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Applied Value Consulting is a management consulting and investment firm that is focused on enhancing clients’ financial value and delivering lean, expedient growth solutions. Management consulting has been the firm’s core business since inception, but they also invest in other companies and maintain a strong commitment to social impact work. The firm provides the tools and knowledge to empower communities to achieve sustainable prosperity.
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At Applied Value Consulting, expect a challenge. Insiders at this global, boutique consultancy say that it tends to throw its new consultants straight into the fire, trusting them with autonomy and critical responsibilities early in their careers with lots of informal mentorship to help them along the way. Opportunity awaits for those who can handle the heat: The firm has fast promotion cycles for high performers, likes to higher senior positions from within, and offers a generous bonus structure.
This firm’s intense, entrepreneurial culture sometimes requires long hours, and its consultants frequently travel to client sites. However, the firm makes a tremendous effort to make sure its employees have time to connect with each other. It brings its entire staff to ...
About the Company
Applied Value Consulting was founded in 1997 by Bruce Grant and Jan Stenbeck as an action-oriented management consultancy focused on enhancing clients’ financial value and delivering lean, expedient growth solutions. Established on a combination of entrepreneurship and cost and capital efficiency, Applied Value operates from the belief that clients should see the highest return on investment from their engagement with the firm.
“Tangible results” are a core value proposition of the firm. Applied Value only pursues projects where it can produce quantifiable outcomes. Management consulting has been the firm’s core business since its inception, but the firm also invests in other companies and maintains a strong commitment to social impact work.
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Employee Reviews
- “We have two offsites a year to give the team bonding opportunities and a chance for international travel. The company has a huge focus on making relationships with your coworkers and not just being a ‘place to work,’ but a place that people enjoy coming to.”
- “It’s a very social and close-knit group.”
- “Overall, the firm is on the younger side so there is a culture of staying active and being healthy. The firm itself provides wellness stipends and occasionally will do group workouts.”
- “The firm also really cares about cultural fit, so being an outgoing, social and high-energy person is definitely important.”
Getting Hired Here
- “They are very quick to respond during the hiring process, and they communicate the process clearly. The best candidates are experienced consultants who have worked in supply chain operations or cost optimization initiatives.”
- “Expect to see a math test, a phone screen, a first-round interview, sometimes a second-round interview, and a final interview.”
- “The interview process is run almost fully by the consultants. An ideal candidate has consulting experience, a strong GPA, and would fit in socially within the culture of the company.”
- “We are looking for people that are invested in the firm and want to stick around long-term.”
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