Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

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.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Question: Thank you for creating the Case Interview Secrets videos and Look Over My Shoulder ® program. My question is related to note-taking during the interview. What I am struggling with is keeping up with the interviewer, and still trying to note down key facts. Some information is more important than others.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

I have recently received feedback from my final round interviews at McKinsey, and have been told that they would like to interview me two more times because they were not clear on some of my case solving abilities. And how do I improve on this aspect of the case? analytical, i.e. structuring of a problem. quantitative.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 22, 2019

Below is a success story I recently received from a CaseInterview.com student about the success they had using a set case interview practice routine. First, it takes a lot of the thinking out of the administrative aspects of case practice. Initially, not everyone realizes this is an important part of the interview to practice.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 29, 2019

Being insightful in a case interview is an important skill, especially as you get in more competitive environments (like a final round interview). The problem is your resellers are over promising what the product can do, and in comparison, your product is under-delivering. and then just move on with the rest of the case.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The one-on-one format can create a more conversational, interesting, and intimate experience, and has the added benefit that the CEO or luminary being interviewed theoretically doesn’t have to prepare as much. Despite how effective interviews can be in theory, however, they are often difficult to execute in practice.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Can you talk a bit about the support network at the Consulting Society and how they prepared you for consulting interviews? When you actually began the interviews, what did you discover? When I first started doing interviews, I’d get nervous and make the answer a lot more complicated than then really needed to be. Peter: Sure.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 12, 2019

Here's my comparison of consulting in a Big 4 Accounting firm and at BCG (note from Victor while this readers experience is specific to BCG it can. Perhaps in my case it is also caused by working in a developed (Big 4) vs. developing (BCG) market, but I had to work more than double the number. apply to McKinsey and Bain as well).

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 29, 2020

In comparison, over one million people died from mosquito bites. In this case, people’s fear of sharks vs. mosquitoes is widely different than the statistical risk of death. Members get access to 6 hours of video tutorials on case interviews , the actual frameworks I used to pass my interviews, and over 500 articles on case interviews.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Job interviews typically begin with a set of seemingly innocuous questions unrelated to the job: How is your day going? It is commonly assumed that job candidates and interviewers both prefer to start with these types of questions rather than just diving into the more rigid and formal structured interview topics.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. 1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. As a comparison, Bain is collegial, but the work is not as intense and you will not be on the client site as much. KEARNEY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. The interview process at A.T.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 20, 2019

Yet, what about other graduate degrees in comparison to an MBA? Deep alumni networks that can help you score an interview and provide interview preparation. Robust consulting clubs that help you understand the consulting options and guide you from networking to interview prep to offer evaluation.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. As the COO made another well-deserved toast to Anne, Aliyah thought back to her interviews with Ed and Molly. Meeting Ed Yu. “No problem,” she said. “Of course.”

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 18, 2019

BCG (Boston Consulting Group) potential test is an online test used in the first round of interviews. This test allows BCG to test candidates using the same test giving them a better comparison tool for evaluating candidate performance. Yes, I would like to Subscribe to the Case Secrets Email Newsletter.

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Management Consulted

MAY 10, 2015

In 1954, Hay continued its trailblazing ways, started the “Hay Compensation Survey Comparisons”, a tool that allowed companies to remain competitive in terms of the compensation they offered their staff, and continued to see sustained levels of growth. HAY GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

If you find case interviews painful, you definitely don’t want to be a consultant. In comparison, life is so much easier and far more successful if you pursue career opportunities that are in your “sweet spot” of skills. If you have poor spatial reasoning skills, you probably don’t want to be a professional baseball player.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 29, 2019

Recently I received a question from a CaseInterview.com student about how to prepare for a 2 nd round interview with Monitor Deloitte as well as how to prepare for a group interview (this student was told that their 2 nd round interview would also be in the group format). The big thing to remember is don't be a jerk.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2017

In comparison, the U.S., Some people I interviewed had entertained long-standing aspirations to work globally, while others had this dream kindled as they learned English. In either case, we can all learn from Rakuten’s dual expats, who are a model for present and future global workers.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 15, 2021

BCG (Boston Consulting Group) potential test is an online test used in the first round of interviews. This test allows BCG to test candidates using the same test giving them a better comparison tool for evaluating candidate performance. What is the BCG Potential Test and Why is it Used? What is the format of this Test? First Name *.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 3, 2013

Case Against The Fed. World’s lightest and thinnest circuits pave the way for "imperceptible electronics"; Man vs. Machine Comparison. In case you missed it, please consider Carl the Robot Bartender Mixes Drinks and Chats With Customers. For comparison purposes, a Facebook video shows " Humans are Awesome ".

