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Ask these Six Questions in a Case Interview

Tom Spencer

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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Ask the Right Question or Get the Wrong Answer

Martinka Consulting

In the sports Q&A the reporter made an assumption based on (at the time) an isolated incident (and the future showed it was an isolated incident). In the political case, the reporter meant to ask about why a higher percentage of the Black population versus the White population, not about an absolute number.

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COVID-19: Local vs. Global Optimization

CaseInterview.com

If the VP of sales maximizes sales without considering what the finance team needs for profitability, collections, or cash management, overall company performance suffers. In quasi-mathematical terms, the VP of sales tries to achieve a “local” optimization. You also see this phenomenon in team sports.

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Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another

MishTalk

Case Against The Fed. 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% Here are some retail sales comments from Bloomberg to help put things into perspective. Sales dropped 2.2 Retail Sales vs. Last Year.

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Rule of Three ? five final thoughts - Tom Spencer consulting blog

Tom Spencer

Successful businesses use the Rule of Three to help them drive sales or raise awareness . Please find below examples of the Rule of Three used in marketing, politics, religion, science and sports. Successful businesses use this innate human preference to help them drive sales or raise awareness. Case Interviews.

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Getting Buyer’s Journey Mapping Back On Track

Prudent Pedal

Well-intentioned as it was, the result of all this “content” is confusion, indecision, exasperation, and, ironically, a slower sales cycle. What bogs down most B2B sales is not ignorance of any one firm’s solution; it’s navigating the internal complexities of the prospect’s own organization. two years ago to 6.8

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OC&C Strategy Consultants Interview and Culture

Management Consulted

OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Depending on the size of the footprint in their region, the amount of managing partners directly correlate to the sales. OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . This will usually be two back to back interviews with two different interviewers.