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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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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CaseInterview.com

MAY 22, 2019

There are lots of little things that separate a candidate who does a good job on a case vs. an excellent job. While it's not necessary to be perfect on every case, it is necessary to come pretty close most of the time. By the time you master the case interview, will you have any interview opportunities left?

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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 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. I have covered this elsewhere, so I won't cover it here.

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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. It is the most practical and intuitive resource on the market, in my opinion. My question is related to note-taking during the interview. All information you receive in a case is not created equally.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn how to market yourself through your resume and cover letter so that you will get the interview. Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. How to Write a Cover Letter That Will Get You the Interview. How to Network Your Way to an Interview. Keep It Simple.

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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

AUGUST 15, 2019

In preparing for the case interview, there are a few skills and tools that you can master to help you succeed. These tools are at the core of any successful management consultant’s problem-solving process. Case Interview Math. Case Interview Math. Clients don’t give consultants math tests. Hypothesis.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 29, 2019

Being insightful in a case interview is an important skill, especially as you get in more competitive environments (like a final round interview). In analyzing the situation, you might discover that the root cause is that resellers are confused about the product's capabilities, so they are over promising in their marketing.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Short the market, but long on you. THE market may be down, but not you. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Case Interviews. Management Consulting. Enjoy the Consulting Blog? Definitions. Helpful Links. in Business Strategy. Be bullish about the future.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 12, 2019

Market Sizing Questions. How do you solve market sizing cases with the appropriate level of detail? Further segmentation leads to greater accuracy, but sometimes you don't need greater accuracy -- in which case, it is an inefficient use of time. is the market big or is it tiny. is it $10 billion or $1 million.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 17, 2013

My son was born yesterday so I’m now in the market for father/son advice (no problems with starting early, I suppose). Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Case Interviews. Management Consulting. Enjoy the Consulting Blog? Leave a Comment Now. Great post, Tom.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 29, 2013

Previous post: Dick Smith: The Power of Viral Marketing. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Case Interviews. Management Consulting. Enjoy the Consulting Blog? Next post: Made You Smile? Graduate Consulting Group. Categories. Select Category. Business Frameworks.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 20, 2013

Next post: Dick Smith: The Power of Viral Marketing. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Case Interviews. Management Consulting. Enjoy the Consulting Blog? Previous post: How to Achieve Your Audacious Goals. Graduate Consulting Group. Categories. Select Category.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 25, 2013

Dick Smith: The Power of Viral Marketing. Through this Australia Day marketing campaign, he is using viral marketing (i.e. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Case Interviews. Management Consulting. Enjoy the Consulting Blog? Definitions. Helpful Links.

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Or in my case, “I hate to write.” So here I am, launching this blog , which will help you become a better management consultant and solopreneur. I was hired as an independent consultant to help Clorox implement a vendor-management system and contractor-compliance process. Why This Blog Now? What works?

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 15, 2020

This is especially the case when difficult conditions are caused by extreme changes, such as COVID-19. One option is to be in denial about abrupt market changes and continue along aggressively in one’s original plans. One option is to be in denial about abrupt market changes and continue along aggressively in one’s original plans.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 18, 2013

On the revenue side, insufficient focus on marketing can lead to weak sales growth. The case of the Nundah Co-op. SVA Consulting has a lot of experience working with social enterprises, and Lockard shares a recent case of the Nundah Co-op. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

THE MARKETS have been temporarily buoyed amid optimism that European leaders will find a solution to the debt crisis. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Case Interviews. Management Consulting. Enjoy the Consulting Blog? Definitions. Helpful Links. in Economics.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 4, 2011

ECONOMISTS tend to favour a small positive rate of inflation , and there are 4 reasons why this makes sense: Labour market flexibility: inflation allows relative real wages to adjust even if nominal wages do not move. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Case Interviews.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

ECONOMICS is the study of how individuals, firms and government make decisions to manage scarce resources. For example, you may be a skilled management consultant. For example, if there is an oversupply of wheat on the world market then individual farmers will lower the price they charge until they can sell all of their wheat.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

As a result, the consulting firms want to see strong soft skills demonstrated in the interviews. Which ones will interviewers be looking for you to demonstrate? You’ll need to communicate effectively with teammates, managers, client contacts, partners, executives (all the way up to the CEOs). So what skills really matter?

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 19, 2020

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

In contrast, economies of scope is a lesser known concept particularly relevant to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that may not have access to large markets or the ability to produce at scale. Marketing – The cost of advertising can be shared across products. Case Interviews. Management Consulting.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 21, 2020

This is why interviewers value “insights” in the case interview. It turns out that all of their sales and marketing materials were geared toward the message, “why buy from us vs. another direct competitor.”. Check out our Privacy Policy below for details on how we protect and manage your submitted data.

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Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 20, 2022

” As a specialist in design, copywriting, and marketing for consultants, I’m biased. Instead, they leverage their consulting websites as the centerpiece of their marketing system. Eventually, I learned how to do my marketing online to the point where people would pick up the phone. It even instills confidence in you.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with another blog contributor to the SpencerTom community, Jason Oh, to share our experiences about the consulting recruiting process. Why did you decide to pursue management consulting? Jeff : I had little idea about management consulting until my second year at university.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 7, 2016

Acquired in 2009 by The Nielsen Company, a world leader in market research, and with only one location in downtown Chicago, the Cambridge Group has taken the most basic concept of “supply and demand” and concluded that there is a better way. Go to Market Optimization. Market Entry Strategy. THE CAMBRIDGE GROUP INTERVIEWS.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 13, 2014

… But seriously, all jokes aside, we’re not entirely sure whether anyone who reads this blog has an interest in the American market. And, despite the lame and cheesy nature of this blog post, there is no catch. If you do, or know someone who does, then you’re in luck.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

This is a particularly attractive model for indie rock artists who don’t have access to established record labels; Ad revenue – apps can act as an “advertising vehicle” where mobile marketers can place advertisments. With Apps, Wealth Management Goes Mobile. Case Interviews. Case Interviews.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

in Management Consulting. Please find below examples of the Rule of Three used in marketing, politics, religion, science and sports. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Case Interviews. Management Consulting. Enjoy the Consulting Blog? Definitions. Categories.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

YOU are most likely familiar with the marketing adage, “Sex sells”. This hard-wired desire is exploited by marketers to attract people’s attention and, at the same time, market whatever they are selling. This helps marketers sell products because it is difficult to sell a product that everyone ignores. Case Interviews.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

Recently I received a question from a CaseInterview.com student who was interviewing with BCG in Africa for a associate position about focusing on specific types of cases based on the location of the firm he was interviewing with (i.e. My answer is It's very hard to predict what type of case you will get. No, Thanks!

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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. Founded in 1983 by Kellogg School of Management marketing professors Andris A. Where did ZS Associates begin, and what are they known for? sales force teams.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 29, 2020

In this case, people’s fear of sharks vs. mosquitoes is widely different than the statistical risk of death. A business plan that has never been exposed to market forces is an unknown risk. Either the risk can be managed and you should be busy managing it, or it’s not manageable and there’s no point in letting fear run your life.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In one of my early McKinsey engagements, I was assigned to conduct 1:1 market research interviews with the client's top customers. It can be knowledge about an account, a market segment, a vendor, a particular problem, or an internal process. For example, I have expertise in the case interview. Last Name *.

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