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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? After building a successful model in financial services, Oliver Wyman expanded to offer pure strategy consulting services to non-financial services groups and now has 2 internal divisions that operate relatively independently. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Website: [link].

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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Moving from economic consulting to a more broad-based focus may be a bit tricky, as you have superior experience in one particular facet, but minimal experience in others – and no experience in actual operational changes that are the bread and butter of most major consulting firms. CORNERSTONE RESEARCH INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. Operations. Kearney works collaboratively with companies to transform their operations in order to gain unprecedented competitive advantage. Kearney is impressive on multiple fronts.

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Frameworks for the Case Interview (Part II: Mergers and Acquisitions Framework)

Tom Spencer

The reason that this framework is worth introducing is due to the increasing frequency of M&A cases confronting candidates in the case interview. Yes, M&A is not all about finance! To be efficient, I would recommend that you click the three links above and read the articles in order to understand each valuation method.

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Outsourcing Matrix

Tom Spencer

The outsourcing matrix may prove useful in the consulting case interview, either as a standalone framework or as part of a larger profitability framework. To what extent do the activities contribute to operational performance? This can be done by pursuing business as usual or by forming a strategic alliance or increasing efficiency.

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M&A deals – benefits and drawbacks

Tom Spencer

Depending on the firm and specific role this case could be very strategic and operational like doing a market entry/growth-type case or very technical (i.e. Acquisitions occur when one company buys another company and folds it into its operations. building financial models like DCF, accretion/dilution, LBO, etc.). Image: Pixabay.

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Profitability Framework

Tom Spencer

Value chain analysis: Consider value chain activities: access to raw materials; operating capacity; inventory handling and distribution. This might be done by segmenting costs into value chain activities: inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, sales & marketing, customer service. Operations. Declining prices.