative behaviors with confidence-building ones, and ways to connect with the speaker for exclusive content.

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic, building of our technique to develop hypotheses, this podcast explains a clever way to generate creative hypotheses. In essence, the podcast will be useful to candidates who have already seen how we brainstorm and generate hypotheses, since this podcast expands on that thinking. The core of this idea is that if more than one structure can be brainstormed for a case, each of those structures can be used to develop a new type of hypothesis. This is a very, very simple technique as well. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallApproach McKinsey & BCG winning resume free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/resumepdf Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo