This is a guest post by the daughter of Steve Denning, Stephanie Denning, who writes about leadership issues from a Millennial perspective. The views expressed here are her own.
Consulting recruiting season is upon us.
I have had the pleasure (or the pain) of having interviewed for many consulting firms, both as an undergrad and as an MBA. Anyone who has decided to give consulting a shot, knows the interview process is a grueling one. The process can feel like one long stress test.
During one of my final round interviews, I was making my way through a very quant-heavy portion of the case. Right before I was about to reveal my recommendation, my interviewer stood up and did a drum roll in preparation for me unveiling my answer. At the time, my only thought was to pray to the powers-that-be that my answer be right.
During another interview, my entire interview was conducted in the dark. With no windows. The interviewer claimed the lights went out and there wasn’t a single other room available…To this day, I still wonder whether this was some mysterious mind trick.
In retrospect, these make for entertaining stories, but at the time the only thing I felt was stress. Having gone through a number of interviews, I’ll share the few things I’ve learned along the way.
read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2015/09/29/how-to-crush-your-consulting-interview/
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