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Case Study: Should a Hotel Giant Eliminate Some Brands and Refocus?

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. In an eloquent argument for retaining all 21 brands, she referred to the Four Seasons and Regent merger. “I guess you know where we all stand anyway,” Kent said.

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Case Study: When You Have to Choose Between Core and New Customers

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Staying connected to MMC athletes—especially the “Mendoza Maniacs,” as the hard-core racers referred to themselves—had always been important to him.

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How to Approach Experiential Questions

Tom Spencer

Consequently, these types of questions are referred to as “Experiential Questions”. While these questions might seem easier compared to that of business case study questions, correctly preparing for them requires just as much preparation. Example questions might include: Tell me a time when you handled a crisis.

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Student consulting – it does more than deliver

Tom Spencer

Smith may refer to student consulting clubs as the ‘kiss of death’ for interview success but as they imply in the post (I can’t tell Smith’s gender because he or she is writing pseudonymously), the key to success actually lies in the examples you give and what it says about you.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Transportation & Travel. Summer Associates are given the opportunity to travel as they will be stationed both at client sites and in the office. Firm hires 2,000th employee. Communications. Technology.

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How to Apply for a Job You’re Overqualified For

Harvard Business

Erdogan suggests saying something along the lines of, “I’d like to be in a job with more predictability and reduced travel.” ” In this instance, it’s helpful to ask a reference to state your case. Case Study #1: Be thoughtful about how you position yourself to the hiring manager.

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What to Do When a Personal Crisis Is Hurting Your Professional Life

Harvard Business

Case Study #1: Reassure coworkers and maintain boundaries. If employees needed additional help, she referred them to the Employee Assistance Program. ” Case Study #2: Ask for what you need. Case Study #3: Make your plans clear. “He was basically a stranger to me. .”