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8 Example Case Interview Questions

CaseInterview.com

Here’s a list of Case Interview Questions that I’ve received as a candidate. Keep in mind the interview format (especially for McKinsey) has evolved since the time I went through it as a candidate. – McKinsey Case. Your client is a $300 million a year copper mining company. – Oliver Wyman Case.

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8 Example Case Interview Questions

CaseInterview.com

Here's a list of Case Interview Questions that I've received as a candidate. Keep in mind the interview format (especially for McKinsey) has evolved since the time I went through it as a candidate. McKinsey Case. Your client is a $300 million a year copper mining company. - Oliver Wyman Case. Oliver Wyman Case.

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Competitive Response

Tom Spencer

CanadaCo, the largest discount retailer in Canada, currently holds the dominant market share in the industry. WHEN considering a case that requires a competitive response, first take a look at the action which forced the company to respond. Case scenario is a derivation from a practice case provided by The Boston Consulting Group.

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Management Consulting

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Let’s say a company is looking to relocate to a new market. They may hire a consultant to advise on ideas for gaining market share. Consultants work across multiple departments in order to coordinate efforts of the entire business towards a common goal. This is typically the second step in the problem-solving process.

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4 Ways to Develop Practical Business Understanding for Consulting

Management Consulted

Many history, English, and art majors, engineers, and law students – all of interest to consulting firms, but lacking in business basics – come to us asking how they can develop their business understanding to prepare for consulting interviews. Size its market. The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy.

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Thought leadership – by any other name would it smell as sweet?

Tom Spencer

All organisations engage in marketing activities: you have to show your customers you have something they want, after all. For top-tier consulting firms, there are two primary marketing efforts – the first, marketing to attract entry-level recruits, is quite visible.

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Each Firm's Favorite Cases

CaseInterview.com

A reader sent me an email asking if there was a pattern or trend to what kind of case problems are given by each firm? So, does BCG give M&A questions while McKinsey gives business cases? My answer is the cases you get are all over the place and there's no pattern that I've ever seen or heard about.