Tom Spencer

JANUARY 12, 2019

This article looks at concluding your case interview well. I truly hope these articles help you succeed in case interviews and win the job you truly hope for. Right after the restatement of the client question, the conclusion reads “here is my recommendation…” What this does is it primes the interviewers.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

The product-market expansion matrix may prove useful in the consulting case interview and is relevant when considering growth strategies. There are four ways that a company can pursue growth: Market penetration: A strategy to increase sales to existing customers and increase market share. (Source: Flickr ).

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Productivity Marketing Case Interview Interviews 60

Jerry Fletcher

MAY 8, 2021

For instance, consider: Informational Get Together Outcomes Conversation Compatibility Chat Get acquainted Discussion. In most cases the answer will be that some metric in the sales equation is off. Be sure to ascertain sufficient background information about the industry and cyclical changes to put the symptom in context.

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Brimstone Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

CASE STUDY. Key to her success was filtering the vast amounts of materiality data, confirming and prioritizing ongoing sustainability projects around the globe, identifying internal allies, and building a case for change in parallel to the expectations of the senior leadership team. Download Case Study.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 13, 2015

As you’ve likely already figured out, the case interview is a very unusual creature. In the consulting case interview, your time is even more precious: you have only 4 minutes to develop and present a plan (2 to structure your case and 2 to present). Overview of consulting case frameworks.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 1, 2020

Sometimes, you get lucky because the market moves toward you. Other times, you have to find where the market has shifted toward. If you don’t adapt your sales and marketing messages to your target market’s new priorities, your sales will suffer. In your market, this might be a product opportunity.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 26, 2019

The PARADE Method (tm) is an approach to answering resume-oriented job interview questions. It is an approach I developed that is tailored for answering these questions in job interviews for management consulting, as well as interviews for senior executive positions in industry. Interviewers want to know what you did.

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Case Interview Interviews Resumes Retail 81

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 17, 2020

For me, the far bigger issue is that we don’t have the data to make a well-informed decision. In the case of the patient above, their heart is racing (when it shouldn’t be), they’re breathing too fast (as if they’re running, even though the patient is at rest), and the oxygen level in the blood is dangerously low. No, Thanks!

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Metrics Case Interview Data Interviews 82

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2015

Value Chain Analysis is another tool that may prove useful during the consulting case interview. It can be used to analyse the cost structure of a company as part of a declining profitability case, or to analyse the supply chain as part of an operations case. (Source: Flickr ).

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 26, 2023

Let’s say a company is looking to relocate to a new market. They may hire a consultant to advise on ideas for gaining market share. As a client explains the challenges they’re facing, they may present mixed information or a biased perception. Let’s use the example of a business that’s seeking to relocate.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 6, 2020

It is a critical step towards identifying growth opportunities in business and should be carried out before undertaking any of the following actions: Developing customized marketing programs (e.g. Demographic segmentation divides a market through variables such as age, gender, education level, family size, occupation, income, and more.

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Apparel Retail Examples Productivity 103

CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

The Financial Services Operating Group concerns itself with Banking, Capital Markets and Insurance. Accenture careers in this field are all about working with clients to rethink marketing in an age that is simultaneously global in scale yet focusing on the customers as individuals. Further information on this area can be found: [link].

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

A reader sent me an email asking if there was a pattern or trend to what kind of case problems are given by each firm? So, does BCG give M&A questions while McKinsey gives business cases? My answer is the cases you get are all over the place and there's no pattern that I've ever seen or heard about.

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Case Interview McKinsey Interviews Insurance 40

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 17, 2015

Four P’s Analysis is a framework that may prove useful for solving consulting case questions. It can be used to evaluate the marketing strategy for a product. The pricing strategy that a company employs will affect its market share and profitability. Can the company afford to increase its marketing budget?

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Analysis Case Interview Interviews Advertising 60

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

You can perform better in a consulting interview by having an upfront preview of what types of questions might be thrown your way. Profitability cases directly tackle the amount of money a business is generating. They can also refresh their sales and marketing approaches. 5) New market. 3) Pricing. 4) New product.

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Interviews Case Interview Consulting Productivity 45

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 17, 2020

First, I have helped my CEO clients navigate multiple industry, capital market, and economic crises over the past 25 years. In a crisis, good leadership requires four things: Provide Accurate, Frequently-Updated Information. Provide Accurate, Frequently-Updated Information. There was the dot-com boom and crash of 2000.

