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Strategy Simplified is here to demystify the consulting industry and help you land your dream job in management consulting. Hosted by the expert team at Management Consulted - the world's largest resource for consulting news and interview prep - each episode covers topics related to the consulting world, from interview preparation and case study techniques to networking strategies and industry trends. Whether you're just starting your career or looking to make a transition, Strategy Simplified is the go-to resource for anyone looking to break into the consulting industry. With actionable advice, insider tips, and real-life success stories, this podcast is the ultimate guide to simplifying your career strategy and landing your dream consulting job.
Management Consulted hosts Strategy Simplified, a business show with 695 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail Every McKinsey interviewee last year got at least 1 non-traditional case. Most candidates are still only prepping for standard business cases. Namaan breaks down what's actually different about case inte
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Send us Fan Mail BCG interviews typically start 3–4 weeks after the application deadline – and deadlines are here. Tauseef Charanya spent 10 years at BCG – half consulting, half building AI products globally. He's done 3
Send us Fan Mail Most new consultants walk in with work style blind spots they can't see – and their managers notice before they do. In this episode, Namaan – COO of Management Consulted – breaks down his framework for o
Send us Fan Mail Energy consulting is growing 11% this year – the fastest-growing sector in consulting. AI data centers are eating power faster than the grid can supply, the energy transition is still underway, and nobod
Send us Fan Mail Maile Dyer reviewed 400+ resumes as a Bain Manager. She was on the recruiting team, making the decisions on who got interviews. And she kept seeing the same 3 mistakes: structure, content, and formatting
Send us Fan Mail BCG quietly updated its Consulting Career Assessment (CCA) and most candidates approach it the wrong way. In this episode, Katie – ex-BCG, Black Belt Advisor at Management Consulted – breaks down the rev
Send us Fan Mail Everyone wonders what comes after consulting, but the exits aren't talked about. In this episode of Consulting Unpacked , Jenny Rae (ex-Bain) breaks down the 5 most common exit paths – and why consulting
Send us Fan Mail Sebastian is a Purdue junior with Bain interviews coming up. He ran a full first-round Bain case live – and after every section, coach Mitali stopped and told him exactly what worked and what he missed.
Send us Fan Mail He got McKinsey and Bain interviews and practiced 30 cases with friends – but didn't make it past round 1. Overconfident Ollie is a target school student with every reason to be confident. He joined Blac
Send us Fan Mail Daniel went from steel and automotive to McKinsey. His path wasn't conventional – and neither was his networking strategy. Instead of casting a wide net, he built 2 deep relationships at the firm – mento
Send us Fan Mail Only 19% of McKinsey's new hires today are MBAs. In the mid-90s, that number was over 80%. The # of spots available for MBAs is shrinking – the competition isn't. MC coach Catherine Lee – ex-Deloitte, ex
Send us Fan Mail Laura Ackermann once worked with a hospital executive in his 50s – years of running a mid-sized US hospital – who wanted to apply for McKinsey's Associate position. She was outraged. Not at him – at how
Send us Fan Mail Bain told Jenny Rae on day 1 she'd be pushed out if she didn't perform. What they conveniently left out: almost everybody meets the bar. Up or out isn't the brutal filter most people fear. In the early y
Send us Fan Mail Kunal ran the numbers. Modern pizza wins on absolute profit and payback period. Then he flagged it: you're projecting nearly 200 pizzas a day for a restaurant that hasn't opened yet. That's the instinct
Send us Fan Mail Jenny Rae joined Bain in 2005. At McKinsey that year, consultants were home 3 nights a week – Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. That was considered acceptable. Today, consulting looks different. But maybe
Send us Fan Mail Most people think consulting trains you in industries or analytics. That's not the real advantage. In this episode of Consulting Unpacked , Jenny Rae breaks down the skill consultants master at the world
Send us Fan Mail Digital assessments are now the first filter at the top consulting firms – McKinsey, Bain, BCG, and more – and they're nothing you've seen before. Coach Kabreya (ex-PwC, ex-Bridgespan, ex-McKinsey) break
Send us Fan Mail Yang Yu spent 8 years in healthcare and life sciences before pursuing an evening MBA at Chicago Booth with his sights set on consulting. His first recruiting attempt ended without the offer he wanted. Hi
Send us Fan Mail Not sure what to expect on the Bain Gorilla Test? You're not alone. Most candidates go in underprepared – and it costs them. In this bonus episode, Katie Neff walks through 4 example questions covering p
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