Management Consulted

JUNE 7, 2015

Sandy Lerner, co-founder of Cisco Systems, once summed up consulting interviews perfectly when she said, “The first rule of any game is to know you’re in one.”. In the research you’ve been doing into the wild world of management consulting, you should have noticed how important the case interview is on your road to a job offer.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Here area couple of success stories received from readers who used case interview preparation techniques for securing an offer outside of consulting. Success Story: I would like to share my positive experience of a business case interview, thanks to your website! I watched the videos first and found them amazing!

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 21, 2014

” The question is in the forefront of interviewers’ minds throughout your whole interviewing process. In fact, if you nail the case interview, but are unable to convince them that you’ll be a good fit with the firm, you won’t be hired. Because of that, it is essential to prepare for fit interviews.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Question: I have been following your blog at CaseInterview.com and using your video for my case interview practice. I did exactly this in one management consulting interview and got dinged -- the biggest feedback I received was I lacked creativity (which I intentionally suppressed to make sure that I was not jumping around).

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Reader's Email #1: I have been practicing cases for management consulting case interviews for more than a month using your videos and on your Look Over My Shoulder ® program. [ but a little weak when it comes to the quantitative side, or the basic algebra problem they will always ask during the interview.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Email: My success is really your success at case preparation. Preparation: - LOMS and McKinsey's Problem Solving Test for the case studies (four weeks). Personally, I found the best case interviews [ in LOMS ] to be the most helpful. This understanding gave me confidence and peace during the interview process.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

One issue that I would like your opinion on is to what extent humor can be a plus in an interview and where you would put the limit. I read in various sources that a touch of humor could help you in building a link with the interviewer, but in my opinion, it carries a lot of risk too. Some interviewers do this deliberately.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

I was recently sent this email from a student who has upcoming interviews with Bain and McKinsey asking me to clarify some details on my profit loss framework below is his question as well as my response. But doesn't that assume the company sells everything it produces? you must adapt as you go depending on the specifics of the case.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

Following are tips from a BCG new hire that you might find useful in your case interview prep. I have just begun work for BCG in Australia and I would not have gotten through the case process without your help. I had three rounds with two case interviews in each. The last two rounds were via video conference.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 11, 2019

The following is an example of a real-life case a student received and my advice on how to go about solving the case step by step. Question: I have a question regarding a case I had in an interview with AT Kearney last month. My question is how would you proceed with this case?

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

I interviewed with a number of top firms, and despite feeling well prepared, I wasn't invited to the next round. After much soul searching I discovered your website and watched your videos and downloaded LOMS. The second key insight that I gained from you was just how much case interview practice was needed.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Then you receive a call saying you’ve passed the first round and they want you to come in for an interview. Honestly, you successfully made it into one of the hardest interviews you’ll have in your life. The good news is that, with proper interview training and practice, you can successfully navigate this labyrinth.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Email: I am a regular reader of your emails discussing ways in which to succeed at case interviews and can without doubt say that they assisted me in getting an offer for an associate position with McKinsey in Johannesburg. isactually rooting for you, and hoping that you demonstrate the standard required to join their company.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Here are some common questions that I’ve received about the case interview and my replies. I am an experienced candidate, and just had my phone case coaching session with McKinsey. For example, I was asked if I felt that another company would be a competitive threat to the client. Cases should be about the case.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 22, 2019

Below is a success story I recently received from a CaseInterview.com student about the success they had using a set case interview practice routine. First, it takes a lot of the thinking out of the administrative aspects of case practice. Initially, not everyone realizes this is an important part of the interview to practice.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn how to market yourself through your resume and cover letter so that you will get the interview. Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. How to Write a Cover Letter That Will Get You the Interview. How to Network Your Way to an Interview. One Page Does the Trick.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Question: Thanks to the material proposed on your website as well as to a lot of practice sessions with my friends (I don't have a business background), I managed to successfully pass my first round interview with BCG. 2) Creativity in how to analyze a case. One of the feedback elements concerned the lack of creativity in my approach.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Medium term I want to settle in Silicon Valley and found my own company. At the same time one of the big tech companies has offered me a position in Silicon Valley. Members get access to 6 hours of video tutorials on case interviews , the actual frameworks I used to pass my interviews, and over 500 articles on case interviews.

