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Alvarez & Marsal - London

Alvarez & Marsal consulting restructuring

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Cristian

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I've coached candidates for A&M roles in the US and UK, but the granularity of your questions deserves answers that come from actual A&M employees. I recommend that you reach out for networking chats to discuss ... (read entire answer)

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Alvarez & Marsal Australia

Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity recruiting salary

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Cristian

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Cristian

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gave the best answer on Feb 12, 2024

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Hi Nick! I have worked with A&M candidates, though not specifically for Australia - typically, they had 2 rounds with candidate-led cases and personal fit components (mostly centred around motivation, less so long M ... (read entire answer)

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Alvarez and Marsal question

Alvarez & Marsal

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Yes it is! In fact, they give cases for their interviews! (They tend to be quite math heavy). Absolutely A&M is still considered in the same realm as these other firms - so make sure to prep accordingly! The Most Co ... (read entire answer)

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Alvarez & Marsal guidance

Alvarez & Marsal BCG McKinsey and Bain Big4 Deloitte E&Y KPMG MBB PwC

Most recent answer on Sep 26, 2023

Cristian

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gave the best answer on Sep 26, 2023

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Hi there! I've worked with candidates interviewing with A&M, but not specifically for the GCC hub in India. So I don't know much about it. Even if I did, I'd still recommend that you network with people directly fro ... (read entire answer)

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Alvarez & Marsal

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Hi there! It's all relative :) In short, you need to speak with people who are in your geography and similar roles. They would be able to give you a clearer indication of whether this is a good offer or not. Here's how ... (read entire answer)

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A&M PEPI, CTS o McKinsey

Alvarez & Marsal MBB

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Alvarez & Marsal PEPIAlvarez & Marsal's Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) division offers a unique hands-on experience, collaborating closely with private equity portfolio companies to drive operatio ... (read entire answer)

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Alvarez & Marsal oder KPMG

Alvarez & Marsal consulting internship KPMG Transaction Services

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Francesco

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Hi Manuel, Congratulations on the offers! In terms of your question: Q: Which of these two options would you guys consider more beneficial for a career in consulting? Given it is an internship, both could work well as s ... (read entire answer)

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Alvarez & Marsal | Interview for Analyst position

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Clara

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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! Congrats on the interview! If you want to deep dive on Behavioural (and not only, coz when they say behavioral they mean fit in general) , the "Integrated FIT guide for MBB" has been recently published in PrepLou ... (read entire answer)

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Alvarez and Marsal group case interview for CPI Analyst

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Cristian

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gave the best answer on Sep 22, 2022

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Hi there, Congrats on getting to the final stage! Overall, interviews in consulting assess your skills and less so your knowledge. So as long as you practice cases of all types, you skills should develop and then you'l ... (read entire answer)

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Rejected from MBB - What to do next to transition?

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Most recent answer on Sep 13, 2021

gave the best answer on Sep 12, 2021

Hi there, Sorry to heard that you were rejected. I have a few thoughts here: I would not assume your resume is solid - please make sure this is not preventing you from getting in Make sure to network extensively when re ... (read entire answer)

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Meaningful questions to ask at end of case interview

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Deniz

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Deniz

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gave the best answer on Sep 18, 2019

5+ Years at BCG & Kearney Dubai & Istanbul | 400+ Trainees | Free 15-min Consultation Call

Hi, In addition to the insights provided by other experts here, I can also tell you that you can ask a question regarding the staffing model in the office (it's quite office specific, thus it may not be possible to un ... (read entire answer)

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Life Science consulting in Middle East

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Anonymous A asked on Jun 28, 2021

Hi all, I would like to understand which firms are strong in Life Science practice in Middle East region, outside MBB & Strategy&. From my research and talking to some people, I found that firms like Alvar ... (read entire question)

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Alvarez & Marsal case study Transaction Advisory (London)

Alvarez & Marsal case study Due Diligence Transaction Services

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gave the best answer on Nov 15, 2020

Hi there, While it is preferred to learn how to approach any case type, I do agree that if you're short on time you need to focus on DD. I think you're really answered your own question here (i.e. study anything spe ... (read entire answer)

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on Dec 31, 2020 on Dec 31, 2020
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Interview with MD

Alvarez & Marsal

Most recent answer on Oct 29, 2020

Anonymous gave the best answer on Sep 10, 2020

Hi there, Do not worry too much about this, this situation happens in many firms. My advice is to prepare this 5th interview and sit for it just like you did for the previous ones. With the same preparation, attitude ... (read entire answer)

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A&M interviewer asked what my parents do

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Most recent answer on Oct 27, 2020

Anonymous B gave the best answer on Oct 20, 2020

What a dumb question... :(

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Difficulty of Alvarez & Marsal Cases

Alvarez & Marsal

Most recent answer on Jun 19, 2020

gave the best answer on Jun 17, 2020

Hi there, I haven't heard of them being particularly easy nor particularly challenging. However, try not to think like this (what's the point?)....just prepare as best you can for the hardest cases possible...right? ... (read entire answer)

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Alvarez & Marsal Interview process

Alvarez & Marsal

Most recent answer on Jun 13, 2020

Antonello

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McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Antonello

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gave the best answer on Jun 12, 2020

McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi, the first round is made by 4 interviews, each of one (about 1 hour) will be structured in 3 parts: - Personal Experience Interview: fit and CV questions to assess your personal impact, leadership skills, and entrepr ... (read entire answer)

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Alvarez & Marsal and Alixpartners - which Tier Group?

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Guennael

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Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews

Guennael

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Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews

These are both specialized consulting shops, not really strat ones. A&M is probably more famous & recognized, and I know some MBB who go there next. To address your question specifically, which Tier group... l ... (read entire answer)

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Turnaround written case (3h) with Alvarez & MArsal

A&M Alvarez & Marsal Turnaround writtencase

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Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews

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Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews

Key here will be your time management: come in with a plan of how you will use your time. When I was preparing for 1h written cases for example, I'd have the following time objectives: - 5 minutes to read the case, ma ... (read entire answer)

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