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Business Acumen in Case Interviews

CaseInterview.com

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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Can Consulting Make a Positive Social Impact?

Tom Spencer

Let us look at an example as a sort of case study. These students coordinate the activities of five innovators while reporting to the Director of Operations on the Executive Board. PMs also work directly with the industry and community partners, requiring slightly more of a time commitment in comparison to the innovators.

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4 Ways to Develop Practical Business Understanding for Consulting

Management Consulted

Many history, English, and art majors, engineers, and law students – all of interest to consulting firms, but lacking in business basics – come to us asking how they can develop their business understanding to prepare for consulting interviews. Start your own business. . Complete our Consultant For a Day exercise.

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Student consulting – it does more than deliver

Tom Spencer

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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Authority, Power & Influence as a New Consultant

CaseInterview.com

Your power with senior management comes from having access in this case to facts and analysis that the senior clients do not have access (or easy access) to. In comparison, an equally skilled consultant from a different firm could say the exact same thing and have it be taken negatively by the client. Do not underestimate this.

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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.

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Three C’s Framework

Tom Spencer

The Three C’s Framework may prove extremely valuable for consulting case questions. This can be done by segmenting costs into value chain activities: inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, sales & marketing, customer service. (Source: Flickr ). It involves examining customers, competition, and the company.