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Tackling the Case Interview

Tom Spencer

Case study interviews put you in the driver’s seat: you’re given a real business problem to work through and solve. The logical reasoning you use to work through the case is just as important as the conclusions you reach” ( The University of Sydney, 2019 ). There are many different case study examples online.

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Four Basic Steps to Tackle the Case Interview

Tom Spencer

Cracking a case can be a daunting task. As you prepare for your next consulting case interview, here are 4 quick tips that will help you to tackle any case. Remember, the interviewer may have additional information that they will only share if you ask! Be open and communicate with the interviewer throughout.

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How to rock a prepared case study for a consulting interview

Killer Consultant

The original question was: “How should I prepare and what should I notice when I get a case study sent to my email to be presented in and for a management consulting interview?” Structure your presentation: Again, MECE! The case uses fictional data anyways. Be sure to be MECE.

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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. Accenture - has an excellent array of videos on youtube for general information about the work they do with plenty of interviews with current consultants.

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Advanced Case Tactics: Interviewer- vs. Interviewee-Led Case Interviews

Management Consulted

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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5 Expert Tactics to Master the Case Interview

Management Consulted

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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Using Case Interview Prep for Non-Consulting Offers

CaseInterview.com

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! You get then 5 minutes to present your conclusions.