Tom Spencer

JANUARY 13, 2021

One of the most difficult tasks in a case interview is to ask the right questions at the beginning of the case. As a result, this don’t really help them to solve the case. However, the goal of the questions must be to scope the subsequent structure and tailor it exactly to the case at hand.

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Case Interview Interviews Analysis Sports 88

Management Consulting Prep

MARCH 5, 2020

Therefore, taking note is essential in reminding you of your "map" through case interview and important information. The post Estimation question & market sizing in case interview appeared first on Management Consulting Prep.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 1, 2017

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. This comes down to 4 key areas: – The Market. Most investors do not want to buy a company that is in an unattractive market.

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Case Interview Interviews Intellectual Property Cash Flow 154

Management Consulted

MAY 8, 2016

Last month, we reviewed the nuances of case interview anatomy , emphasizing how interviewer- and interviewee-led interviews have similar case anatomy. Fit interviews, case interviews, frameworks, and 80/20: there are a whole heap of words that don’t mean a lot to a lot of people outside of our world.

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Case Interview Interviews Oliver Wyman McKinsey 100

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

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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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 20, 2018

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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Tom Spencer

JUNE 8, 2019

If you’re applying to a consulting firm, be ready to get acquainted with case interviews. Almost all consulting firms include the case interview as part of their recruitment process. Even non-consulting firms are utilizing case interviews as part of their process so you don’t want to be blindsided.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 7, 2019

Here's a list of Case Interview Questions that I've received as a candidate. Keep in mind the interview format (especially for McKinsey) has evolved since the time I went through it as a candidate. McKinsey Case. Your client is a $300 million a year copper mining company. - Oliver Wyman Case. Oliver Wyman Case.

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Management Consulted

JULY 17, 2016

Welcome back to our series on using frameworks to break down case interviews. In our first article, we provided an overview of frameworks and how you can use them to solve any case that gets put in front of you. In our last article, we took an in depth look at Market Sizing. 1) Growth Strategies. 2) Declining Profits.

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Case Interview Interviews Insurance Insurance 100

Management Consulted

JULY 17, 2016

Welcome back to our series on using frameworks to break down case interviews. In our first article, we provided an overview of frameworks and how you can use them to solve any case that gets put in front of you. In our last article, we took an in depth look at Market Sizing. 1) Growth Strategies. 2) Declining Profits.

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Case Interview Interviews Insurance Insurance 100

Tom Spencer

MAY 13, 2018

As I have been asked by quite a lot of people to share some frameworks, I will use the next 3 posts to walk you through the most frequently used frameworks in the case interview. While you are reading those frameworks and related examples, keep in mind that no framework is the skeleton key to all case interviews.

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Case Interview Study Interviews Marketing 68

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

Marketing consultants advise companies on marketing strategies and campaigns. Marketing consultants may work as freelancers, or as part of a digital agency (such as Slalom ), marketing agency (such as Ogilvy ), or larger firm that has digital and marketing capabilities (such as McKinsey Digital or BCG X ).

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2018

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. Silver Bullet #1: Marketing Tool: Segmenting – Targeting – Positioning. Define the total market. Segment the market.

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Case Interview Interviews Retail Tools 68

Management Consulted

MAY 5, 2015

What started off as an informal blog about management consulting with just a few readers became interview prep sessions, resume edits, videos on YouTube and Vimeo, books and the presentations we give at colleges around the world. The case interview is the great equalizer. And after all that, even with 1.5M Who is it for?

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

To the uninitiated, the case interview can be more than a little bit terrifying. The main point of the case interview is to provide you with an opportunity to show the interviewer the great job you’d do if they hired you today and set you straight to work. Not tens, or hundreds, but thousands. 1 – Mental Math.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 7, 2015

Sandy Lerner, co-founder of Cisco Systems, once summed up consulting interviews perfectly when she said, “The first rule of any game is to know you’re in one.”. In the research you’ve been doing into the wild world of management consulting, you should have noticed how important the case interview is on your road to a job offer.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 12, 2019

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. “The The market seems to be growing so that looks quite attractive for the client.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I have been practising case interviews for over two months now, however, I always get a little tense when I am doing the cases. Please advise on how I could overcome the apparent nervousness and come across as calm during the other interviews. So this is why confidence in cases and in consulting is important.

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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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Case Interview Interviews Data Exercises 60

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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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Question: I have been following your blog at CaseInterview.com and using your video for my case interview practice. I did exactly this in one management consulting interview and got dinged -- the biggest feedback I received was I lacked creativity (which I intentionally suppressed to make sure that I was not jumping around).

