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Competitive Advantage in Consulting and in Life

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My thoughts on this topic are widely applicable to CIBs (Case Interview Beginners), F1Ys (Future first years), and CIFMs (Consulting Isn't for Me). No, I'm pretty sure I could beat him in a case interview competition! But, I'm half-decent at this case interview thing. You see, CEOs do this all the time.

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Know Your Weaknesses

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I’m terrible at attention to detail (it hurts my brain too much) and even worse at anything aesthetically oriented (anything from fashion to website design to creating visually impactful slides). When I buy a new product, the first thing I do is throw out the product manual. They are very fun to work with.

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Cracking Pricing Strategy Case Studies

Tom Spencer

Therefore, you are likely to come across pricing problems in your case interviews. So let’s step through a helpful framework for pricing cases. Pricing Strategy Case Framework. Showing your interviewer that you know about the concepts laid out below will set you apart from other candidates.

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Options for Post Consulting Careers

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In any case, I have a question for you regarding Consulting vs. industry. I imagine someone interested in product/marketing management is better off going into industry. In which case, it's a human resources issue. In this case, the issue is a client service’s incorrect decision type problem. Work in product management.

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What is a Case Interview?

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What you will learn: Learn the basics of a case interview – what it is, how they are different from a regular job interview, who uses them, why they are used, and the types of case interview formats and the difference between them. Topics Covered: What is a Case Interview? What is a Case Interview?

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The consulting case study: What you need to know

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Why are Case Studies used? Note that they are not looking for a “right answer”; they are looking for a “right method” Types of case studies. Here are some examples of different approaches across industries; Management Consulting : tend to use “operational” type case studies (more details below).

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Can Consulting Make a Positive Social Impact?

Tom Spencer

Social entrepreneurship combines the problem solving, product design, and strategic implementation associated with traditional entrepreneurial and consulting roles with large scale societal impact. Let us look at an example as a sort of case study. Enter Social Entrepreneurship! Nick added that there is a position for everyone in DISI.