Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

But what if your school doesn’t offer these programs (yet) – and you want to come spend 1 power day to focus on breaking into consulting – with emphasis on networking, fit interviews, and most of all, case interviews? 10AM – 11AM - Fit Interview – Key consulting questions. Who leads the day?

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 21, 2020

This is why interviewers value “insights” in the case interview. The old way of thinking: “We are better than our competitors, so we should be winning sales.”. It turns out that all of their sales and marketing materials were geared toward the message, “why buy from us vs. another direct competitor.”.

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Management Consulted

MAY 25, 2014

GALLUP CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. SRI was founded in 1969 and its expertise in psychological research/interviews identified the “fit” of individuals is specific positions or roles in an organization. Interviewing – Call Centers – Non-consulting (create surveys/capture data/analyze data).

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

Following is a report from a CaseInterview.com student that was recently hired by BCG in Western Europe where he shares his experience interviewing with BCG in Europe. My preparation consisted of your videos and the Case in Point book. My first two interviews were more quantitative.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Question: I have been following your blog at CaseInterview.com and using your video for my case interview practice. I did exactly this in one management consulting interview and got dinged -- the biggest feedback I received was I lacked creativity (which I intentionally suppressed to make sure that I was not jumping around).

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

In case interviews , some candidates always seem to get "stuck" in a case -- unsure how to proceed. Other candidates " ace the case " and never seem to get stuck at all. The short answer is this: You only get stuck in a case if you skip steps. Should I Use Intuition in my Case Interviews? .

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 15, 2019

In preparing for the case interview, there are a few skills and tools that you can master to help you succeed. In this chapter, you will learn what these tools and skills are and how you can utilize them to help you perform at your best during the case interview. Case Interview Math. Case Interview Math.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

I was recently sent this email from a student who has upcoming interviews with Bain and McKinsey asking me to clarify some details on my profit loss framework below is his question as well as my response. in the interview process, generally we simplify the process to assume the two are the same. Additional Resources.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Question: Thanks to the material proposed on your website as well as to a lot of practice sessions with my friends (I don't have a business background), I managed to successfully pass my first round interview with BCG. 2) Creativity in how to analyze a case. They are thinking of killing the project due to slow sales.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Mastering this skill is not only important in a case interview but is arguably far more important after the case interview -- when you are doing real client work. which initially seems like the interviewer wants you to list as many reasons as you can think of that explains why XYZ is happening. questions.

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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.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 4, 2020

Generate $1 in sales within 90 days from this new revenue source.”. My client thought to himself, “Shoot, even my 8-year-old son can generate $1 in sales from a lemonade stand on a Saturday afternoon. Surely my entire team and I can generate $1 in sales in a quarter.”. It took them roughly 75 days to get that first $1 in sales.

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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

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I believe it has advanced my case cracking skills significantly. Those are of great help as well, especially the ones about "how not to feel nervous on the interview" and "how to get the most from the LOMS" and other tips. What is the best way to summarise/remember the case interview question ?

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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. Upon realizing that their findings were highly applicable to the problems of sales force sizing and resource allocation, they decided to investigate further. sales force teams.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 20, 2020

and 2) What were our sales yesterday? If you found this post useful, I suggest becoming a registered member (it's free) to get access to the materials I used to pass 60 out of 61 case interviews , land 7 job offers, and end up working at McKinsey. At the simplest level, is business good or bad?

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MishTalk

JULY 18, 2013

Case Against The Fed. European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year low. Amidst all the happy talk that Europe is on the verge of some sort of recovery, here is yet another counterpoint: European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year Low. in June, bringing total sales for the first six months of the year to just 6.44 Home Builders.

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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. Related Video.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 26, 2019

The PARADE Method (tm) is an approach to answering resume-oriented job interview questions. It is an approach I developed that is tailored for answering these questions in job interviews for management consulting, as well as interviews for senior executive positions in industry. Interviewers want to know what you did.

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MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Italy: Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. In Italy, Markit reports Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. Rate of decline in retail sales accelerates for second straight month.

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MishTalk

JULY 10, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Bloomberg reports REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. Mish Audio Video. Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition.