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Email: I am a regular reader of your emails discussing ways in which to succeed at case interviews and can without doubt say that they assisted me in getting an offer for an associate position with McKinsey in Johannesburg. I had prior to the final round).

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Question: Thank you for creating the Case Interview Secrets videos and Look Over My Shoulder ® program. It is the most practical and intuitive resource on the market, in my opinion. My question is related to note-taking during the interview. All information you receive in a case is not created equally.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Here area couple of success stories received from readers who used case interview preparation techniques for securing an offer outside of consulting. Success Story: I would like to share my positive experience of a business case interview, thanks to your website! I watched the videos first and found them amazing!

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 13, 2019

10 years, one of the most common questions I am asked is how much time is needed to prepare for a case interview and how to prepare when you don’t have much time. I want to address in this article the 2 nd question of how to prepare for a case interview when you don’t have much time. Reader #2 – 3 Days Until Interview.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Question: Thanks to the material proposed on your website as well as to a lot of practice sessions with my friends (I don't have a business background), I managed to successfully pass my first round interview with BCG. 2) Creativity in how to analyze a case. One of the feedback elements concerned the lack of creativity in my approach.

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Case Interview Interviews Sales Bain 40

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn how to market yourself through your resume and cover letter so that you will get the interview. Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. How to Write a Cover Letter That Will Get You the Interview. How to Network Your Way to an Interview. Keep It Simple.

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Case Interview Cover Letters Interviews Resumes 53

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 1, 2020

When you think about case interview prep, you must be ready for all types of cases. Generally there are 6 types of case interviews. They are: profitability cases, mergers & acquisitions cases, brain teaser cases, consulting math cases, market sizing… Read Article.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 22, 2019

Below is a success story I recently received from a CaseInterview.com student about the success they had using a set case interview practice routine. First, it takes a lot of the thinking out of the administrative aspects of case practice. Initially, not everyone realizes this is an important part of the interview to practice.

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freshminds

JANUARY 17, 2019

The interview is as much an interview of how well you connect with the interviewer and your interpersonal skills as well as your job fit. Make sure you fully understand the question in hand and write it down, capturing all of the relevant details and requirements of the case study. Provide options.

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Case Interview Case Study Case Studies Interviews 45

Tom Spencer

MARCH 15, 2015

ARE you preparing for consulting interviews? In this post we provide 10 tips for nailing the case interview, written in stone. When it comes to the case interview, preparation is crucial for three reasons: The interview process is extremely competitive. The case interview is practice for the real thing.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 26, 2018

For example, a link between procurement and manufacturing, or manufacturing and marketing. Supply: For many manufacturing cases, inputs are materials from suppliers. However, there are 4 common criteria that can be applied to most cases (see a summary below). Case Prompts. What is the root cause of the problem?”

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Tom Spencer

JULY 6, 2013

Furthermore, this engages you in a conversation with the interviewer as opposed to enduring an uncomfortable silence. This part of the interview allows you to understand the case, provide a suitable recommendation, and demonstrate your thought process when dealing with new information. What is the size of the market?

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Marketing Case Interview Interviews Airlines 111

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 12, 2019

Market Sizing Questions. How do you solve market sizing cases with the appropriate level of detail? Further segmentation leads to greater accuracy, but sometimes you don't need greater accuracy -- in which case, it is an inefficient use of time. is the market big or is it tiny. is it $10 billion or $1 million.

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Management Consulting Prep

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

One of the most commonly asked questions in Consulting Case Interviews are Market Sizing and Guesstimate. Read our Market Sizing & Guesstimate 101 article if you need some basic knowledge. But let’s get right into it, what are some simple tips and tricks that significantly boost up your performance?

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Marketing Case Interview Interviews Consulting 68

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Learn more about the interview preparation course and guide that helped land offers at BCG, Accenture, and McKinsey. Master fit questions, conquer case studies, and become the smartest interviewer in the room. Even though I’m in marketing, your advice is so pertinent to a variety of industries.”

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Jerry Fletcher

MARCH 27, 2021

For instance, the interviewer in a pod cast asks how you accomplished a turnaround for a client or what process was used to save multiple clients. Jerry Fletcher is a sought-after International Speaker, a beBee ambassador, founder and CEO of Z-axis Marketing, Inc. Ego boosting events These can take on many guises.

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