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Consulting 101: Preparing for Case Interviews

Tom Spencer

Case interviews can seem like a daunting task. Thankfully, by taking tangible steps you can be well prepared for your case interviews. In my opinion, a productive place to begin is to watch videos about the case interview. Practice cases. A “casing buddy” can be a roommate, friend, or classmate.

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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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How Soccer Helps You Prepare for Case Interviews

Tom Spencer

The biggest challenge of getting into a consultancy is the case interviews. Fortunately, there are numerous resources to help you prepare for these case interviews. It does not mean that applicants prepare too well, but rather that they do too many cases without focusing on individual areas for improvement.

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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. You can see some of the comments here in the success stories section of this website.

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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. You can see some of the comments here in the success stories section of this website.

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Business Book Review: Case Interview Secrets

Management Consulted

In case interview prep, Victor Cheng has risen to a household name in the last 5 years, and his book Case Interview Secrets is one of our recommendations for those looking to break in to the industry. . It takes focused, specific preparation to ace your case interview. The primary case interview format.

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How to Develop a Case Interview Practice Routine

CaseInterview.com

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.