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Case Interview Foundations: 6 Types of Case Interviews

Management Consulted

Consulting firms rely heavily on case interviews to find the right candidate and, therefore, you should practice them – practice them well, start practicing them early (2-3 months prior to the interview), and then keep practicing them often. The 2 case interview styles are Interviewer-led and Interviewee-led cases.

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"Process Mining"? Sounds Like a Waste of Time.

Markovitz Consulting

In addition, their current process analysis is frequently based on interviews and sticky notes, which executives sometimes regard as overly subjective and treat with justifiable skepticism. What kind of current state analysis only has interviews with no observational data? I hardly know what to say about this argument.

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Enhancing Companies and Results

Business Consulting Agency

Operational Efficiency Process Optimization: Business consultants analyze existing processes and workflows, identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies. They then propose streamlined and more efficient procedures to enhance productivity and reduce costs. This may include implementing new software, automation, or data analytics tools.

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Solving Problems with the Hypothesis-based Approach

Tom Spencer

For example, implementing new IT software for a business unit. This might also involve conducting interviews with key stakeholders, reviewing relevant documents and data, and conducting market research to understand the situation. Progress is made by employing technical and subject matter expertise to drive towards the solution.

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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

You successfully interviewed for a position at your dream consulting firm, and you have received and accepted an offer. Maybe you interviewed in the fall but defend your thesis in the spring. If you are in a technical field, maybe learn a new software or computer language, for it could come in handy one day. You did it!

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Job Hub: Intuit Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

Intuit is a financial software and information technology company that has spent an impressive 13 years on Fortune’s list of the Best Companies To Work For by pledging to “Simplify the Business of Life!” Intuit has also been listed by Fortune as one of “America’s most admired software companies.”

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Holiday Human-Capital Culling Could Cost

Harmonious Workplaces

Historically stable jobs such as those in software development, information management, and mathematics have seen some of the most dramatic drops in the workforce , with reductions in hiring of as much as 50% in some sectors and layoffs reported by watchlists on TechCrunch and other sites.