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Sample Consulting Case Questions

Tom Spencer

Your client is a low-cost airline headquartered in Philadelphia with frequent service to cities along the East Coast of the United States. They want to develop a growth strategy for the next five years. Virgin Galactic has developed a new rocket that can take off and land like a normal plane. What can we do about it?

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Thinking Like a Consultant: People Skills

Management Consulted

If you’re outside the industry looking in, prepare LOTS of interview stories that demonstrate teamwork and all that comes with it – conflict resolution, communication, and the power of groupthink. Teamwork, and the ability to work with ANYONE in a team, is a critical trait to demonstrate in key interviews. 2 – Networking.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart. These days, it pays to practice being in “interview mode” so you’re ready for the real thing – whether it’s networking with a neighbor at Starbucks or sitting in the hot seat.

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How One Hospital Improved Patient Safety in 10 Minutes a Day

Harvard Business

Members of the hospital’s design thinking team were inspired by something they saw when they boarded a KLM Airline flight: During a pre-flight huddle of the cabin crew, team members introduced each other and then asked each other two questions on flight safety. Insight Center. The Future of Health Care. Sponsored by Medtronic.

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The Knowledge Jobs Most Likely to Be Automated

Harvard Business

Usually we don’t love getting that question, because the answer isn’t the simple one interviewers are seeking. Which kinds of knowledge workers are at high risk of job loss thanks to smart machines? At the level of a national economy, however, how much should we protest this particular line of labor dislocation?

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How Winning Organizations Last 100 Years

Harvard Business

We got under the skin of each organization, to understand how they live and breathe, by interviewing people who work (or worked) with them, observing them in action and reading everything about them. We spent five years interviewing thousands of people, making thousands of observations and reading hundreds of documents.

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Your Relationships = Your Net Worth

CaseInterview.com

They had connections to venture capitalists, super-star developers, salespeople, etc… I had a high IQ and no Rolodex. I have opened myself up to meeting new people, getting to know people I already know at a deeper level, and putting more energy into relationships (both business and personal) than I ever have in any period of my life.