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Case Interview Foundations: 6 Types of Case Interviews

Management Consulted

Consulting firms rely heavily on case interviews to find the right candidate and, therefore, you should practice them – practice them well, start practicing them early (2-3 months prior to the interview), and then keep practicing them often. The 2 case interview styles are Interviewer-led and Interviewee-led cases.

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Breaking Down Case Interview Frameworks – M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions)

Management Consulted

Welcome back to the last in our series on breaking down case interview frameworks. By the end of this article, you’ll be well on your way to becoming an M&A case framework master. In consulting cases you often have to pick scenarios and use numbers to identify what the likely outcomes may be. Have no fear!

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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. Oliver Wyman Case. Oliver Wyman Case. McKinsey Case. McKinsey Case. McKinsey Case.

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How to Incorporate Other Case Interview Prep Resources with CaseInterview.com

CaseInterview.com

A question I am asked often is how to utilize all of the various frameworks and advice on frameworks out there on other case interview prep sites? It is very hard to remember a lot of case study frameworks… let alone master all of them. and then to ask for data to test that hypothesis. This is definitely not good.

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All you need to know about the interview (Part II: Case Interview)

Tom Spencer

To start with, a short definition of the case interview is “a simulation of the beginning of a consulting project”. The case interview is usually 25 to 40 minutes in length. Do not expect to solve every detail of the case during this short time, rather focus on the most critical parts. There isn’t one!

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Case Interview: Beyond Common Frameworks

Tom Spencer

And as more and more candidates start to use them frequently, it is harder to impress the interviewers. Hence, I would like to give you two secret models to help you delight your interviewers. Kogan.com, an online retailer in Australia, has enjoyed exponential sales growth in the past 2 years and its stock price has more than doubled.

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Case Interviews: When to Be Creative

CaseInterview.com

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).