150: McKinsey Senior Partner Networking Success
We always ask our clients, especially those from weaker schools, to network with the most senior partners of consulting firms. This is a podcast about a PhD client, from a weaker school and no existin...
17 Aug 201310min
149: Why To Bring Energy To The Interview
Lots of candidates leave it to the interviewer to determine the energy levels, tone and mood of the call. That is a bad idea. In our experience, the best candidates always bring a light mood to interv...
10 Aug 20135min
148: Making sexist comments in interviews
Due to culture, tradition and even good intentions, candidates make sexist remarks. Sometimes, a very innocent remark may come across as sexist. This podcast examines some the incidences we have encou...
4 Aug 20132min
147: McKinsey, Bain, BCG Johannesburg
This extremely detailed podcast offers advice and information on the rise of Sub-Saharan offices – Nigeria and South Africa, the rise of African candidates, types of work done in these offices, the in...
29 Jul 201339min
146: Estimation Sensitivities During Calculations
This podcast looks at how to make estimations when calculating smaller values or working with enclosed spaces like restaurants, the importance of sensitivity analyses and a new limitation of demand-dr...
23 Jul 20134min
145: Too Junior For a Partner Meeting
Last week, an associate we placed at BCG emailed with a dilemma. A senior partner and managing director of the firm was visiting her office and she wanted to meet him. Her colleagues told her to forge...
17 Jul 20133min
144: Guidelines When Seeking Help In Case Interviews
Going into interviews aspiring consultants will be relying an a huge number of people for help: peers, classmates, consulting alumni, consultants, career counselors etc. This podcast offers some simpl...
11 Jul 20136min
142: Barter System in Cases To Ask for Information
A steep hurdle for many candidates is knowing how and when to ask for information / advice from an interviewer. To help our candidates, we developed the barter system / concept to fix this problem usi...
5 Jul 20133min
