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Minto Pyramid Principle

CaseInterview.com

This way I can show the interviewer I am 100% hypothesis driven and I don't ask any irrelevant data. Would you recommend this and what is your view about this as a past interviewer? I was wondering what your view is on this method to apply to cases, this might help to form a HYPOTHESIS and ASK ONLY data which you 100% need.

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What it’s really like at a top consulting firm: the good and the bad

Tom Spencer

Bad #2: Travel. Roughly 80% of cases are travel cases. The glamour of travel gets old fast, and you’ll start to dread the Sunday afternoon cut short or the 5am Monday wakeup. The difficulty of weekly travel is rewarded by the experience that it brings – it’s hard to see the world from the comfort of your home.

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How to Build a Strong Client Relationship

CaseInterview.com

In these cases, just connecting the work you are doing to these concerns (and showing how they are related for better or for worse) is perceived as valuable. For example, I am writing this post from the airport where Alaska Airlines (the only major airline with a hub in Seattle) had a computer system outage.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you. As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart.

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6 Steps to Make Your Strategic Plan Really Strategic

Harvard Business

” Take the case of a recent client of mine, an architectural firm. It can even involve immersing yourself in the stakeholder experience by going through it, e.g. the senior executives of an airline might travel at the back of the plane to get a feel for what economy passengers experience. Be prepared to adjust.

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64 Proven Ways Consultants Can Generate Leads Online (Consulting Lead Generation)

Tsavo Neal

Interview an expert. Interviewing a potential client. Case studies. By starting your own podcast, and interviewing other thought-leaders in your industry for your episodes, you’ll become a fantastic resource for your industry. It can be as simple as a phone interview via Skype, which you record and upload to iTunes.