Hacking the Case Interview: Your Shortcut Guide to Mastering Consulting Interviews

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Provides all the important things to keep in mind when preparing for interviewing at consulting firms.

Case Interview Example: What a Perfect Case Looks Like

There is a relevant part of the interview score that is based on your communication, which you cannot practice at all if you read cases only. Pitching: The pitch is your case interview's final product, where you summarize all findings and recommendations to solve the case. I second this - watch some videos on YouTube and focus on popular case types (cost cutting, increasing sales, market entry, sizing) but avoid reading case textbooks like a bible. Practice that as well on rocket blocks, but know that rocket blocks market sizing is a bit over the top.I cut out all of the filler material that some other consulting books have, and tell you everything that you need to know in a clear and direct way. No parts of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, in cluding electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author.

Hacking The Case Interview Your Shortcut Guide To Mastering

Understand and become proficient at the nine different parts of a case interview, and know exactly what to say and do in each step Learn the only framework strategy that you need to memorize to craft unique and tailored frameworks for every possible case scenario Gain knowledge of basic business terms and principles so that you can develop an astute business intuition Acquire the skills to solve any market sizing or other quantitative problem Uncover how to differentiate yourself from the thousands of other candidates who are fighting to get the same job you are Practice your case interview skills with included practice cases and sample answers Also visit HackingTheCaseInterview. If there are multiple source libraries, know that we pull metadata from top to bottom, so the first one might be sufficient.

I was contacted by a consulting firm (not MBB or big 4) where I had a good first interview with the HR (fit questions) and next week I will have a 2nd interview with the senior manager (fit + 40 min case study). However, taking it too long will backfire, especially if you can’t come up with something worthy of the long wait.