Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2018

And as more and more candidates start to use them frequently, it is harder to impress the interviewers. Hence, I would like to give you two secret models to help you delight your interviewers. Kogan.com, an online retailer in Australia, has enjoyed exponential sales growth in the past 2 years and its stock price has more than doubled.

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Case Interview Interviews Retail Tools 68

Harvard Business

MARCH 10, 2017

Sales executives with even moderately large, distributed sales forces rely on data to help them understand which activities and behaviors lead to the best outcomes. Yet much of the data from sources such as CRM reporting tools and time studies is self-reported, and thus inherently flawed. Refining Sales Team Structure and Roles.

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Sales Software Productivity Data 129

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

As the next installment in our popular Firm Profile series, we take a look at the evolution, reinvention, and current interview tactics of one of the world’s premier consulting firms – IBM. Marketing Sales & Service. Enjoy the ride! KEY STATS FOR IBM GBS. Website: [link]. Headquarters: Armonk, NY. Employees: 100,000.

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IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Management Consulted

APRIL 27, 2014

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. . Take business classes. .

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Development Consulting Boston Consulting Group McKinsey 205

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As a VP of sales and marketing for Becker-Birnbaum International, a global consumer products company, Aliyah knew she needed a talented marketing director to support her division’s portfolio of 34 products. As the COO made another well-deserved toast to Anne, Aliyah thought back to her interviews with Ed and Molly. Meeting Ed Yu.

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Case Study Case Studies Study Case Interview 130

Management Consulted

AUGUST 21, 2013

Andy had failed a case interview with one firm but had a confirmed chance with McKinsey London, and he didn’t want to walk away without the offer. It also represents an exciting new moment for us – the first in a series of video interviews we’ll be posting on the site. Jenny Rae: Hi Andy, how are you?

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McKinsey Interviews Case Interview Consulting 175

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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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 13, 2015

As you’ve likely already figured out, the case interview is a very unusual creature. In the consulting case interview, your time is even more precious: you have only 4 minutes to develop and present a plan (2 to structure your case and 2 to present). Overview of consulting case frameworks.

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Case Interview Consulting Interviews Study 100

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 12, 2019

This article looks at concluding your case interview well. I truly hope these articles help you succeed in case interviews and win the job you truly hope for. Right after the restatement of the client question, the conclusion reads “here is my recommendation…” What this does is it primes the interviewers.

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Case Interview Interviews Data Exercises 60

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Addressing this type of case question is achievable, provided you can identify the root of the problem. Below we look at a specific case scenario. Before we can begin discussing growth strategy, the direction of the case must be determined by asking vital questions regarding the current state of the museum. Consentino.

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Strategy& Strategy Strategy Case Interview 98

Management Consulted

MAY 25, 2014

GALLUP CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. Toward the end of the year, he created an international values study dealing with the social, moral, and religious attitudes of people throughout most of the major European countries. Interviewing – Call Centers – Non-consulting (create surveys/capture data/analyze data).

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 181

Management Consulted

APRIL 3, 2016

As a prospective consultant, one of the things that can seem the most mysterious in the case study prep process is wondering what the interviewer is going to ask you next. Many of you have heard about interviewer-led and interviewee-led case interviews and are wondering how to approach each one appropriately.

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Case Interview Consulting Interviews Case Study 100

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? Marketing and Sales - utilizes in depth analysis and scientific experimentation to develop innovative ways to add significant value for leading firms. OLIVER WYMAN INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Case interviews will put you to the test on your problem solving ability.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

CaseInterview.com

MAY 13, 2021

A question I am asked often is how to utilize all of the various frameworks and advice on frameworks out there on other case interview prep sites? It is very hard to remember a lot of case study frameworks… let alone master all of them. At this point, we need to figure out WHY unit sales have fallen.

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Case Interview Resources Interviews How To 52

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Booz & Company Interview and Culture. So you have a Booz & Company interview coming up, and you want to be the best candidate they see? This group then began conducting studies and investigations for clients including commercial and trade organizations. BOOZ & COMPANY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

It’s common for leaders of sales teams to focus almost exclusively on short-term tactics and current operations while failing to think and act in a way that supports the longer-term needs of their businesses — and it’s hard to fault them. Splunk , a San Francisco-based B2B software firm, is a case in point.

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Sales Case Interview Recruitment Recruiting 71

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

It’s common for leaders of sales teams to focus almost exclusively on short-term tactics and current operations while failing to think and act in a way that supports the longer-term needs of their businesses — and it’s hard to fault them. Splunk , a San Francisco-based B2B software firm, is a case in point.

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Sales Case Interview Recruitment Recruiting 71

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2017

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Other than this situation, I’ve had nothing but positive interactions—from my interviews to my conversations with HR and even my first few e-mails with Mr. Moon.

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Case Study Case Studies Study Ethics 100

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Today’s emphasis is on ZS Associates (pronounced Zee S in the USA) – a premier boutique firm focused on sales force and marketing optimization. students in 1973-74 studying integer programming algorithms and higher math in meal planning for the military, respectively.

