Word: mckinseys
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...interviews, he said: “I tend to connect well with people.” But he didn’t get the chance to speak to, much less connect with, a live human at any point in the process. He did receive an e-mail from McKinsey & Company’s Harvard recruiting team that was notable for its declaration that interviewing him would not be “appropriate,” as if it would violate some code of decency. He also got a letter from Katzenbach Partners that did actually say he was turned down...
...couldn’t be more wrong. As the McKinsey people especially would say, strong firms weather tough times by focusing on their core competencies, those specific tasks and skills that a particular firm does better than anyone else. So let’s take a look at you guys and see what your core competencies are. Most people would suggest that consulting firms like McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group and Bain excel at offering critical, unbiased strategy advice to Fortune 500 companies. Similarly, the conventional wisdom holds that Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan sell shares of companies...
...have haunted urban communities for generations: teen pregnancy, illiteracy, poor job training. Robin Hood doesn't just pay, it plays, becoming intricately involved in the management of beneficiary groups. Its staff offers expertise and procures pro bono access to the services of top New York firms like management consultants McKinsey & Co. and accountants Deloitte & Touche. The foundation's board members foot administrative costs, so all donations go directly to charity. In 13 years, Robin Hood has invested over $90 million in more than 100 grass-roots organizations...
...some personality trait crucial in the business world. Which is how Pete B. Idziak ’02 ended up passing off his ability to move quickly from one end of a pool to another as a skill that would help him be a better Business Analyst for McKinsey & Company...
Pete is ready to meet the recruiting beast head on. His McKinsey application has already been sent. Many others will soon follow. He is also applying to the University of Texas law school and considering other options, including joining the Marines (he’s a conservative who liked international relations partly because “it’s the last bastion of Republicanism at this school”). He is actually more worried about his grades than about interviews. “I’ve done well in interviews in the past,” he says...