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Market Sizing Case Interview Questions

Tom Spencer

It is a classic case interview question, in which a candidate is asked to make an estimate. When a consultant meets with the CEO of a major airline to discuss growth strategy, for example, they may need to do a market sizing to get a grasp of how big the broader market is. It depends on the case. Reading Time: 4 minutes.

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Case Interview Example – Capacity Change Framework

CaseInterview.com

I've had several requests to provide an example of a case involving the Capacity Change Framework as described in my case interview frameworks article. First, you don't see this kind of case very often. I did 60+ case interview questions and never saw this case even once. DEFINITIONS. .

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Entering a New Market

Tom Spencer

Your client is a low-cost airline headquartered in Philadelphia with frequent service to cities along the East Coast of the United States. Furthermore, this engages you in a conversation with the interviewer as opposed to enduring an uncomfortable silence. What is your recommendation? Is it strictly profit related?

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MC meets MC – Management Consulted meets Marc Cosentino

Management Consulted

A few months ago, we had the pleasure of interviewing Marc Cosentino at his Santa Barbara home. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Marc, he’s pretty much the Godfather when it comes to case interviews. We had a blast getting to meet Marc, the guy who pretty much pioneered case interview prep material.

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Mergers & Acquisitions: Strategy

Tom Spencer

MERGERS have had a ubiquitous presence in the news recently as leaders in the airline , publishing , and telecommunications industries have taken steps to consolidate. Clarifying why your client wishes to undertake the acquisition is a good place to begin, both in a case interview and in a real-life consulting engagement.

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Seabury Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. Then, underneath three of these sub-subsidiaries are, you guessed it, more subsidiaries, such as Seabury Airline Planning Group LLC and Seabury Maritime Corporate Finance LLC.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you. As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart.