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An Insider’s Look at The Case Interview Scoring System

Management Consulted

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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Coronavirus: Analysis, Conclusions & Takeaways

CaseInterview.com

Sample-Size Problem Excessive Focus on Fatality Rate + Insufficient Focus on R0 (how many people an infected person infects before they’ve recovered) Psychological “Panic” about the Wrong Things (toilet paper) Insufficient Focus on Medical System Scalability (equipment, personnel, & system throughput).

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Consulting Case Anatomy – A Simple Breakdown

Management Consulted

As a prospective consultant, one of the things that can seem the most mysterious in the case study prep process is wondering what the interviewer is going to ask you next. Many of you have heard about interviewer-led and interviewee-led case interviews and are wondering how to approach each one appropriately.

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Job Hub: Uber Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

For a hot tech startup, Uber has been known to be rigid in its processes and systems despite employee complaints about what is needed for them to do their jobs better. Interview Tips & Tricks. Uber looks for and only hires the best, so be prepared to be asked what makes you stand out when you go in for your interview.

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Rising COVID cases, falling economy

Tom Spencer

Recently, an economist by the name of Steve Keen was interviewed on Youtube. It was mildly concerning then to hear Keen say a number of things about money and the global monetary system which on their face would appear to be incorrect. From 1944 to 1971, the global monetary system was backed by gold.

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The Top 8 Undergrad Consulting Majors

Management Consulted

Dropping these terms in interviews can be good, but only as a Master’s student, and only when appropriately practical. Her biggest hangup in case interviews was “de-jargonizing” her language and really understanding the fundamentals of business which an Econ degree had not taught her. The knock on engineering?

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Do Independent Consultants Still Need Résumés?

Successful Independent Consulting

However, in most cases it’s still necessary. It’s also likely that the person interviewing you is super busy, so they’ll want something they can easily skim before talking with you. 6 new global process owners clearly identified and now accountable for monitoring process metrics to support the shift to a continuous improvement culture.