CaseInterview.com

MARCH 3, 2021

Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how to handle case interviews via video conference. While video conference case interviews weren’t unheard of before, they are much more common right now. It allows the interviewer to see and hear you clearly. Having a good technical setup is crucial.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 4, 2022

While the weekly hours you work will vary depending on what case you are assigned to, the average is about 50 to 60 hours per week, and it is not uncommon for consultants to work 80 hour weeks. In short, management consulting is mostly about soft skills whereas economic consulting draws on hard skills. Work-life balance. Differences.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 3, 2023

This might include taking relevant courses or workshops, participating in case competitions, or working on personal projects. Prepare for the interview process: People advisory consulting interviews may include both technical and behavioral components, and it’s important to be well-prepared. What is People Advisory?

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2020

If your business suffers in a recession because you had poor financial metrics, you’ll learn (the hard way) why you need them and need to look at them regularly. If you’ve neglected your personal relationships and they fracture during times of high stress, you’ll learn the hard way that neglect has its costs. Hardship is… well, hard.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

As consulting is a very demanding career it often becomes hard to maintain work-life balance. Interviews. After going through a handful of interviews through referrals, direct reach out from HR/hiring team, and LinkedIn/company website applications I would categorize my interviews into three buckets: Corporate strategy.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 18, 2019

A major portion of the consulting case interview tests your quantitative skills. So your interviewers want to know that you’re comfortable with math and have strong analytic reasoning skills. Here is a play-by-play of how you should approach a case interview: . Talk through your problem-solving approach.

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 24, 2020

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. Is it useful to think of winning versus losing? Let’s take the concept of winning versus losing.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

So maybe you’ve gotten to the second round, maybe you’re still waiting to hear back, or maybe you’re hoping to interview again in the next recruitment cycle. Regardless of whichever bucket you fall into, it always helps to see things from the interviewers’ perspective. Here are the top three things they’re looking for: 1.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

It is easy to put a lot of pressure on yourself during interview season, especially when your classmates are receiving interviews for firms you’re interested in. This blog post is mostly about what to do when you receive an interview at that firm you’ve been eyeing for some time. So, if this is you, congrats! Determination.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 6, 2018

This post will mainly focus on introducing the case interview format, and an overview of several key formats that are typically used. No, there are different formats for the case interview, in other words different setups. The standard format is a one-on-one case interview. The interviewer would say. ‘Oh,

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 6, 2020

Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how to handle case interviews via video conference. While video conference case interviews weren’t unheard of before, they are much more common right now. It allows the interviewer to see and hear you clearly. Having a good technical setup is crucial.

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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. This is definitely not good. and then to ask for data to test that hypothesis.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 8, 2019

If you’re applying to a consulting firm, be ready to get acquainted with case interviews. Almost all consulting firms include the case interview as part of their recruitment process. Even non-consulting firms are utilizing case interviews as part of their process so you don’t want to be blindsided.

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Management Consulting Prep

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Management Consulting 101 Almost every aspiring management consultant I’ve interacted with is a hard-worker. They are really committed to their studies and are not afraid to put lots of hours into case interview practice.

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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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Management Consulted

AUGUST 10, 2014

During an interview, it is common to be asked “Tell me about yourself.” The fit interview is where magic happens , where your true self comes out, and where the interview is ultimately decided. The fit interview is the tiebreaker, so you best be on your game. Au contraire, peeps. Why Consulting?

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Management Consulted

MAY 4, 2014

We recently had the opportunity to interview Jason, a student at NYU Stern who landed a summer internship with Deloitte Consulting S&O. It was a lot of professional development on a broad level, which meant how to network properly and preparing for interviews. Jenny Rae: Thanks for joining us today. Jason: Right.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 29, 2022

Informational interviews become second nature to the point that rejection no longer leaves a mark on you. The majority of the MBA programs will cover similar business cases. Through analyzing case studies and taking the ethics classes during the MBA, one gets to see the value of building a reputable company and acting ethically.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

I got hard news for you - but your future clients don't care about your tools either. They are interested in case studies only to a point. This principle hit home for me when I did an interview project to find out what executives are looking for in consultants. But as a customer we don't care about his tools. We are not Disney.

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Management Consulted

JULY 17, 2016

Welcome back to our series on using frameworks to break down case interviews. In our first article, we provided an overview of frameworks and how you can use them to solve any case that gets put in front of you. If you get a case that deals with declining profits, the first question you should ask is “why?”

