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Public sector/government case interview question (MENA)

Government MENA Public policy Public Sector

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Florian

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Strategy consultant focused on energy & industry, I've led dozens of recruitment interviews at BCG

Florian

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gab die beste Antwort am 29. Nov. 2023

Strategy consultant focused on energy & industry, I've led dozens of recruitment interviews at BCG

As the case do not allow for clarfying questions, I would suggest to be even more hypothesis driven, and check at each stage that the interviewer is ok with the direction you're taking. First, you will need to define ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Quick switches in Consulting

Change Career consulting Government MBB strategy consulting tier2

Neueste Antwort am 30. Sept. 2023

Frederic

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ex Jr. Partner McKinsey |Senior Interviewer| Real Feedback & Free Homework between sessions|Harvard Coach|10+ Experience

Frederic

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gab die beste Antwort am 30. Sept. 2023

ex Jr. Partner McKinsey |Senior Interviewer| Real Feedback & Free Homework between sessions|Harvard Coach|10+ Experience

Hello, First of all, congratulations on the offer at this government entity! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question: Firstly, while it's true that having multiple switches in a relatively short span can ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector

Government McKinsey Public Sector

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Alberto

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Ex-McKinsey Associate Partner | +15 years in consulting | +200 McKinsey 1st & 2nd round interviews

Alberto

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gab die beste Antwort am 30. Sept. 2023

Ex-McKinsey Associate Partner | +15 years in consulting | +200 McKinsey 1st & 2nd round interviews

Hi there, The process is exactly the same. Best, Alberto

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China/public sector/sustainability

Government Greater China Public policy Public Sector Sustainability

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Hagen

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hagen

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gab die beste Antwort am 14. Jan. 2023

#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hi there, I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it: Yes, both Chinese (local and national) governments and foreign governments are interes ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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6 years experience, move from government to MBB

Application entry level Government pitch

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Anonym A gab die beste Antwort am 4. Aug. 2022

You haven't mentioned whether your degree is Masters/Bachelors. From your work experience, you need to specifically identify which skills are transferrable to a consulting set-up and craft a pitch around it. Lastly, it ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Covid-19 vaccination case

case practice COVID-19 Government Public Sector

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Florian

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Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets

Florian

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gab die beste Antwort am 1. Juli 2021

Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets

Hey there, Without going too deep into a structure here, be careful what question you are trying to solve. It is a common issue I see with many candidates and as the question is asked here I would clarify with the int ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Moving from government to a major consulting firm

application strength Application timing Government

Neueste Antwort am 21. Juni 2021

Francesco

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#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching

Francesco

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gab die beste Antwort am 21. Juni 2021

#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching

Hi there, When you work in consulting, you normally do 2 years + MBA or 2 years + 1/1.5 extra years to reach the position of Associate (McK) or Consultant (BCG/Bain). I don't think it is likely that you could be con ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What about the Cohen Group in the consulting field?

Government law law grad

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Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 15. Feb. 2021

I have not come across them as a strategy consulting firm in the sense of MBB. Looking at website and Wikipedia page it seems more of a company that leverages political connections for their senior staff to help compani ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Hi, what type of case/questions would I find for a big4 consulting (government and public sector) interview?

consulting Government Interview

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gab die beste Antwort am 7. Feb. 2021

Hi Bob, Practice Cases If you want some practice cases: Tepper 2008's "NGO Effectiveness" Colombia 2011's "MadeCasse" Feel free to shoot me a message for more cases. Approach / Case Types Public sec ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Any framework for Government cases?

Case Interview Government McKinsey

Neueste Antwort am 31. Dez. 2020

Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 22. Okt. 2018

As with most advice on here, I would recommend that you do not memorise frameworks to simply repeat in an interview. I recently received an offer from McKinsey and also have 10 years experience in government. The genera ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Does anyone have any good resources for public sector/ government, or nonprofit consulting?

Corporate Social Responsibility Government Nonprofit Public Sector resources

Neueste Antwort am 17. Nov. 2020

Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 26. Apr. 2019

I am not sure whether any particular source specifically focused on the public sector but many MBA case books have public sector cases. You may want to check them. Also if you did not solve that already, Diconsa case ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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The government has a budget of 2 million euro's. Can they get all the road signs cleaned and stay within the budget?

Government

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Anonym A fragte am 8. Sept. 2019

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Transition from identifying root cause to implementing solution

Baringa Partners Government Presentation Case Problem Solving Public Sector

Neueste Antwort am 23. März 2020

Luca

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BCG |NASA | SDA Bocconi & Cattolica partner | GMAT expert 780/800 score | 200+ students coached

Luca

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gab die beste Antwort am 12. März 2020

BCG |NASA | SDA Bocconi & Cattolica partner | GMAT expert 780/800 score | 200+ students coached

Dear anonymous, The focus of the case can vary a lot depending on the case. Generally speaking you should go through the following steps: Identify root causes Find a solution Assess feasibility of solution (wi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Public sector/government consulting frameworks

Framework Government issue tree Public Sector Structure

Neueste Antwort am 27. Feb. 2020

gab die beste Antwort am 13. Apr. 2019

Hi Daniel, My approach Public sector cases are tricky because they feasibly be any case type (Product Launch - new service for citizens; M&A - merging two departments; even Profitability - cost cutting mandate). ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Personality/case interview at EY: Any experiences?

application process case studies Deloitte Digital Ernst & Young EY Government Public Sector

Letzte Aktivität am 14. Apr. 2019

Vlad

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Vlad

Experte

gab die beste Antwort am 6. Juni 2018

McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, If you have not done any cases yet: Take a 1-week vacation to prepare If it is not an internship with a dedicated interview period, please reschedule the interview. You can't imagine how many people have fai ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Bain Public Sector/Govt Work

Bain Bain & Company Government MBB Public Sector

Letzte Aktivität am 14. Jan. 2019

Anonym B gab die beste Antwort am 26. Dez. 2018

Can't speak for the Bain experience, but pretty sure McKinsey is the one top for public sector work in most regions

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Government cases

Government

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Vlad

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Vlad

Experte

gab die beste Antwort am 13. Nov. 2018

McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, These types of cases are actually pretty traditional, especially for McKinsey. The reason why people think that they are rare is that the casebooks (that are in general not a good source of cases) do not have enou ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Economic development case

Government strategy

Letzte Aktivität am 9. Nov. 2017

gab die beste Antwort am 9. Nov. 2017

Hi, I believe the question is vague. Further clarification is required what "Strategic economic development" is refering to? And what does the goverment hopes in terms of outcome? The study could be done to understa ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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