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Leadership Case Interview Interviews Sales 88

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

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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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The company had suffered a 40% drop in sales. Business A can be profitable if it grows revenues enough to cover the non-product-related operating costs (such as sales, marketing, customer service, finance, and human resources). My second thought was, "Look at all that unnecessary cost.". but was still profitable! No, Thanks!

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Case Interview Retail Finance Conference 59

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

That was when I participated in my first formal case competition and had the opportunity to speak with industry representatives and recent graduates about their career choices in consulting. Afterwards, my curiosity grew and I took the initiative to participate in other case competitions and business plan competitions.

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Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview Consulting 78

MishTalk

JULY 18, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year low. in June, bringing total sales for the first six months of the year to just 6.44 Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

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Analysis Trends Sales Real Estate 73

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Italy: Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. Recent Posts.

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Retail Sales Real Estate Financial 70

MishTalk

JULY 10, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links.

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Sales Real Estate Financial Advertising 73

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 7, 2020

I made the case (that I still stand by) that a collapse of the consumer banking system (in the 1930s) and the investment banking system (in 2008) would not be reasons why our current economy would go into a depression. This new information warrants an update to my earlier writing. That is a staggering and unprecedented increase.

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Case Interview Trends Industry Interviews 76

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

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?

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McKinsey Case Interview Bain Data 75

Management Consulted

MAY 25, 2014

GALLUP CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. He developed research methods and programs for the television and movie industry to help clients determine advertising effectiveness and how to identify what the market wanted to watch in film and television. In 2004, that’s just what Gallup did.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 181

freshminds

MARCH 5, 2018

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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Case Study Case Studies Study Case Interview 53

Harvard Business

MARCH 10, 2017

Sales executives with even moderately large, distributed sales forces rely on data to help them understand which activities and behaviors lead to the best outcomes. Refining Sales Team Structure and Roles. At the highest level, Workplace Analytics can provide a factual foundation for decisions on sales structure and roles.

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MishTalk

JULY 15, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Retail sales were up 0.4% May retail sales were revised lower, to +0.5%

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Retail Trends Sales Real Estate 64

Tom Spencer

MARCH 27, 2016

Pitching involves selling the firm and its consultants to prospective clients, and includes not only sending the final proposal but also conducting industry research, investigating prospective clients, and making sales calls. The consulting team will perform research and analysis to test its case hypothesis. Hypothesis Generation.

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Consulting Case Interview Analysis Research 60

Management Consulted

AUGUST 21, 2013

Andy had failed a case interview with one firm but had a confirmed chance with McKinsey London, and he didn’t want to walk away without the offer. It also represents an exciting new moment for us – the first in a series of video interviews we’ll be posting on the site. Jenny Rae: Hi Andy, how are you?

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 17, 2016

Welcome back to our case interview frameworks series, giving you a step by step approach to solve any case that’s set before you. Case interview frameworks are used to open a case and to solve a case. Market Study. 1 – Market Sizing. 2) How big is the car market in Mexico?

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Case Interview Interviews Marketing Sales 100

Tom Spencer

JULY 15, 2015

The profitability framework is probably the most important framework for solving consulting case questions. Market growth: Has market growth slowed forcing competitors to compete over market share? Is the pricing appropriate given the product’s quality and relative position within the market?

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Case Interview Operations Sales Analysis 60

CaseInterview.com

JULY 16, 2019

Below is a success story from a student who was an experienced hire who passed five BCG interviews. This story offers insight into the recruiting process for experienced hires as well as tips for success in the interview. This is a summary of my experience going through BCG interviews as an experienced hire. Success Story.

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Interviews Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 40

Prudent Pedal

JANUARY 21, 2020

Well, we’ve reached the point where Marketing has ruined a good thing once again. We did it to social media, buyer personas, podcasting, marketing automation, Christmas, Easter, and Memorial Day. Today, marketing professional services is much like marketing a SaaS company and demands an effective understanding of how clients buy.

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B2B Sales Sports Marketing 52

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you. As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 26, 2019

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. An empowered decision is required.

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Balance Sheet Case Interview Case Study Case Studies 60

Tom Spencer

JULY 16, 2015

The Three C’s Framework may prove extremely valuable for consulting case questions. It can help to assess the business situation in the context of entering a new market, M&A, product development, and starting a new business. How big is the market? How fast is the market growing? What is its market share?

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