How do you prove what it feels like to work at a company, without just being blurry or inconcrete? We've been as transparent as possible and published our employee handbook; Life at Cupole.

There are numerous ways to assess a candidate's ability and experience. The most commonly used methods are, of course, the interview. Almost all consulting firms use some sort of ‘case interview’ to better understand the candidate's ability to solve a business-related problem, a skill that is daily used in consulting every day. Here's some guidance and a case to test your skills with!

To become even better at targeting and recruiting top talent, we at Cupole have decided to shift focus in all our recruitment processes - we've scrapped the ‘cover letter’.

I am a happy guy from Stockholm who just finished my studies in Lund. When I am not in the office, I enjoy playing padel and watching Arsenal claim fourth place in the Premier League.

Before applying, we would like you to hear first-hand experience of the program from two of our Cupoleans who attended the program, Stefan and Sara.

I am an energetic and outgoing person who absolutely loves meeting new people. When I’m not working, you’ll find me hiking, listening to my favorite band Bon Iver, or playing disc golf. I am very passionate about pickles.

Cupole has been really determined to make us feel part of the company and at home here.

During my years in management consulting and in the durable goods industry, my interests have converged toward defining, articulating and evaluating strategies as well as structuring and implementing change.

We would advise you to complete a bunch of cases like this one as a preparation for your real-life case interview.

Don't know how much of a talent this is, but I have participated in the Nordics' biggest orienteering competition, which is funny considering that I have the Nordics' worst sense of direction...

During my first weeks, I got to try on a Commercial Due Diligence project, which means that we support a PE (Private Equity) actor in evaluating a possible acquisition target. Here I was solely responsible for the data analysis.

When looking for a “Cupolean”, we are looking for individuals with both great minds and big hearts - Entrepreneurial strategy consultants who believe in a flat organization, who want to take part in building Cupole and ARC.

The amazing people who I got to both work and hang out with during my management spring internship in early 2019. Post-graduation, I decided to continue working at Cupole and entered as one of Cupole Academy 2021. For me, it was the obvious choice.

I admire Cupole, and I believe it to be an extraordinary workplace radiating with energy. The decision to join Cupole again was true joy!

An interview is just as much about us getting to know you, as it is you getting to know us! That's why we always encourage our candidates to ask us questions, high and low, to really understand if Cupole is the right fit for them and what it'll be like to work here.

In order to meet new talents and to introduce Cupole to students, we offer student programs every year – our internship being one of them. Instead of us telling you what our Internship entails, we’ve interviewed Vendela, Frida & Melvin, who was our interns spring 2022.

I believe that the task of being a parent simultaneously as a consultant would be difficult for anyone. My mindset is to find balance. For me, the synergies are the key for making it happen - being at work energizes me!

It felt right from the very first time I talked to a Cupolean and I felt really drawn to a workplace that cared about its people while at the same time provided a challenging and learning environment.

Cupole stands out from the crowd with our company's culture, knowledge development, and maybe most importantly - the people.

Being around people you like, building a family-like bond, is key to enjoying life. From the first time speaking to people at Cupole, I 100% got a family-feeling, where people care and support each other both with work and in their personal lives.

During my five years of studying I have been focusing on reaching this point. Now I am here, and I am eager to achieve new long term goals! These goals are of varying kinds, but entails growing as a person and professionally concurrently.

I would describe myself as a happy, curious and energetic person who likes to challenge myself, both as an individual and together with others as part of a team.

I did an internship last fall, which was super fun and I learned a lot! It was exciting to jump right into projects and help and deliver to customers, but with a support group behind you all the time - like going out into deep water but with a life jacket.

Having fun at work is extremely important for me when you spend a lot of time working. I also enjoy the strategic challenges that my job at Cupole comes with.

It is challenging and inspiring to work with Cupoleans and I know I will always have a great time at work and at activities outside of work.

Cupole got my attention rather quickly as I was looking for a firm known for doing great work and having smart, ambitious people.

An important aspect of the role is also to contribute to the culture at Cupole and engage in internal projects such as student recruiting and Cupole Elements. Cupole Element is an initiative where you help organize a couple of internal events a year within a certain area.

I’m a Consultant, meaning I do a lot of research and analyses, trying to solve problems and connect the dots. It also means working in a team together with awesome people.

We are at the beginning of building a joint culture – a work in which we from Cupole hope to contribute with the Cupolean spirit that we are truly proud of.

In order to meet new talents and to introduce Cupole to students, we offer student programs every year – our internship being one of them. Instead of us telling you what our Internship entails, we’ve interviewed Vendela, who was our intern early spring 2020.

I really love a song that makes me get in a Friday mood, such as "Baby I'm Yours" by Breakbot. If I look for something more relaxing, I like to listen to practically any song by Tingsek.

Launch is our program where students, for eight weeks from March to May. As part of launch, students get the opportunity to have a taste of the consultant life, develop their business sense, and get to know Cupole. For future launchers we summarized some key points explaining why you as a student should apply to launch.

One of Cupole's beliefs is "Great minds. Big hearts" and I felt that belief was very genuine - not only cool buzzwords. That's what hooked me and also what roped me in!

I truly appreciated that Cupole takes a real interest in us as individuals, and wants to create a work environment where all employees are able to grow personally and professionally as well as create change in the organization from day 1!

Cupole appealed to me as I didn’t just want to be one in the crowd, and most importantly I wanted to be at a firm that's hungry for more. What really convinced me that Cupole was right for me, was the company’s care for its consultants.

It felt genuine and friendly from the first time I came in contact with Cupole - Cupole according to Johanna

In order to meet new talents and to introduce Cupole to students, we offer student programs every year – our internship being one of them. Instead of us telling you what our Internship entails, we’ve interviewed Oscar, currently enrolled in the Internship program, to hear his thoughts on the experience.

Instead of navel-gazing ourselves without any perspective, we teamed up with the fittingly named Great Place To Work Institute, and have over the last year completed both quantitative surveys, data collections, as well as a qualitative survey about our culture that validates our employee experience through an external framework

We have drawn up concrete guidelines for how Cupoleans can work to reduce elements of negative stress and to make sure that employees use their resources in a way that’s as healthy as possible!

Okay, so feedback is definitely something that many organizations talk about and are proud of how they execute. All mumbo-jumbo and Charlatan claims aside, having a strong feedback culture at work is as equally desirable as it is hard to execute.

Most corporations are working for improved diversity and inclusion, but there is still much room for improvements in creating awareness to make diversity and inclusion a competitive advantage.

Management consulting is a complex industry that puts tough demands on the individual

Working in the consulting industry, we know that it makes tough demands on good service, the ability to solve problems and a high level of availability. This makes the profession an exciting one, but sometimes those expectations of constant availability can take their toll and it can be difficult to unwind.