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MishTalk

JULY 8, 2013

Case Against The Fed. By this comparison only 2012 looks anything close to a normal recovery year. Wallace charts show non-adjusted numbers vs. the same month in prior years, and that is a valid statistical comparison. Lets also look at seasonally adjusted numbers vs. the prior month, also a valid comparison. Prior Year.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Splunk , a San Francisco-based B2B software firm, is a case in point. Interviewing and Hiring. Managers are excessively confident about their ability to evaluate candidates based on personal interviews. Across job categories, there is almost no correlation between interview performance and on-the-job performance.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Splunk , a San Francisco-based B2B software firm, is a case in point. Interviewing and Hiring. Managers are excessively confident about their ability to evaluate candidates based on personal interviews. Across job categories, there is almost no correlation between interview performance and on-the-job performance.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2017

For example, when deciding which job candidates to interview, a hiring manager may evaluate one candidate’s résumé at a time, form an opinion about it, and then move on to assess the next one. Similarly, an investor may view the details of one mutual fund at a time or visit a mutual fund comparison website.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Let us look at an example as a sort of case study. PMs also work directly with the industry and community partners, requiring slightly more of a time commitment in comparison to the innovators. I wanted to learn about DISI from firsthand experience, so I interviewed its two Co-Presidents.

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MishTalk

MAY 8, 2014

Gallup explains " Weekly results reflect 30-day rolling averages ending each Sunday, based on telephone interviews with approximately 30,000 adults. The valid comparison in this case is 6.9% at 6.3% - Household Survey U-6 unemployment: -0.4 and the percentage of underemployed is 16.4%. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Organizations are increasingly favoring algorithms in an effort to make organizational decision making and judgment more rigorous, be it for setting prices or for selecting candidates to interview for a job. But clearly humans should be empowered to overrule algorithms in some cases, right?

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The Fearless Marketer

MARCH 19, 2018

Instead, the new product is compared to what came before – in this case the “wired telephone.”. And it’s hard to avoid the massive marketing of this device and comparisons it to its closest competitor, the Samsung “Galaxy S9.”. But do you recall the brand of this cell phone? But this doesn’t last very long.

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Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2017

While sports are different from other industries in many respects, baseball makes a good test case for this kind of study for several reasons. Consider the infamous case of Seattle credit card processer Gravity Payments, which, in 2015, set a minimum salary of $70,000 for all employees.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

They have a broader approach to consulting so you get to try different types before specializing, in comparison to the Big Four or boutique firms in which you specialise almost straight away. Application process: There is an extensive online form with more stages to follow, including interviews, tests, and assessment centres.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2018

This results in a misplaced comparison between the abilities of an experienced consultant and that of a student one. The comparison is misplaced because nobody would expect a student to work at, or even remotely near, the same level as a professional because they are students. It’s great CV and interview fodder.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Always keep in mind WHAT exactly you are trying to solve or find, always do a recap, always ask the interview to explain something once again if you are confused, even slightly. Remember: the math is never complicated during your case interviews , it’s actually easier compared to, say, GMAT. 1) Pay attention to the question.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

There is some variation in the LOMS cases as sometimes you suggest to ask for a breakdown of revenues, and sometimes you already fill in the price and volume components yourself and then ask for a next layer breakdown. 1) In general, I recommend telling the interviewer you want "break down a number into its component parts.".

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Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2016

By comparison, they spend very little time focused on how they will spend their undergraduate years while in college. In other words, the degree might open the door for a job interview, but employers don’t trust it enough to validate that someone can actually do the job. Kristen Helvey. Jane Heifetz. Michelle Gielan.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

One of the skills that's being tested during a case interview is something I call data sufficiency. This is certainly something that is tested during a live, in-person, face-to-face case interview. Basically, you have a bunch of data and the question is do you have ENOUGH data to make a particular conclusion.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 11, 2019

There is a discrepancy in the price of oranges in these two locations -- in this case a substantial one. In comparison, consulting firms with high caliber consultants who are great at structuring very amorphous business problems have a disproportionate advantage in reducing uncertainty. Here we have a geographically based arbitrage.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 16, 2015

The Three C’s Framework may prove extremely valuable for consulting case questions. For more information on consulting interviews, please download “ The HUB’s Guide to Consulting Interviews “ ]. (Source: Flickr ). It involves examining customers, competition, and the company.

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