How to read chart in consulting case interview?
How to read chart in consulting case interview?
Mckinsey way:
- first read "around the chart" then "into" it. Lots of context for the data is written around the graph.
- focus on "insights". Whenever I show a graph to someone where the profits were growing from yr1-5 and falling from yr5-7 but margins were falling much faster from yr5-7, and if they come back repeat that same info to me, they get rejected in my book. I can SEE the graph, tell me something DEEPER. For example, tell me that margins falling faster than revenue is likely because it's a fixed cost heavy biz.
- get good at narrowing down what you want to focus on in the graph. If your case is about P&L, focus on finding about profits, costs, F & Var costs, etc. Do not over-rotate on margins/profitability. Do NOT waste time trying to mentally calculate margins fell by 22.67% in year 2-4 -- it may impress the interviewer but not at the cost of you actually telling her something that takes the case fwd!
Hemant
Hi Anonymous,
I would follow 5 steps to read a chart:
Hope this helps,
Francesco
Hi,
You can use the following approach:
Sources to learn from (prioritized):
Good luck!
(editiert)
Hi Anonymous,
I assume you are referring to chart reading in general and not to any specific types of charts.
In general, your interviewer may ask you to read a chart and interpret it in a consulting interview. These may be all types of charts, hence you should be familiar with the basics of chart reading. The key here is always to
There is a good tutorial on preplounge that explains the steps I just explained in more detail.
Best
Dorothea