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How to Improve Brain Processing Speed (Improving Problem Solving in a Case Interview)

CaseInterview.com

This caseinterview.com student sent me an email recently asking my advice on how they could practice and improve their performance in the problem-solving part of a case interview. First of all, many thanks for all your information and encouraging words on case interview preparation . Reader’s Email. My Response.

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Frameworks for the Case Interview (Part III: Value Chain Framework)

Tom Spencer

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. Supply: For many manufacturing cases, inputs are materials from suppliers. Case Prompts. Link Analysis.

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A Career in People Advisory Consulting: Is It Right for You?

Tom Spencer

They may develop and deliver training and development programs, and manage and coordinate the delivery of consulting projects. This might include taking relevant courses or workshops, participating in case competitions, or working on personal projects. What Do People Advisory Consultants Do?

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Why Trying to Pivot to a Consulting Career through an Online MBA Might Not be the Best Idea

Tom Spencer

They don’t know what careers in consulting firms look like and what are trending consulting career trajectories. For most MBA students, they won’t get an interview offer unless they have done some level of networking with practitioners at the firm, be it via Consulting Club events or backdoor channels. Behavioral and Case Interviews .

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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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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

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. Cornerstone Research specializes in working with law firms and government entities.

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Saving RadioShack

Tom Spencer

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?