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Case Interview Foundations: 6 Types of Case Interviews

Management Consulted

So, after writing the perfect resume and cover letter, and preparing at least 6 Hero Stories, it’s time to face the music. Consulting is a data-based industry – but where there are no facts, there are well-developed estimates. The 2 case interview styles are Interviewer-led and Interviewee-led cases. Brainteasers.

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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

Develop Strong Quantitative Analysis Skills Consultants are often called upon to solve complex problems, so having strong quantitative analysis skills is essential. If your degree leans more heavily towards the qualitative humanities — as mine does — be sure to make special provisions to develop key quantitative skills.

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Beating the odds: How to stick out from the crowd

Tom Spencer

In essence, those who subjugate their entire academic careers to a single agenda tend to develop highly similar, homogenous profiles. As long as it is pertinent to your personality, highlights a unique property of your application and remains discreet, feel free to add a distinguishing mark to your cover letter in this way.

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Business Book Review: Case Interview Secrets

Management Consulted

Central to his analysis is the incorporation of MECE , meaning the content of each section of your issue tree should be mutually exclusive as well as collectively exhaustive. The skills you develop while practicing these word problems will be very useful to you in day-to-day life in business. 3 INTERESTING BOOK INSIGHTS.

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Boutique vs Large Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

Although those experiences might look appealing to a recruiter on a resume or cover letter, an interviewer is more interested in exploring a candidate’s ability to problem-solve. This can accelerate your development if you are performing strongly and creates a positive brand for you during staffing and promotion conversations.

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Conversation with IMS Consulting Group

Tom Spencer

Steph: Our work is split across all the centres of excellence: Brand & Commercial Strategy, Pricing & Market Access, Strategy & Portfolio Analysis and Competitive Intelligence. I assume you require applicants to provide a CV and a cover letter? Where would you say the firm does the bulk of its work?

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Conversation with Marakon

Tom Spencer

Alex Formstone: It’s a combination of client development, client management, managing the team to deliver the project work and firm building. Delivering the project work means working with the senior associates and associates to plan the work, generate hypotheses, review analysis and focus on what is important from a client perspective.