Tom Spencer

JULY 2, 2015

Below we provide a selection of sample consulting case questions. A large American beverage company acquired a fruit juice company for $350 million five years ago with the goal to increase revenues tenfold. A large Korean electronics company is thinking about entering the market for tablet computers. Our client is eBay.

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Consulting Turnaround Case Interview Retail 60

Management Consulted

MARCH 29, 2015

Because of this, we sat down with consulting veteran Lisa Bright (who is now part of the MC interview coaching team!) ” Consulting seemed like it would fit me really well because it lets you try out a lot of different industries and functions. Then, they flew me out to the Chicago office where I had my first round interview.

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McKinsey Interviews Case Interview Consulting 100

Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

Many legacy companies would like to transform themselves into agile, talent-first organizations. Volvo’s turnaround over the last decade offers a great example. “Technically, cars today are very different from ten years ago,” says Sällström, whom we interviewed for our book, Talent Wins.

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Talent Engineering Case Interview Turnaround 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

When a private equity firm adds a new company to its portfolio, analysts rigorously size up its financial, operational, and competitive condition. Yet even with all that knowledge and effort, many private equity companies still don’t do a good job when it comes to deciding whether to keep the CEO in place or select a new CEO.

Company 28

Company Engineering Turnaround System 28

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Bain & Company. Booz & Company. McKinsey & Company. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Bain & Company. Bain & Company (Hong Kong). Founded in 1973 when Bill Bain and others left BCG to form Bain & Company. IMS Health.

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Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy Strategy& 107

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Bain & Company. Booz & Company. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. A&M specialises in turnaround and interim management, performance management and business advisory services. APT provides software and consulting services for consumer-focused companies.

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BearingPoint Capgemini Strategy Strategy 99

Harvard Business

APRIL 3, 2018

Through historical research and many interviews, we found several ways in which early stumbles in the organic wine market created marketing problems that the industry still struggles to overcome. First, the conventional wine industry saw it as a threat. The Turnaround. New category creation is not easy.

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Chemicals Retail Case Interview Turnaround 35

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Managers rarely yell, coworkers try to help each other out whenever possible, and companies are organized to provide consultants support with training, expertise, etc. In addition, you’ll have limited exposure across the company to other groups, departments, etc – less ability to network across the company.

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Banking Boston Consulting Group Consulting Management 272

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

of Fortune 500 companies are run by female CEOs, and while there is incremental progress — there are 32 female CEOs this year, the highest percentage ever, compared with only 21 last year — the rate of change can feel excruciatingly slow. Harry Haysom/Getty Images. Women could be ready for the CEO role sooner.

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Interviews Benchmarking Case Interview Talent 28

Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2016

Based on my interviews, reported response rates averaged from 60% to 80%, with some campaigns actually hitting 100%. Once you’ve gone through the trouble of arranging the meeting, it would be a waste to ruin it with a misguided pitch of your company’s product or service. But his core business is turnaround consulting.

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Meeting Turnaround Sales Marketing 28

Buzzsprout

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

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Productivity Company Engineering Turnaround 52

CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In the case interview process for McKinsey, one of the early evaluations is “Solve,” McKinsey’s digital assessment game (formerly called the McKinsey Problem Solving Game). It is unclear why this is the case. You’re provided a history of all pricing changes from all companies in the industry (including your client).

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McKinsey How To Data Strategy 52

Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2016

I’ve interviewed thousands of candidates for managerial roles and tracked the performance of those I successfully hired. Japan’s educational institutions and cultural work ethic give its managers a jump-start in their careers, but most companies don’t continue the development process as far as it could go.

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Turnaround Engineering Leadership Case Interview 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The CEOs in our study were adept at telling their company’s story. Essential to the story is the company’s purpose. Fred Lynch, CEO of Masonite, a 92-year-old company that manufactures interior doors and entry door systems, created a long-term value creation thesis that he called the Masonite “blueprint.”

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Metrics Study Financial Operations 32