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4 Steps to a Strong Conclusion in Your Case Interview (Part I)

Tom Spencer

Today I’m going to talk about a very important aspect of the case interview, which is your conclusion to the case problem. So just as you begin the case interview itself by structuring a nebulous business problem, you’re going to want to structure your conclusion as well. Data supported arguments.

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How to Develop Insight in a Case Interview

CaseInterview.com

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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Transitioning from Management Consulting to Corporate Strategy/M&A – the Decision Making Process

Tom Spencer

As an alternative, I’ve decided to walk through the decision-making process on how and why I chose to switch out of consulting, and the various interview processes I went through spanning corporate strategy, corporate development, and BizOps roles. To inform your comparison of opportunities, it’s helpful to consider a range of factors.

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Big 4 Accounting Firm vs McKinsey, Bain and BCG

CaseInterview.com

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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Saving RadioShack

Tom Spencer

Assuming this leads to successful refinancing, what should the strategy be to turnaround and save this iconic company? By comparison, rivals Amazon and Wal-Mart have continuously adapted and maintain a significant competitive advantage in pricing these products due to scale. What strategy can be implemented to save the company?

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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. Next, analyze the data and develop actionable strategies to improve the business.

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Switching Frameworks Mid-Case

CaseInterview.com

Question: I work in the Venture Capital Industry and am considering a switch to strategy consultancy. Normally people switch the other way around but I think that it would be good to acquire more analytical, team and strategy skills, as I started in the VC field straight from campus. ii) When do you switch frameworks or dig deeper?