S1E16: Southwest Airlines Case Study

S1E16: Southwest Airlines Case Study

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S24E16: AI Took the Grunt Work – Consultants Are Getting Promoted Faster

Send us Fan MailPaul Edwards has led more than 1,000 private equity deals. AI took the grunt work, and now Stax consultants are getting promoted faster.He leads the PE practice at Grant Thornton Stax. Inside the firm, that's 3 to 4 more projects a year for every consultant.But th ...  Show more

S24E15: McKinsey's Cases Are Interviewer-Led – Most Candidates Practice the Wrong Way

Send us Fan MailMost consulting interviews let you drive the case. McKinsey doesn't.McKinsey is one of the only firms that runs interviewer-led cases – the interviewer leads the case, not you.So candidates who prep the way BCG or Bain expects walk in ready for the wrong format.An ...  Show more

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