Month: September 2020

What are Behavioral Interviews?

What are Behavioral Interviews?

Key Insights: What behavioral interviews are: They assess qualities case interviews cannot, such as cultural fit, communication skills, and the ability to turn experiences into compelling, meaningful stories. How to…

Bain and Company Careers

Bain and Company careers can often be as short as two years, even for high performers. It’s common to start as an undergraduate new-hire and head to an MBA program…

Accenture Internship

Accenture Internship: 5 Tips to Land a Consulting Internship

The Accenture internship is a prized jewel in the internship landscape for business students and aspiring consultants. Past interns have raved about their Accenture internship experience. The Accenture Interview experience…

McKinsey Careers

McKinsey Careers

McKinsey careers are in high demand in the booming management consulting field. It’s easy to see why. The company earns over $10B in annual revenue and is generally considered the…

Bain-Style Case Study: Lamp Market in Mexico

Listen on Strategy Simplified Former consultant Matt joins Jenny Rae for a Bain-style case walkthrough. He tackles a case piece-by-piece, so listen along to hear how he communicates his thought-patterns…

Leadership Development

Leadership Development: The Ultimate Consulting Soft Skill

Leadership Development is a big focus of organizations the world over, with Leadership Development programs and training garnering an annual investment of close to $14B each year. This is for…

Taking A Gap Year

A gap year holds great potential and some drawbacks, depending on ones particular situation. Would it be a good idea for you? Do you have a wanderlust or dread the…

Conversational Interviews, Deloitte Conversational Interviews

Deloitte Conversational Interviews

Consulting firms are constantly looking for innovative ways to find and vet talent. One way this is being realized, is through more informal interviews. Specifically, Deloitte conversational interviews have taken…

First Mover Advantage Business Framework

First Mover Advantage: Business Framework

First mover advantage has become a kind of gospel in the business world. Companies everywhere are making huge investments on the assumption that being first to market with a new…

Triple Bottom Line: Business Framework

Triple Bottom Line: Business Framework

Triple bottom line is a philosophy that encourages businesses to optimize for more than just profit. Most businesses operate squarely within a capitalist framework. For most of the history of…

Gap Analysis Business Framework

Gap Analysis: Business Framework

Gap analysis is what businesses use to identify the obstacles between their current state of operations and where they want to be in the future. If you own or manage…

Probability Case Walkthrough - BCG Style

Profitability Case Walkthrough- BCG Style

Profitability cases are very common in case interviews. Many businesses are looking to consultants to guide them toward increased profitability. That of course means firms are looking for candidates to…