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Case Interview: Beyond Common Frameworks

Tom Spencer

And as more and more candidates start to use them frequently, it is harder to impress the interviewers. Hence, I would like to give you two secret models to help you delight your interviewers. Kogan.com, an online retailer in Australia, has enjoyed exponential sales growth in the past 2 years and its stock price has more than doubled.

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PARADE Method

CaseInterview.com

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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Holiday Human-Capital Culling Could Cost

Harmonious Workplaces

In-person, low-paying positions in retail, hospitality, restaurants, and healthcare remain in strong demand, though they may not attract highly skilled talent with college degrees or advanced credentials. Job seekers report on peer-support calls and during networking meetings that they have had their interviews postponed or canceled.

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Boutique vs Large Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

Oftentimes interviewers ask case questions based on their previous projects and industry experience. Although those experiences might look appealing to a recruiter on a resume or cover letter, an interviewer is more interested in exploring a candidate’s ability to problem-solve. Workplace culture. Exit opportunities.

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Oliver Wyman Careers

CaseInterview.com

Leadership Development. Consultants here tend to serve insurance, investment banking, retail banking, government agencies, payment processors, and private equity fund clients. 4) The Leadership Development practice works on the people side of businesses. Today, the four practices are: General Management Consulting.

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Defense, then Offense

CaseInterview.com

In retail, does it make sense to open up 100 brick and mortar locations when shopping is now illegal or poses a life and death threat to customers? This might be an opportunity to do thought leadership marketing to teach prospects to use and view your product in a different way — as a way to reduce uncertainty.

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Deep Dive into Customer Segmentation (Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

Drawing new retail concepts (e.g. To understand the target customers on this level, methods such as focus groups, surveys, interviews, and case studies can be successful. For example, the leadership team might decide to focus on targeting segments with the best revenue retention. brick-and-mortar vs online).

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