838: Sanity Checking Estimations in Cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

838: Sanity Checking Estimations in Cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

Many candidates forget to sanity-check their calculations in a case. That is a bad idea. Without a sanity-check there is no way to meaningfully assess the accuracy of your answer. More important, how you perform the sanity check is the key. All sanity-checks must involve the reduction of the answer to a number that you can intuitively compare to your own experiences. Unless you do this, you can never defend your answer.

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441: Why you should read Bill Matassoni's memoir (Strategy Skills classics)

441: Why you should read Bill Matassoni's memoir (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit one of the classics by Strategy Skills where we discuss why everyone should read Bill Matassoni's book. Every now and then, someone comes along and makes the subject of...

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440: The situation of not having the best undergraduate school

440: The situation of not having the best undergraduate school

In this episode, we discuss the situation of those people who may not have had the best undergraduate school, are not landing interviews, or do not impress their interviewer too well and how to fix th...

24 Tammi 202213min

439: Kent Taylor, the man behind the success of Texas Roadhouse (with Travis Doster)

439: Kent Taylor, the man behind the success of Texas Roadhouse (with Travis Doster)

Welcome to an episode with the Vice President for Communications of Texas Roadhouse and Kent Taylor's close friend, Travis Doster. Get Kent's new book here: https://amzn.to/30Q9SW7 Kent Taylor was the...

19 Tammi 202258min

438: Be a professional, don't be a business person

438: Be a professional, don't be a business person

What is your understanding of the consulting culture or philosophy? What do you think defines and separates the top consulting firms from the others? In this episode, we spoke about the real culture o...

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437: How to start shifting to the career you've always wanted - Author Program Q&A 7

437: How to start shifting to the career you've always wanted - Author Program Q&A 7

Learn more and see the application guidelines: https://www.firmsconsulting.com/experts-published-author-program/ Apply: email team@firmsconsulting.com This is a part of a 10-episode program to help o...

12 Tammi 20224min

436: Exit opportunities

436: Exit opportunities

In this episode, we spoke about the reality of exit opportunities in management consulting. Enjoying our podcast? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

10 Tammi 202215min

435: What is corporate strategy? (Strategy Skills classics)

435: What is corporate strategy? (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit one of the classics by Strategy Skills where we discuss the most important concepts you need to understand in order to advance your career. Be reminded about what is Co...

5 Tammi 202211min

434: Brainstorming

434: Brainstorming

This episode discusses what brainstorming is in consulting and what it is not. You will learn what you should actually do when asked to brainstorm. Enjoying our podcast? Get access to sample advanced ...

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