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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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Breaking Down Case Interview Frameworks – M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions)

Management Consulted

Welcome back to the last in our series on breaking down case interview frameworks. By the end of this article, you’ll be well on your way to becoming an M&A case framework master. – Financial Acquirer, like a PE firm. – Financial Investor, like a hedge fund. Missed out on Parts 1-3?

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How to Interpret Charts During Case Interviews

Tom Spencer

So, a few minutes into your case interview, the recruiter slides a chart across the table and asks what you can tell from that particular exhibit. The objective of the chart is to help you drive the case forward by approving or disapproving your hypothesis of the business problem. Not practicing basic case interview mathematics.

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Case Interview Basics

Tom Spencer

What is a Case? Cases are a tool used by interviewers based on a business scenario; they go beyond behavioural and background questions to assess the actual abilities of a candidate by replicating the steps of a consulting project. Do not just repeat what the interviewer said. Structuring the Problem. Develop Hypothesis.

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Breaking Down Case Interview Frameworks – Market Study

Management Consulted

One of the most daunting things about case interviews is the uncertainty you’re faced with as you step inside the door. What if your interviewer is having a bad day and just feels like asking impossible questions?! 2) Focus on the financial impact, even when you lead with this framework. Next, ace your interview!

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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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Examples of Concluding Your Case Interview (Part II)

Tom Spencer

This article focuses on how to conclude well in your case interview. What I’m going to do in this post is to give two examples of conclusions to the same case interview: one okay conclusion and one great conclusion. It is part 2 of a 3 part series. Okay Conclusion.