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Case Interview Glossary

CaseInterview.com

My advice is usually to start reading The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fortune magazines while Googling any terms or concepts you don't understand. The idea is, if you were to discuss industry consolidation in a case interview, you would have an intuitive and conceptual idea of what typically happens in these situations.

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Business Acumen in Case Interviews

CaseInterview.com

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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Identifying Key Drivers in a Case Interview

CaseInterview.com

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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Last Minute Case Interview Preparation

CaseInterview.com

10 years, one of the most common questions I am asked is how much time is needed to prepare for a case interview and how to prepare when you don’t have much time. I want to address in this article the 2 nd question of how to prepare for a case interview when you don’t have much time. Reader #2 – 3 Days Until Interview.

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The Future Of Work: 5 Most Important Trends To Watch

Simon Associates

It's not hard to see that the changes of tomorrow are coming fast (in many cases, they're already here), disrupting everything we thought we knew. I discuss many of them below, and you can read the entire interview here.

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Magazine Ad Revenues Plunge; Google Collects Half of Mobile

MishTalk

Case Against The Fed. Magazine Ad Revenues Plunge; Google Collects Half of Mobile Internet Ads; Cannibalization of Ad Market. Lets start with a look at PEW Center research that shows News magazines hit by big drop in ad pages. Total consumer magazine ad pages dropped 4.9% Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition. Home Builders.

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Top 50 blogs, magazines and websites for consultants

QEmploy

This is the best ”top 50 list” of blogs, magazines and websites for consultants that you will find on the internet. That is why I have compiled a list of 50 different blogs, magazines and websites that every consulting firm should know about, and I explain what they all have to offer their readers. Consulting Mag.