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An Insider’s Look at The Case Interview Scoring System

Management Consulted

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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4 Steps to a Strong Conclusion in Your Case Interview (Part I)

Tom Spencer

Today I’m going to talk about a very important aspect of the case interview, which is your conclusion to the case problem. So just as you begin the case interview itself by structuring a nebulous business problem, you’re going to want to structure your conclusion as well. Data supported arguments.

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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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How will AI transform strategic planning?

Tom Spencer

In other words, can CEOs leverage AI as a tool for setting the strategic course of an organization? The answers to the questions above help define an organization’s strategic course, and will be impacted by AI at different levels. Strategic Planning. There are many different frameworks and approaches to strategy planning.

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Duke University undergrad prepares for BCG Interview Superday

Management Consulted

Ramit is a junior at Duke University who successfully aced his on campus interview. However, he did receive some puzzling feedback from his interviewers, leading him to contact Jenny Rae to guide him through how to use the input constructively for his final interview on site at BCG. I thought I bombed the case.

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Consultant Marketing Discovery Meeting

Jerry Fletcher

In most cases the answer will be that some metric in the sales equation is off. Each of us learn in the course of an engagement. This interview is about getting as much information as you can from the prospect as possible. Start by determining the primary problem that has caused them to consider your services.

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Breaking Down Case Interview Frameworks – Market Sizing

Management Consulted

Welcome back to our case interview frameworks series, giving you a step by step approach to solve any case that’s set before you. Case interview frameworks are used to open a case and to solve a case. Try it on the Mexican car market case and post your approaches in the comments below).