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Management Consulted

JULY 17, 2016

Welcome back to our series on using frameworks to break down case interviews. In our first article, we provided an overview of frameworks and how you can use them to solve any case that gets put in front of you. If you get a case that deals with declining profits, the first question you should ask is “why?”

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 12, 2020

A few weeks ago, I posted the following real-world situation as a case competition: You’ve been hired by an industry association representing the 3,000 colleges located in the United States. I was hoping to select a winner who really cracked the case in terms of structuring it well. To be fair, this is a really hard question.

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Management Consulting Prep

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Almost every aspiring management consultant I’ve interacted with is a hard-worker. They are really committed to their studies and are not afraid to put lots of hours into case interview practice.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In most cases, you cannot. Why is the case interview stressful? This kind of person is typically quite anxious, has difficulty sitting still, and often works really hard (even if there is no reason to do so) just to avoid feeling the anxiety. 2) CHALLENGE the logic of the worst-case scenario. But how can this be?

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn the basics of a case interview – what it is, how they are different from a regular job interview, who uses them, why they are used, and the types of case interview formats and the difference between them. Topics Covered: What is a Case Interview? What is a Case Interview?

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 24, 2021

For example, imagine your boss wants you to create an Excel spreadsheet in which you calculate a business case for the next 5 years. In nine out of ten cases, however, you will realize after some time that you are absolutely on the wrong track. This is exactly how I solve my case interviews.”

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

The hard skills help you do the analysis, but once you’ve got an answer, you need client buy in. As a result, the consulting firms want to see strong soft skills demonstrated in the interviews. As a result, the consulting firms want to see strong soft skills demonstrated in the interviews. So what skills really matter?

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 29, 2018

To start with, a short definition of the case interview is “a simulation of the beginning of a consulting project”. The case interview is usually 25 to 40 minutes in length. Do not expect to solve every detail of the case during this short time, rather focus on the most critical parts. There isn’t one!

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Management Consulted

MARCH 23, 2014

In my experience, the average case team is made up of 3 or 4 nationalities, including the individuals who in past lives were entrepreneurs, surgeons, or front line soldiers and now run charities or marathons in their spare time. If you want to read more about breaking into BCG, be sure to check out the links at the bottom of our page below.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The business case has been proven over and over again that when this happens, employees invest their discretionary efforts towards helping teammates with heavy workloads and providing superior customer service, which enhances customer satisfaction and eventually business results. Organizations don’t have limbic systems.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 26, 2016

Today, we continue Part 2 (see Part 1 here ) of our interview with Charlie, an experienced Harvard grad who took an unusual path into healthcare consulting, yet leveraged his experience and hard prep work into an offer at Putnam. And I think I have the gist of getting a case down, as well as understanding those details.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 16, 2020

1) Sample-Size Problem As of March 5th, 4 pm ET, the United States had: Total Cases: 164 Total Deaths: 11 Friends of mine have said, “Why is everyone freaking out over 11 deaths?” Only 164 cases, that's not bad compared to other countries." If we can’t numerically define the problem, it’s hard to respond appropriately.

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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. This is definitely not good. and then to ask for data to test that hypothesis.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 14, 2015

In fact, one of our interview coaches, Michael Hecht, used to work for The Seabury Group and now works for Delta Airlines as a member of their Skymiles team. If you’re applying to work at The Seabury Group, book an interview prep session with Michael here. Seabury Group Chief Executive : John Luth. Seabury Group Revenue : $80M.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 27, 2019

This may be hard for some, but most people will already be indirectly connected with a few consultants. Step 2: Getting an Interview. There are generally three ways that graduate students can get their resume picked for an interview. Most of my non-MBA friends in consulting believe that they likely got an interview via referral.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 5, 2019

Note: These tips are geared towards MBA1s, but are applicable to anyone interviewing with consulting firms.). Starting strong will give off a great first impression to your interviewers. The firms you interview with will want to know why you’re interested in the industry. Keep calm and practice medium-level cases.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 12, 2016

The co-founders saw an opportunity to leverage their existing client relationships from Bain to create a collegial, tight-knit firm atmosphere (there is definitely an unspoken mantra of work hard, play hard!). Today, the firm consults for many Global 1000 corporations. Parthenon-EY has local offices in 27 cities. Exit Opportunities.

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