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Market Sizing Case Interview Questions

Tom Spencer

It is a classic case interview question, in which a candidate is asked to make an estimate. It depends on the case. Like all interview questions or tasks in consultancy, ask questions at the start. An interviewer is likely to jump in and highlight your mistake if you are otherwise doing well! How to do it?

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Advanced Case Tactics: Interviewer- vs. Interviewee-Led Case Interviews

Management Consulted

Last month, we reviewed the nuances of case interview anatomy , emphasizing how interviewer- and interviewee-led interviews have similar case anatomy. Fit interviews, case interviews, frameworks, and 80/20: there are a whole heap of words that don’t mean a lot to a lot of people outside of our world.

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Introduction to Case Interviews

Tom Spencer

If you’re applying to a consulting firm, be ready to get acquainted with case interviews. Almost all consulting firms include the case interview as part of their recruitment process. Even non-consulting firms are utilizing case interviews as part of their process so you don’t want to be blindsided.

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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. Strategy related cases are not very usual during interviews. Strategy related cases are not very usual during interviews.

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McKinsey Case Interview Preparation Resources

CaseInterview.com

Case Interview.com Resources: Definitive Guide to the McKinsey Problem Solving Test. McKinsey Personal Experience Interview. McKinsey Personal Experience Interview. McKinsey Personal Experience Interview. McKinsey Interview. McKinsey Interviewer-Led Format. McKinsey Interview Format.

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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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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. This is definitely not good. and then to ask for data to test that hypothesis.