Monday, February 24 - "I Have A Consulting Interview. Now What?"

Happy Monday!

Here’s what’s on the job description for today:

1. New roles from a startup aimed at reducing plastics in consumer packaged goods.

2. Today’s Question: “I got an interview at one of the mid-size consulting firms and feel unprepared. How should I spend the time before the interview?”

IN HIRING

Wild

• As a startup with a fun name, the company sells body care products aiming to reduce the dependancy on plastics in their industry.

• All their jobs are remote making them a great company to follow even if their current roles are not an exact fit.

• Here are a few of the most interesting roles available

  • Finance Manager - Click here for full details

  • Growth Project Manager - Click here for full details

  • Senior Category Manager - Click here for full details

Click here for the company’s career page

TODAY’S QUESTION

Today’s Question: “I got an interview at one of the mid-size consulting firms and feel unprepared. How should I spend the time before the interview?”

Recommendation: these interviews are hard to secure and can feel daunting when thinking about the amount of preparation. Here’s what I’d do:

• First, get to know this company so you can answer some of the basic fit questions and get an idea of what to focus on in terms of technical preparation. You can start by using this site, which has a good database of firms and data.

  • What industries or capabilities do they specialize in?

  • What do they think makes them different from competitors?

  • What are their goals or strategies for the future?

  • Why do you think they called you in for an interview?

• Second, take what you’ve gained in the step 1 and setup a strategy for the technical side of the interview. One of the best ways to do this is to use Glassdoor or find people in your network who can provide up-to-date and location specific details.

  • Will they be doing a classic 30-minute case?

  • Will they provide a take-home case?

  • Will it be something completely different?

• Finally, find the most realistic people you can to prepare with.

  • The best mock interview partners are people with direct company or industry experience. They know the intensity of what is expected.

  • Outside of that, classmates or career prep teams are an okay resource although you need to ask them for their most difficult cases in order to create the challenging atmosphere similar to real interviews.

Conclusion:

Case and consulting prep can be fun but it’s most useful with preparation and a certain level of challenge.