4/25: Meet with David Culbert from Bain & Company

Join the Consulting Club for an information session with David Culbert ’07 of Bain & Company. David works in Toronto, and will cover topics including Bain’s recruitment process, necessary experience, resumes, and interview skills. Q&A to follow. Lunch will be provided. Where? The Career Center When? Wednesday, April 25, 12:15pm Not a member of the Consulting…

3/28 & 3/29: Case Interview Prep with the Consulting Club

Join the Consulting Club on March 28 and 29 for case interview preparation and a case interview workshop! Wednesday, March 28: Learn about IT Operations, Human Resources, and environmental consultancies, and prepare for the Case Interview Workshop on Thursday with sections from the Harvard Business School Management Consulting Interview Guide. Meet in Palmer 118 at 12:15pm. Lunch…

How to Solve Market Sizing Questions: Consulting Interview Skills

We’ve saved the best for last in this 3-part guide to doing mental math in interviews: the vaunted market sizing question. (Part 1 was on basic tips and frameworks, and part 2 was on calculating growth rates). While every consulting recruiting process is a little different, market sizing questions are one of the incontrovertible truths—they…

The Case of the Disposable Diaper Market

Answering case questions can be one of the most challenging aspects of interviewing for a job in consulting. We want to provide you with some practice materials to ensure that you’re well-prepared on interview day! See below for the Case Challenge of the Week. Can you work it out? Answer provided next week. Question/Challenge: Estimate…

Case Interview Series 2017

Considering a career or internship in consulting? If so, you need to be ready for Case Interviewing. Recruiting for these types of positions is typically done in the fall and using this summer to prepare is wise. In Case Interviewing, the candidate is given a question or problem and asked to resolve the situation on…