Tom Spencer

JANUARY 5, 2019

Today I’m going to talk about a very important aspect of the case interview, which is your conclusion to the case problem. So just as you begin the case interview itself by structuring a nebulous business problem, you’re going to want to structure your conclusion as well. Data supported arguments.

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Case Interview Interviews Metrics Analysis 60

CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

I have recently received feedback from my final round interviews at McKinsey, and have been told that they would like to interview me two more times because they were not clear on some of my case solving abilities. And how do I improve on this aspect of the case? analytical, i.e. structuring of a problem. quantitative.

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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Data 40

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 4, 2020

I’m told there’s a saying on Wall Street that goes, “The trend is your friend.” To survive, and even thrive, in today’s environment, it’s vitally important to notice and respond quickly to major changes in trends — in particular, changes in customer demand. You can choose to go “with” the change in market demand or go “against” it.

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Trends Case Interview Airlines Interviews 76

Tom Spencer

MAY 26, 2018

For example, a link between procurement and manufacturing, or manufacturing and marketing. The way to analyse links in the value chain is to: Compare the same link in a value chain over time to identify trends, Identify and examine complementarity between one link and others in the same value chain, and. Case Prompts.

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Case Interview Interviews Analysis Productivity 68

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

On top of regular life commitments, you also must spend time on preparing applications, practicing for interviews, and partaking in the interviews themselves. With such a busy schedule, it can be tough to find a partner to practice cases with. The idea is simple: Identify aspects of the case interview that you are weak on (e.g.

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Case Interview Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 88

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. The firm created a new method to track customer satisfaction and trends.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 181

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 2, 2016

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.

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Interviews Research Culture Case Interview 100

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

As a result, the consulting firms want to see strong soft skills demonstrated in the interviews. Which ones will interviewers be looking for you to demonstrate? Below are three key traits that define successful communication in a case interview: Don’t ramble. Likely, your interviewer will feel the same way.

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Interviews Case Interview Consulting Leadership 60

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

As the next installment in our popular Firm Profile series, we take a look at the evolution, reinvention, and current interview tactics of one of the world’s premier consulting firms – IBM. IBM was founded in 1911 and has a rich history of ingenuity, deep convictions, premier research and development, and trend setting.

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IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. 1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Marketing & Sales. Each company faces substantial challenges in the every evolving face of marketing due to consumer trends and industry dynamics. Digital Business.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey 100

Management Consulted

MAY 10, 2015

Below them is a team of five global managing directors, each owning a different sector: mature markets, fast-growing markets, productized services, people-delivered services, and expertise & knowledge management. HAY GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Practice Areas. 1. Leadership and talent. Capability assessment.

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Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Though not as aggressive, creative or flamboyant as MBB or perhaps even its Big 4 competitors, KPMG is a huge force in the consulting market and not one to be taken lightly. With the trend set for years to come, demand for accounting services far outstripped supply. Keep your eyes open, though – deal talks are rumored.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. The firm has made up for its youth, however, by growing rapidly through innovation, famous cases and a lot of acquisitions. the consulting firm started off like a lot of American startups do – in a small, forgettable warehouse somewhere on the outskirts of town (in this case, in Annapolis, MD).

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Chad Barr

AUGUST 16, 2023

Here’s its first attempt: Day Theme Content Day 1: Marketing Monday Maximizing Digital Outreach Share insights on the latest digital marketing trends and how they can be implemented to reach new audiences. Include real-life examples and case studies to illustrate the potential impact.

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Case Interview Trends Media Tools 52

Tom Spencer

APRIL 11, 2021

First you learn the elements of a case interview, memorizing frameworks and implementing strategies. These interviews are relatively short and focus mostly on applying skills. The parallel to group projects are case competitions. These projects offer multiple benefits over the case interview and case competition.

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Consulting Case Interview Analysis Interviews 88

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

Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Job seekers report on peer-support calls and during networking meetings that they have had their interviews postponed or canceled. Candidates who may have undergone two, three, or even six rounds of interviews may find that they must now wait to see if organizations actually fill the positions, much less whether they will have a job.

