CaseInterview.com

MARCH 7, 2019

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. Check out our Privacy Policy below for details on how we protect and manage your submitted data. McKinsey Case.

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Case Interview Oliver Wyman Interviews Examples 75

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

I've had several requests to provide an example of a case involving the Capacity Change Framework as described in my case interview frameworks article. Before I provide the example and walk through how to solve it, let me start by providing some context. I did 60+ case interview questions and never saw this case even once.

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Case Interview Examples Interviews Airlines 69

Tom Spencer

MARCH 4, 2022

There is a lot to think about when preparing for consulting interviews , and you may want to check out some of our other blog posts and guides for preparing your resume , creating your cover letter , and improving your network. I also applied during the Covid-19 Pandemic so I cannot comment on in person interviews, just virtual.

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Interviews Case Interview Engineering Case Study 88

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 20, 2019

The process and rational I use to answer this specific estimation question can be used as a template to practice answering other estimation questions as you prepare for case interviews. The interviewer's evaluation in this type of question is in assessing the approach you took, not necessarily the specific answer you gave.

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Case Interview Examples Interviews Travel 64

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Acing the Fit Interview: Strategy and Approach Motivation Questions Effective Storytelling Finessing Negative Stories In the third article of this series, you will learn about personal experience questions that demand a different approach from motivation questions. It’s crucial that the extent of the challenge is sufficiently underscored.

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Interviews Guidelines Consulting Strategy 88

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You received an interview with a consulting firm! Management consulting interviews generally have two types of assessments, behavioral and casing. Behavioral interview questions help shed significant light on you as a candidate. Examples of these questions could be something as simple as: Tell me about yourself?

Interviews 88

Interviews Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 88

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 28, 2022

Case interviews can seem like a daunting task. Thankfully, by taking tangible steps you can be well prepared for your case interviews. In my opinion, a productive place to begin is to watch videos about the case interview. From these videos you can get familiar with the format and process in which a case interview is done.

Case Interview 88

Case Interview Interviews Consulting Recruiting 88

Management Consulting Prep

MARCH 27, 2020

Management Consulting Resume Cover Letter for Management Consulting: The Complete Writing Guide and Examples Every year, big 3 consulting firms McKinsey, BCG, and Bain (MBB) receive a million applications and reject more than 80% of them even before interviews.

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Cover Letters Examples Resumes Management 52

The Management Centre

AUGUST 10, 2020

In our coaching practice and on our personal effectiveness programmes we often help people who are getting ready for interviews. These could be interviews for new jobs, or meetings with new supporters, or pitches. Why we need to make an impact in interviews. Interviews are tough. They are also very strange. Getting ready.

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Interviews Examples Meeting Development 87

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 12, 2019

This article focuses on how to conclude well in your case interview. What I’m going to do in this post is to give two examples of conclusions to the same case interview: one okay conclusion and one great conclusion. It is part 2 of a 3 part series.

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Case Interview Examples Interviews Retail 60

Tom Spencer

MAY 10, 2021

Many candidates spend numerous hours perfecting their resumes, preparing for case and technical interviews, and crafting their fit story. Conducting due diligence on the company you are interviewing for will help you build rapport with the interviewer, learn the firm’s culture and values, and showcase that you did your homework.

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Interviews Research Company Case Interview 88

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

If you are interested in consulting roles, case interviews are an integral part of that process. Your heartbeat will pulse with excitement when you receive an e-mail letting you know that you made it to the interview stage. The interview is a nerve-wracking experience. This article is going to focus on team interviews.

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Interviews Case Interview Consulting How To 88

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

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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Case Interview Interviews Study Cover Letters 236

Tom Spencer

JUNE 10, 2022

There are many steps to take in preparing to apply and interview for a consulting position. If you are just starting out, you will find yourself editing your resume, preparing answers for experiential questions, and practicing business frameworks to use in the case interview. Rather, it can encompass the entire interview.

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Interviews Case Interview Sports Recruiting 88

Tom Spencer

APRIL 25, 2021

You need to make each of those 7 seconds count by submitting a CV that is properly structured, impactful and that ensures you move on to the interview phase. For example, instead of saying “managed numerous staff” you could say “managed a team of 15 professionals, including junior and senior researchers, associates and interns”.

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Interviews Recruiting Recruitment Software 167

Management Consulting Prep

MARCH 5, 2020

Estimation question & market sizing in case interview. The post Estimation example & tips with mental math appeared first on Management Consulting Prep.

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Examples Case Interview Interviews Consulting 52

CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 25, 2020

For example, "industry consolidation" refers to the process of small businesses merging into a larger business so that an industry with many small companies ends up being an industry with only a few large companies. What general business concepts (not necessarily case interview concepts) do/did you find confusing? No, Thanks!

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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Industry 89

Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

It is easy to put a lot of pressure on yourself during interview season, especially when your classmates are receiving interviews for firms you’re interested in. This blog post is mostly about what to do when you receive an interview at that firm you’ve been eyeing for some time. So, if this is you, congrats! Determination.

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Interviews Case Interview Leadership Consulting 110

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

I recently received an email from a reader about being rejected by Boston Consulting Group and how he could have better answered the case interview question he was given to help him practice for his next interview with Bain. One of the mistakes I think this reader made was that he assumed the question was an interview question.