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MishTalk

JULY 15, 2013

Case Against The Fed. Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Retail sales were up 0.4% May retail sales were revised lower, to +0.5% Here are some retail sales comments from Bloomberg to help put things into perspective. Sales dropped 2.2 Retail Sales vs. Last Year.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 17, 2020

In the case of the patient above, their heart is racing (when it shouldn’t be), they’re breathing too fast (as if they’re running, even though the patient is at rest), and the oxygen level in the blood is dangerously low. In this case, the patient needs supplemental oxygen and immediate transport to a hospital for a higher level of care.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

More important than memorizing the main case frameworks is the ability to take your hypothesis and build an issue tree (or customize a standard framework) that will test your hypothesis in this specific case. Using Issue Tree’s in a Case Interview. Your Hypothesis. The MECE Test. Basically, everything they can think of.

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Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 20, 2022

For me, I can pick up the phone and my sales process from that point onwards is about qualification and some negotiation, but you’ve got to start with lead generation. My site has a lot of videos. In fact, my website is my secret 24/7 sales agent. She had heard bunch of my interviews and follows the podcast.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 1, 2020

Second, new opportunities emerge or grow dramatically (think: video conferencing, delivery services, telemedicine, PPE). Think Zoom video conferencing; they grew from 10 million to 300 million meeting participants in five months. This might be an opportunity to change sales messaging.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hey there, it's Betsy Jordyn and I am so excited to interview our latest Consultants Institute grad, Dave Saliaris, who has his own consulting group that he is launching officially. Throw it to the sales group and say go sell this thing because it's such a cool product. So welcome.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

This can occur if sales drop drastically, and you didn’t see it coming. It can also occur when sales accelerate suddenly, and you didn’t see that coming either. Scenario 1: Direct Report: “Sales went up 20%, unexpectedly…”. Scenario 1: Direct Report: “Sales went up 20%, unexpectedly…”. Me: “Why?”. Me: “Why?”.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 22, 2020

Each public health department's objective is to reduce COVID-19 cases in their county. Nobody can say, “I am responsible for the Victor Cheng case. In the case of U.S. One county can initiate a record and, using workflow rules, route parts of the case file to other jurisdictions digitally. Answer: Nobody.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 23, 2020

If sales and retention are on target, but you have no cash left in the bank, something is wrong. If you found this post useful, I suggest becoming a registered member (it's free) to get access to the materials I used to pass 60 out of 61 case interviews , land 7 job offers, and end up working at McKinsey.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 5, 2020

If the VP of sales maximizes sales without considering what the finance team needs for profitability, collections, or cash management, overall company performance suffers. In quasi-mathematical terms, the VP of sales tries to achieve a “local” optimization.

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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. Marketing & Sales. Kearney inspiring Vision 2020 video here. KEARNEY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. The interview process at A.T. Firm hires 2,000th employee.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hey there, it's Betsy Jordyn and I am so excited to interview our latest Consultants Institute grad, Dave Saliaris, who has his own consulting group that he is launching officially. Throw it to the sales group and say go sell this thing because it's such a cool product. So welcome.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

For that same staff member, I mentioned earlier, I told him on day #1 as his boss, "Get me $16 million in sales out of North America in the next 12 months. Finance people do not see the sales and marketing implications of their “finance” decisions. Figure it out. Tell me what you want to do and what you need. The plan is negotiable.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 17, 2020

My guidance has usually been in the context of a client seeing major drops in sales, engaging in layoffs, and redirecting the team in a productive direction (as opposed to being paralyzed by fear or working on their resumes). There’s no problem,” but your sales team knows that sales fell by 50%, they will scratch their heads.

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CaseInterview.com

JANUARY 26, 2021

Should we invest more in sales or R&D? A fact pack might have the following slide headlines: This business has $100 million in sales and has been growing 20% per year. Another might have suffered a huge financial loss due to a drop in stock prices, even though sales and profits have actually increased.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The company had suffered a 40% drop in sales. Business A can be profitable if it grows revenues enough to cover the non-product-related operating costs (such as sales, marketing, customer service, finance, and human resources). My second thought was, "Look at all that unnecessary cost.". but was still profitable!

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