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Recruiting Recruitment Talent Case Interview 96

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. I’ve written previously about finding the trends that emerge in a recession and riding them. Here’s an example.

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Case Interview Trends Industry Interviews 76

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

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This involves taking some data from a client and extrapolating the data to determine some kind of trend line. Some new consultants who do well in case interviews actually have a very hard time with this on-the-job reality. What is also difficult for some is extrapolating a trend from a bunch of data points.

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Case Interview Consulting McKinsey Interviews 49

MishTalk

JULY 8, 2013

Trend Analysis. Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. EW Trends and Charts. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. The trend towards part-time employment since 2010 is volatile, yet unmistakable.

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Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 77

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Trend Analysis. Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. EW Trends and Charts. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Job Growth Trends by Type of Job and Part-Time Status. Global Economic.

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Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 74

MishTalk

JUNE 25, 2013

Trend Analysis. Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. EW Trends and Charts. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. With rates spiking, global stock markets plunged. Global Economic. Advertisers.

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Analysis Trends Marketing Real Estate 67

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Today’s emphasis is on ZS Associates (pronounced Zee S in the USA) – a premier boutique firm focused on sales force and marketing optimization. Founded in 1983 by Kellogg School of Management marketing professors Andris A. The firm is a strong niche player, distinguished in its speciality of sales and marketing consulting.

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Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100

MishTalk

AUGUST 3, 2013

Trend Analysis. Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. EW Trends and Charts. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Case Interview 71

MishTalk

JULY 28, 2013

Trend Analysis. Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. EW Trends and Charts. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31.

Analysis 77

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 77

MishTalk

AUGUST 4, 2013

Trend Analysis. Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. EW Trends and Charts. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. PEW Social Trends research shows a Record 21.6 Fed Policies Exacerbate Trend.

Trends 77

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 77

MishTalk

JULY 11, 2013

Trend Analysis. Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. EW Trends and Charts. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. 2011-04-23: Syndicated Interview on Canadian Radio - My Segment Starts 29:31.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Case Interview 78

MishTalk

JUNE 28, 2013

Trend Analysis. Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. EW Trends and Charts. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. An alleged "worst case scenario" shows the FHA could lose as much as $115 Billion.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Case Interview 74

MishTalk

JULY 25, 2013

Trend Analysis. Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. EW Trends and Charts. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Interesting Hussman Tweets on Case Shiller PE, Institutional Selling, Book Values.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Case Interview 64

MishTalk

AUGUST 6, 2013

Trend Analysis. Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. EW Trends and Charts. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Sopko wrote that the Army "rejected" every single case. Global Economic.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Case Interview 77

MishTalk

JULY 24, 2013

Trend Analysis. Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. EW Trends and Charts. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Supreme Court Cases. In the first case, the U.S. Global Economic.

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Analysis Trends Case Interview Real Estate 74

MishTalk

JULY 27, 2013

Trend Analysis. Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. EW Trends and Charts. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. be cheaper to hire in many cases than younger workers. Global Economic.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Case Interview 76

MishTalk

JULY 25, 2013

Trend Analysis. Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. EW Trends and Charts. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. The market was correct, not the ECB. Global Economic. Advertisers. Big Picture.

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Analysis Trends Case Interview Real Estate 72

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 4, 2013

This is a transcribed phone interview between Rachel (name changed) and Jenny Rae – enjoy her insights about failing the first time around but coming back for consulting success and landing an offer with McKinsey in her senior year. What I look back on it, I think the way I did my cases just weren’t at the bar they had set.

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McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Oliver Wyman 125

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

What have been the prevailing trends in the industry? Marc Consentino in his book Case In Point suggests the following possible actions for a company turnaround. The person with the best response will win a copy of Marc Consentino’s Case In Point or another book from the Bookshelf. Why is the company failing?

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Turnaround Case Interview Comparison Interviews 111

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Trend Analysis. Minyanville Business and Market News. Case Against The Fed. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. EW Trends and Charts. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Trend in Self-Reported Spending. Global Economic. Advertisers. Sitka Pacific.

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Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 72