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Boston Consulting Group Interviews Groups Examples 45

CaseInterview.com

MAY 26, 2023

Management consulting is an industry that offers assistance with this kind of high-level decision-making and problem-solving. Management Consultants help businesses make strategic decisions that directly impact the entire company. What is Management Consulting A lot of people ask me, “What is management consulting exactly?”It’s

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Management Consulting Bain Deloitte 105

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It turns out that preparing for case interviews is fairly similar to preparing for Taekwon-Do Competitions. For example, in Taekwon-Do you learn forms or patterns of moves, which increase in difficulty as you test for a higher belt. You too can achieve success in your consulting interviews. Learning Frameworks. Setting Goals.

Interviews 88

Interviews Case Interview Consulting Cover Letters 88

Tom Spencer

MARCH 28, 2021

Consulting case interviews require lots of preparation. Consequently, if you want to be well prepared for your case interview, you will probably have to expect 1-2 months of intense preparation, after which it is not yet certain whether you will receive the job offer. Your manager gives you a task that needs to be completed.

Case Interview 88

Case Interview Interviews Sports Consulting 88

Tom Spencer

JUNE 27, 2021

The biggest challenge of getting into a consultancy is the case interviews. Fortunately, there are numerous resources to help you prepare for these case interviews. One mistake that almost all applicants make during their interview preparation is, although it may sound counterintuitive, to practice too many full cases.

Case Interview 88

Case Interview Interviews Sports Efficiency 88

Tom Spencer

MARCH 4, 2022

While almost everyone has heard about the prestigious careers in management consulting, there is a career that is quite similar and just as lucrative in economic consulting. The consulting industry in general is known for having very high paying jobs , and this is equally true for both management and economic consulting. Similarities.

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Consulting Management Oliver Wyman Case Interview 109

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

As an avid follower of your teachings in LOMS and principles on case interviews in general, let me share what I think are the 3 biggest reasons for getting an MBB offer. Hearing live examples in LOMS. I strongly believe that it's not about what you know going into the interview. It's habit, not knowledge. Networking.

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Interviews Case Interview Bain Management 45

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 11, 2019

The following is an example of a real-life case a student received and my advice on how to go about solving the case step by step. Question: I have a question regarding a case I had in an interview with AT Kearney last month. I never used it when I was interviewing but have used the framework on-the-job.

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Case Interview Examples Interviews Energy 40

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

You can generally tell whether you did well in an interview based on the connection you built with the interviewer. You have probably been in situations where an interview felt uneasy and awkward because of a lack of chemistry with the interviewer. The interview process is not a perfect system. Talk about them.

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Interviews Case Interview How To Resumes 78

Management Consulted

AUGUST 10, 2014

During an interview, it is common to be asked “Tell me about yourself.” The fit interview is where magic happens , where your true self comes out, and where the interview is ultimately decided. The fit interview is the tiebreaker, so you best be on your game. Au contraire, peeps. Why Consulting?

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Interviews Case Interview Consulting Industry 215

Management Consulted

MAY 25, 2014

GALLUP CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. An example of one of his first questions was, “Are Federal expenditures for relief and recovery too great, too little, or about right?” This new method was named “Q12 measurements,” which offered a platform his was a huge management consulting breakthrough!

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 181

The Management Centre

APRIL 8, 2024

Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group In this interview Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group, shares his experience of developing managers so they have commercial, financial and innovation skills. What changes were you aiming to see?

Management 52

Management Groups Development Course 52

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 10, 2019

“Give me an example of a good product and not so good product. This product management (PM) interview question tests whether you understand product design principles. What is the interviewer looking for? What is the interviewer looking for? It shows examples of how to correct mistakes. Checks for plagiarism.

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Productivity Examples Interviews Efficiency 60

Management Consulted

JANUARY 15, 2017

Kalypso’s day-to-day operations are run by George Young (Chairman), Mick Broekhof (Founding Partner, Head of Kalypso Europe), and Bill Poston (Founding Partner, Managing Director). Intellectual Property (IP) Management. Portfolio and Pipeline Management (P&PM). Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Practice Areas.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Intellectual Property 100

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Consulting-style case interviews are highly effective, and the same format is being adopted more and more widely. The major consultancies have converged on a largely identical interview style, precisely because it excels in picking out the most genuinely capable candidates from the huge pools of applications received.

Case Interview 78

Case Interview Interviews Consulting Case Study 78

Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2019

In my last blog post I wrote about how new grads can navigate interview season when they finally receive a consulting interview they’re excited about. After this post was published, students reached out to me asking for examples of ‘fit’ questions. You can find the full article here. What do you enjoy doing for fun? Make sense?

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Interviews How To Resumes Education 110

Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2023

LinkedIn is an often overlooked part of the management consulting application. LinkedIn is actually a key part of the management consulting application. For example, my LinkedIn profile highlights my two primary experiences: strategy consulting and international development.

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Resumes Consulting Management Cover Letters 103

Tom Spencer

MAY 18, 2019

A major portion of the consulting case interview tests your quantitative skills. So your interviewers want to know that you’re comfortable with math and have strong analytic reasoning skills. Here is a play-by-play of how you should approach a case interview: . Your interviewer should be able to follow along easily.

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Case Interview Interviews Marketing Finance 113

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Even though it sounded too good to be true at first, after running the numbers over and over again, they managed to show Infosys that they could become cheaper, faster and better than others in the field. The problem, he reasoned, was that the history books were littered with examples of consulting firms and IT companies failing to mesh well.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Deloitte 100