by Marc Cosentino | Oct 1, 2019 | Private Sector Blogs
There are three kinds of people in the world, those good at math and those not so good. Sometimes there will be a little, sometimes a lot, but nothing that you haven’t seen before. The most common math you’ll see in a case interview are percentages, ROI, break-evens,...
by Marc Cosentino | Sep 24, 2019 | Private Sector Blogs
If you get stuck during a case and the interviewer doesn’t ask you a question to help you along, then there a few things you can do. First, take a moment to recap where you’ve been. Chances are you’ve either gone into too much detail and are now stuck in the mud or...
by Marc Cosentino | Sep 17, 2019 | Private Sector Blogs
I’ve advised thousands of international students pursuing careers in consulting. Most of these students initially wanted to work in the U.S. before returning to their home countries. While many were successful, like their American classmates, most were not. Consulting...
by Marc Cosentino | Sep 10, 2019 | Private Sector Blogs
You know the interviewer is going to ask you why you want to be a consultant: not only should your answer be immediate, but you must also look the interviewer right in the eye. If you look away, it indicates that you are thinking about the question, and that’s enough...
by Marc Cosentino | Sep 3, 2019 | Private Sector Blogs
Consulting firms – and only consulting firms – care about a hypothesis. They would like you to state a hypothesis within the first few minutes of the case, usually after you walk them through your structure. I know that it seems crazy to give them an answer to the...