Case Interview 100

Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100

Harvard Business

JUNE 1, 2018

A new product line had failed, and the company believed the problem was either poor product delivery times or lack of effort by the sales force. After throwing millions at both problems, they finally realized what the real issue was: misaligned goals between marketing and sales. Lost sales opportunities.”

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Sales Marketing B2B Case Interview 71

freshminds

MARCH 5, 2018

Why are Case Studies used? Note that they are not looking for a “right answer”; they are looking for a “right method” Types of case studies. Strategy Consulting : tend to use “strategic” type case studies (more details below). How to answer the case study.

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Case Study Case Studies Study Case Interview 53

LSA Global

JUNE 17, 2024

How to Increase the ROI of Sales Training Even though $20 billion is spent on business sales training per year, more than a third of sales leaders admit that they do not have a clear idea of what measurable return they are looking for on sales training. All those sales skills make sense.

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ROI Training Training Sales 64

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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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Data 40

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.

Case Interview 40

Case Interview Interviews Data Exercises 40

Brimstone Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

CASE STUDY. Key to her success was filtering the vast amounts of materiality data, confirming and prioritizing ongoing sustainability projects around the globe, identifying internal allies, and building a case for change in parallel to the expectations of the senior leadership team. Download Case Study.

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Case Study Case Studies Case Interview Study 76

Harvard Business

MARCH 9, 2017

Our two-year research study , including interviews with over 60 senior executives, as well as workshops and case studies, illuminates a glaring blind spot: We simply don’t appreciate how risky it can feel for others to speak up. This is especially the case when you occupy an influential role.

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Case Interview Film Case Study Case Studies 133

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Therefore, you are likely to come across pricing problems in your case interviews. So let’s step through a helpful framework for pricing cases. Pricing Strategy Case Framework. Showing your interviewer that you know about the concepts laid out below will set you apart from other candidates.

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Case Study Case Studies Study Strategy& 60

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2018

As is so often the case, the smallest changes can have the biggest impact. Has the company decided to pursue a new business vertical based on data collected by the sales team in the field? Share these case studies with the team to encourage them to think about how a process change or new tool might be able to help with their job.

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Data Sales Case Interview Meeting 127

CaseInterview.com

MAY 13, 2021

A question I am asked often is how to utilize all of the various frameworks and advice on frameworks out there on other case interview prep sites? It is very hard to remember a lot of case study frameworks… let alone master all of them. At this point, we need to figure out WHY unit sales have fallen.

Case Interview 40

Case Interview Resources Interviews How To 40

Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2017

To investigate that question, we conducted extensive field research studying grape growers in Champagne, France, a region famous for its sparkling wines. According to one woman in our study, “Among grape growers, you lose a lot of credibility when you’re a woman.” And, if so, what? The results were surprising.

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Study Industry Case Interview Research 71

Harvard Business

APRIL 3, 2018

Through historical research and many interviews, we found several ways in which early stumbles in the organic wine market created marketing problems that the industry still struggles to overcome. Whole Foods Market, which by 2010 accounted for over one half of organic food sales in the United States, did little to promote organic wines.

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Chemicals Retail Case Interview Turnaround 128

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Recently, our team interviewed 40 founders and venture capitalists and conducted two experiments to uncover whether startups, compared to more mature firms, are more likely to be the victims of fraud. We recruited 250 experienced purchasing and sales managers and allocated them between the experiments.

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Case Interview Methodologies Groups Study 123

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 26, 2019

M&A case framework. Firms typically look at four areas when working on M&A cases. The first area consultants typically analyze in M&A cases is the market. It is almost impossible to cover all these aspects in a 30-60 minutes case interview. M&A Case Examples. The market.

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Case Study Case Studies Study Case Interview 60

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 16, 2016

BTS GROUP INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. BTS Group specializes in digital technology, leadership development, sales training, and assessments. BTS Group specializes in digital technology, leadership development, sales training, and assessments. Marketing & Sales. BTS GROUP INTERVIEWS. BTS GROUP KEY STATS. Innovation.

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Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

MARCH 15, 2018

” In a two-part study, we observed that venture capitalists adopt markedly different stereotypical notions of female and male entrepreneurs during their decision-making processes. Before presenting our study, some context is helpful. This is one of the most common beliefs among the VCs we studied.

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Data Real Estate Finance Financial 130

Harvard Business

AUGUST 14, 2018

It does not include traditional IT firms that rely on sales of hardware or software as their main source of revenue.). This study uses two rounds of interviewing to identify what the Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman describes as the “inside view” and the “outside view” of the phenomenon. market on China.

Case Interview 131

Case Interview Intellectual Property Interviews Operations 131

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

I vividly remember the last consulting interview during first-year MBA recruiting season. I had managed to get interviews with three firms but only made it past the first round with this final company. I’d known for some time that making the transition from sales management to consulting wasn’t going to be easy. I was tense.

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