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Four Basic Steps to Tackle the Case Interview

Tom Spencer

Cracking a case can be a daunting task. As you prepare for your next consulting case interview, here are 4 quick tips that will help you to tackle any case. Understand the problem in context by thinking about what you know already about the industry and current trends. How would you get the data in a real case?

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BCG Practice Case Interview Session

CaseInterview.com

A CaseInterview.com student who received an interview from BCG recently asked me about how a practice case study interview works. This is an interview where you practice with a BCG associate prior to your actual interview. These practice interviews really are practice.

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Consulting Case Anatomy – A Simple Breakdown

Management Consulted

As a prospective consultant, one of the things that can seem the most mysterious in the case study prep process is wondering what the interviewer is going to ask you next. Many of you have heard about interviewer-led and interviewee-led case interviews and are wondering how to approach each one appropriately.

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Revitalize Your Creativity with a Content Calendar

Chad Barr

Here’s its first attempt: Day Theme Content Day 1: Marketing Monday Maximizing Digital Outreach Share insights on the latest digital marketing trends and how they can be implemented to reach new audiences. Include real-life examples and case studies to illustrate the potential impact.

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Case Study: Should an Algorithm Tell You Who to Promote?

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. As the COO made another well-deserved toast to Anne, Aliyah thought back to her interviews with Ed and Molly. Meeting Ed Yu. “No problem,” she said.

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Consulting Applications – Preparation is key to success

Tom Spencer

All begin with an online application, but Bain accompanies its application with a test; BCG has a test at its first-round interview and McKinsey requires you to take a test at an approved test centre as a separate stage. This tends to be followed by several rounds of interviews. Big Four: EY, PwC, KPMG and Deloitte. Boutique firms.

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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Specializing in economic, financial and market analysis, specifically for cases in litigation, Cornerstone Research touts itself as the one player major law firms turn to when navigating the obstacle course that is the American and European legal systems. Cornerstone Research specializes in working with law firms and government entities.