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How to Understand Key Metrics in a New Industry

Tom Spencer

These numbers were used to describe the health of a business or industry, to identify trends, or point out top performers. To help me understand these new numbers I use analogies based on my initial training to help me understand a new industry. Using the metrics for decision making. Using the metrics for decision making.

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Bank Valuation: Understanding Key Ratios and Metrics

Tom Spencer

In this article, we will explore the importance of profitability ratios and valuation metrics that are crucial when analyzing banks. There are seven key profitability ratios and two valuation metrics that it is important to understand. It is not a useful metric for comparing different business lines.

Metrics 88
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8 Example Case Interview Questions

CaseInterview.com

Here’s a list of Case Interview Questions that I’ve received as a candidate. Keep in mind the interview format (especially for McKinsey) has evolved since the time I went through it as a candidate. How much time does it take to relocated an average size mountain 10 miles using an average size dump truck? – McKinsey Case.

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Unemployed Agilists: How to Move from a Staff Role to a Line Job, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

Industry expertise. The unsaid expectations of the industry in which you work. For example, if you have 20 years of experience in banking, you know a lot about the various regulations and how they affect product development. Solution space is from the product (internal) orientation.

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Asset Management – Industry Overview (Part 1 of 4)

Tom Spencer

The asset management industry is a steward of money provided by individuals and institutions, and manages this money in order to meet the unique return objectives of each client. However, the largest firms cover both retail and instutional clients – the best example being BlackRock.

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Unemployed Agilists: How to Increase Your Value to Get a Great Job, Part 3

Johanna Rothman

For example, if your entire team mobs/ensembles every day, every member of your team probably has both kinds of expertise. However, hiring managers expect deep agile expertise that connect to the Pirate metrics. Many of these unemployed agilists are victims of the Agile Industrial Complex.

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8 Example Case Interview Questions

CaseInterview.com

Here's a list of Case Interview Questions that I've received as a candidate. Keep in mind the interview format (especially for McKinsey) has evolved since the time I went through it as a candidate. How much time does it take to relocated an average size mountain 10 miles using an average size dump truck? McKinsey Case.