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Consulting Case Interviews at Non-Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

Consulting-style case interviews are highly effective, and the same format is being adopted more and more widely. The major consultancies have converged on a largely identical interview style, precisely because it excels in picking out the most genuinely capable candidates from the huge pools of applications received.

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Frameworks for the Case Interview (Part II: Mergers and Acquisitions Framework)

Tom Spencer

The reason that this framework is worth introducing is due to the increasing frequency of M&A cases confronting candidates in the case interview. Needless to say, M&A deals are notoriously complicated financial activities, which makes candidates panic when they are prompted with an M&A case.

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Outsourcing Matrix

Tom Spencer

The outsourcing matrix may prove useful in the consulting case interview, either as a standalone framework or as part of a larger profitability framework. To what extent do the activities contribute to operational performance? Operations. (Source: Flickr ). Are the activities strategically important? Procurement.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? After building a successful model in financial services, Oliver Wyman expanded to offer pure strategy consulting services to non-financial services groups and now has 2 internal divisions that operate relatively independently. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Website: [link].

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M&A deals – benefits and drawbacks

Tom Spencer

Many consulting, corporate strategy, and corporate development roles require the interviewee to go through an M&A case study. Depending on the firm and specific role this case could be very strategic and operational like doing a market entry/growth-type case or very technical (i.e. Benefits of Combining Forces.

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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Specializing in economic, financial and market analysis, specifically for cases in litigation, Cornerstone Research touts itself as the one player major law firms turn to when navigating the obstacle course that is the American and European legal systems. International Arbitration and Litigation. Labor and Employment. Real Estate. Securities.

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Profitability Framework

Tom Spencer

The profitability framework is probably the most important framework for solving consulting case questions. Value chain analysis: Consider value chain activities: access to raw materials; operating capacity; inventory handling and distribution. To what extent do the activities contribute to operational performance? Operations.