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Acing the Case Study Assessment

freshminds

The Case Study of the consulting interview process may seem like the most daunting part for some. McKinsey - Four practice case studies to work from here. This document from Accenture explains how to do generally do well in interviews. OC&C One short case study example here in this pdf.

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The Deep Flaw in MBB Strategic Planning

CaseInterview.com

When I first started recruiting for consulting jobs, an interviewer at Bain shared a story (arguably a legend at this point) about how Bain (or it might have been McKinsey) was asked to advise Motorola on whether or not they should enter the mobile phone market. This would be a textbook strategy created by McKinsey, Bain or BCG.

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The Pyramid Principle Book Review

Management Consulted

Minto is an ex McKinsey & Company consultant and wrote this during her early days there. Today, McKinsey and EY use this book extensively, and it is also one of the top reads at Booz Allen Hamilton. Since this book came out, McKinsey has made it standard training material.

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Using Case Interview Prep for Non-Consulting Offers

CaseInterview.com

It was a business case task where you get a bunch of documents and papers with a lot of relevant & irrelevant info. I also showed them my analytical thinking by creating frameworks based on certain "case studies" given in the interview process (think--asynchronous case interviews ).

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The Future Economy Project

Harvard Business

Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Co. But over the coming months, we will provide case studies and practical lessons from their experiences to help other executives who believe that profits and environmental responsibility must go hand in hand. Search and explore the documents below. Marc Benioff. Richard Branson.

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Note-Taking in a Case Interview

CaseInterview.com

These are examples of the note-taking approach I recommend during a case study interview. The other is for the structure of the case (this is the issue tree and this is the set of notes you would show the interviewer). You will notice in most cases the process is quite easy. Here's another interesting exercise.

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A Transformation Is Underway at U.S. Veterans Affairs. We Got an Inside Look.

Harvard Business

A Harvard Business School case study that Robert Huckman, Sam Travers, and I wrote earlier this year documents what came next. ” In this case, McDonald set out to transform the design of VA to help the organization better achieve its mission for veterans. .” The stakes, in other words, were high.

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