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Note-Taking in a Case Interview

CaseInterview.com

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. Some information is more important than others.

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Reflecting on Innovative Methods That Management Consultants Can Use to Pitch Clients

Steve Shu Consulting

I wrote the following post in response to someone on Quora who asked me about innovative methods that management consultants use to pitch clients instead of using PowerPoint presentations. Surprisingly, one can go a long way with Powerpoint presentations. That person brought to the table specialized experience within a field.

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Intro to Consulting Case Frameworks

Management Consulted

As you’ve likely already figured out, the case interview is a very unusual creature. In the consulting case interview, your time is even more precious: you have only 4 minutes to develop and present a plan (2 to structure your case and 2 to present). Overview of consulting case frameworks.

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Case Math

Tom Spencer

In this post we outline some mathematical concepts that may prove useful for solving consulting case questions. Break Even Analysis: Relevant when trying to decide whether to launch a new product or invest in a project with high fixed costs. (Source: Flickr ).

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Saving RadioShack

Tom Spencer

By comparison, rivals Amazon and Wal-Mart have continuously adapted and maintain a significant competitive advantage in pricing these products due to scale. In a competitive landscape fraught with declining sales of consumer electronics and falling margins, RadioShack has fallen into a precarious situation.

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Facts, Opinions, and Conclusions

CaseInterview.com

Should we invest more in sales or R&D? This is a presentation filled with charts, and it quantitatively defines the facts of the current situation. This is a presentation filled with charts, and it quantitatively defines the facts of the current situation. Lots of opinions on this. Should we focus on customer segment X or Y?

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6 Skills for Consulting Success

Tom Spencer

Hence, this is one of the primary skills that incoming candidates are tested on in the case interview. Creativity amplifies that fresh perspective, and can help the client to see a project, product, or situation in a new way. Presentation Skills. Almost all the engagements of a consultant end with a presentation.