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Navigating the Case Interview

Tom Spencer

Along the way, every candidate will encounter the case interview. As monstrous as it may look, it is said that the case interview reflects the reality of day-to-day consulting. Case interview – what is it and why does it exist? There are various types of case interview. How to prepare.

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Using Case Interview Prep for Non-Consulting Offers

CaseInterview.com

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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Note-Taking in a Case Interview

CaseInterview.com

Question: Thank you for creating the Case Interview Secrets videos and Look Over My Shoulder ® program. It is the most practical and intuitive resource on the market, in my opinion. My question is related to note-taking during the interview. All information you receive in a case is not created equally.

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How to get a case interview

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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. Keep It Simple.

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The Business Plan Is Alive And Well But It May Not Be What You Think

Steve Shu Consulting

And why shouldn’t that be the case? Business plans can often take the form of workshop sessions and Powerpoint documents as opposed to a traditional textual Word document. The business planning effort can be more organic than written and involve focus groups, customer prospect interviews, etc. angels, VCs).

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McKinsey Problem Solving Test - Example Question and Correct Answer

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One of the skills that's being tested during a case interview is something I call data sufficiency. This is certainly something that is tested during a live, in-person, face-to-face case interview. Basically, you have a bunch of data and the question is do you have ENOUGH data to make a particular conclusion.

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The Deep Flaw in MBB Strategic Planning

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When I first started recruiting for consulting jobs, an interviewer at Bain shared a story (arguably a legend at this point) about how Bain (or it might have been McKinsey) was asked to advise Motorola on whether or not they should enter the mobile phone market. But what happens in smaller markets or with smaller clients?