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Market Sizing Case Interview Questions

Tom Spencer

It is a classic case interview question, in which a candidate is asked to make an estimate. When a consultant meets with the CEO of a major airline to discuss growth strategy, for example, they may need to do a market sizing to get a grasp of how big the broader market is. Reading Time: 4 minutes. How big is the market?

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Seabury Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. In fact, one of our interview coaches, Michael Hecht, used to work for The Seabury Group and now works for Delta Airlines as a member of their Skymiles team.

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Mergers & Acquisitions: Strategy

Tom Spencer

MERGERS have had a ubiquitous presence in the news recently as leaders in the airline , publishing , and telecommunications industries have taken steps to consolidate. Clarifying why your client wishes to undertake the acquisition is a good place to begin, both in a case interview and in a real-life consulting engagement.

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From Zero to $300,000 in 18 Months — An Interview with Organizational Development Consultant Betsy Jordyn – Episode 2

Consulting Success

She is an organizational development and strategy consultant who previously worked with Walt Disney World. Her clients also include JCPenney, United Airlines, Hilton Vacations, and many others. Consultants can increase their value by identifying and focusing on natural strengths and limiting their specialized area of expertise.

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Entering a New Market

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. Furthermore, this engages you in a conversation with the interviewer as opposed to enduring an uncomfortable silence. What is your recommendation? Is it strictly profit related?

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The Trend Is Your “Friend”

CaseInterview.com

I received a message just now from someone who works in the airline and cruise ship industries. Given that mindset, what do you do if you run an airline or a cruise ship business? It’s certainly one strategy. I have no idea if any of this is true, but you’d better believe that if I ran an airline, I would be looking into it.

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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? Example 1: Company A faces profitability issues, please come up with strategies. . Would you recommend me to use MINTO principle???