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Conduct surveys or interviews to gather insights, and consider creating learner profiles to guide your design process. Utilize multimedia elements such as videos, animations, quizzes, and interactive simulations to enhance content engagement. Ready to transform your company with instructional design? Contact us today!

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 15, 2021

For most MBA students, they won’t get an interview offer unless they have done some level of networking with practitioners at the firm, be it via Consulting Club events or backdoor channels. Behavioral and Case Interviews . major publications or research), may get someone an interview at a highly competitive firm.

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 12, 2019

What follows is an exchange I had recently with a CaseInterview.com student about his upcoming Roland Berger interview that he was told would be a presentation interview. CaseInterview.com Student: Many thanks for all your materials, they have been very helpful in my case preparations. 8:30 AM- Fit Interview.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

"The way we orient new employees to the company is so confusing.". "I In many cases, being a problem talker (or complainer) feels good. From an employer's perspective, you can never have enough problem solvers in your company. Problem talkers add no value to an organization. Problem solvers are worth their weight in gold.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

I had sat with over 100 focus group participants and heard story after story about the impact of the company's unethical sales practices on their lives. Guard your heart and mind before you do interviews and focus groups. Sadly, more often than not this isn't the case. Related Video: It's Nothing Business.It's All Personal!

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 12, 2019

A question I receive quite often is How to Practice Case Interviews Alone? I will be honest it is hard to practice case interviews on your own but. Most of my case interview prep was done by myself. would try to use the case process to reverse engineer how they got to. not impossible. the decision.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 23, 2015

In May, we launched the Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online. But today, we’re putting all of that activity on pause because we’ve completed a huge undertaking – the launch of the Consulting Fit Interview Bootcamp – Online. Over the years, we’ve made a huge discovery. The problem?

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Email: I am an MBA student at a leading Indian B-school and successfully secured offers following my AT Kearney interview and BCG interview for their [ City in India ] office last week. I had three interview rounds each at both A.T. Each person may (and probably should) have his/her own way of going about solving cases.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 13, 2019

MBB is an abbreviation that stands for McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). 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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LSA Global

MARCH 22, 2022

Based upon interviews, focus groups, pilot program feedback, and data from our change management simulation , the highly customized Influence and Collaboration Workshop focused on increasing impact, expanding choices, and decreasing stress by helping people to: Speak their truth with relevance. 96% Job Relevance. 98% Satisfaction.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Compilation videos of holiday decorating fails. News of layoffs or companies reporting the deferment of hiring decisions until mid-January. Job seekers report on peer-support calls and during networking meetings that they have had their interviews postponed or canceled. Indeed reports that hiring has cooled significantly.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

What follows are helpful tips on case interview preparation that I received from an F1Y. However, I was completely alien to a case interview till about 6 months back. However, I was completely alien to a case interview till about 6 months back. I tried a few cases with friends, and I was terrible!

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

You can generally tell whether you did well in an interview based on the connection you built with the interviewer. You have probably been in situations where an interview felt uneasy and awkward because of a lack of chemistry with the interviewer. The interview process is not a perfect system. Talk about them.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

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.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 16, 2019

The student shares her tips on how hard work and preparation are the keys to case interview success. Even 10 days before my first round interview with BCG, I had zero case interview preparation experience. Below is a success story from a student that received offers from both McKinsey and BCG. Success Story.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 1, 2020

The majority of Fortune 500 companies were founded in a recession, even though recessions only account for 20% of the past 150 years of U.S. Second, new opportunities emerge or grow dramatically (think: video conferencing, delivery services, telemedicine, PPE). The growth doesn’t always go to the largest company.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

You can perform better in a consulting interview by having an upfront preview of what types of questions might be thrown your way. Profitability cases directly tackle the amount of money a business is generating. or externally (against competitors) can really help shed light on what might be going on inside the company.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 23, 2020

If customer service scores say customers are thrilled, but the last five customers you spoke with hate you and your company, something is wrong. It usually means that your mental understanding of your marketplace, competitors, or company is incorrect. The best CEOs aren’t wrong less often than their counterparts.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 5, 2016

If healthcare decision-making processes and drug development get you out of bed in the morning, or if you simply want to learn from someone who successfully navigated the consulting interview process just last year, be ready to pick up some great networking and interview tips for yourself. interview on Friday.

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