Casebook

WHARTON CONSULTING CLUB CASEBOOK

September 2009, © Wharton Consulting Club

Contents

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Section

Introduction Consulting Industry Guide

Industry Overview Firm Overviews (10 Firms)

Page #

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Interview Preparation

Interview Overview – Fit + Case Sample Frameworks Industry Snapshots

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Practice Cases

14 Practice Cases

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Links to Other Cases

Cases from Firm Websites Suggested Cases from other Casebooks

Note to the reader

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Dear Consulting Club Member, This casebook is meant to provide you with a brief overview of consulting recruiting and interview preparation as well as a number of practice cases. Please note that this is meant to supplement the excellent work done by our and other schools in earlier casebooks, so we strongly encourage you to not make this your sole reference. We have indicated which other casebooks we found particularly useful at different points in this casebook. Good luck! - 2009 Wharton Consulting Casebook Editorial Team

BIG PICTURE: CONSULTING RECRUITING INVOLVES LOTS OF LITTLE THINGS… THERE IS NO SILVER BULLET

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Your objective

Gather Info, Network & Decide

• Is consulting what you want to do? • Which firm do you want to join? • Why do you want to join a certain firm? • Connect the dots (pre-MBA to MBA to consulting) • Get invited to interview (prepare good resume and cover letter)

What resources you will need to use

• MBACM industry chats • Firm websites / Vault / WetFeet • Coffee chats • EISes • Second Years / First Years from firms • Speakers on campus • MBACM resume review • Resumania • Second Years (at least 2 reviews) • Prep ‘Fit’ questions thoroughly • MBACM mock interviews • Interviews with Second Years • Read WSJ, Economist… something • Case books & Industry Primer Series! • Core courses • Practice extensively with First Years • MBACM mock interviews • Interviews with Second Years • Reach out to consulting firm buddies

Apply

Interview: Fit

• Demonstrate ‘fit’ - Leadership...