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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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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. Banking salaries average 50-100% higher than consulting salaries , with the difference increasingly significant as your seniority increases.

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Hey, What’s Going On?

CaseInterview.com

If sales and retention are on target, but you have no cash left in the bank, something is wrong. If you found this post useful, I suggest becoming a registered member (it's free) to get access to the materials I used to pass 60 out of 61 case interviews , land 7 job offers, and end up working at McKinsey.

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Fireside Chat – Consulting Recruiting at Target and Non-Target Universities

Tom Spencer

That was when I participated in my first formal case competition and had the opportunity to speak with industry representatives and recent graduates about their career choices in consulting. Afterwards, my curiosity grew and I took the initiative to participate in other case competitions and business plan competitions.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Expect Another "Bad Bank.

MishTalk

Case Against The Fed. Expect Another "Bad Bank" Bailout in Spain; Humorous Details of Sarebs Property Assets. Spains bad bank, Sareb, has plans to unload 45,000 distressed properties in five years, over 7,500 of them in 2013. Here are some excerpts (translated) from GurusBlog report Havoc in the Bad Bank (SAREB).

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The consulting case study: What you need to know

freshminds

Why are Case Studies used? Note that they are not looking for a “right answer”; they are looking for a “right method” Types of case studies. Here are some examples of different approaches across industries; Management Consulting : tend to use “operational” type case studies (more details below).

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Cracking Pricing Strategy Case Studies

Tom Spencer

For instance, retail banks can raise interest rates (the price they pay customers for depositing funds at the bank) to quickly attract new balances and acquire new customers. Therefore, you are likely to come across pricing problems in your case interviews. Pricing Strategy Case Framework. Competitor-based pricing.