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Case Interview Foundations: 6 Types of Case Interviews

Management Consulted

Consulting firms rely heavily on case interviews to find the right candidate and, therefore, you should practice them – practice them well, start practicing them early (2-3 months prior to the interview), and then keep practicing them often. The 2 case interview styles are Interviewer-led and Interviewee-led cases.

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Fatigued by rejections? Try a personality test!

Tom Spencer

Instead of merely trying to assess a candidate’s numerical, verbal, or problem solving ability, these software programs now also aim to track personality and preferences. Unlike a case interview or a numerical test, practice doesn’t help much because you are not aware of the applied metrics or the real purpose of the game.

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PM Interview Question – What’s Your Favorite Product and Why

Tom Spencer

Like a consulting interview, a product manager (PM) interview consists of multiple parts, including a case study and a behavioral portion, which looks for communication, management, and prioritization skills. Thus, it is vital to ask product-related questions in a PM interview. What’s the interviewer looking for?

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Job Hub: Uber Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

Interview Tips & Tricks. Uber looks for and only hires the best, so be prepared to be asked what makes you stand out when you go in for your interview. First off, you can expect to connect with a recruiter for a general phone interview. At Uber, all coding interviews are done with CoderPad.

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BTS Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

BTS GROUP INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. Hardware & Software. BTS GROUP INTERVIEWS. There is quite a bit of variety in the interview process for a consulting position at BTS; the process can take anywhere from two days to over three months. Round two is with a Manager, and is a standard case interview.

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How will AI transform strategic planning?

Tom Spencer

Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the autonomous intelligent behaviour of software or machines that have a human-like ability to make decisions and to improve over time by learning from experience. Thus, in this post we will focus on the application of this particular technology in strategic planning. What is AI?

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Do Independent Consultants Still Need Résumés?

Successful Independent Consulting

However, in most cases it’s still necessary. It’s also likely that the person interviewing you is super busy, so they’ll want something they can easily skim before talking with you. Examples: Result was the smooth implementation of new expense-reporting software to 1,200 global employees, including the elimination of paper and faxing.