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Hi,

Group cases are a bit tricky:

• You will be in a group of 4-8 other candidates
• You'll have a case (general business problem though with various aspects to look at, i.e. marketing, supply chain, finance)
• The main goal is to discuss the case together and come to a collaborative solution

My advice for the group cases:

1. Don't take a leadership role trying to organize and manage other people unless you are a 100% natural leader
2. Act rather like a contributor with:

• a) frameworks to structure the problem
• b) rough calculations
• c) Industry / functional knowledge (it helps to be a background in marketing or supply chain)
• d) creative ideas

1. Be nice and friendly with everyone and don't try to show that you are better than others. Rather impress with contribution and impact

Best!

Overall, you want to approach the group case interview as follows. It's your team versus the case. It is NOT you versus your team mates.

If one of group says something where you disagree, make sure you remain very composed and professional. You should also NOT try to be the leader. Just be very clear and structured in your contributions, stay open for compromise. Trying to look especially smart is the first way to get dinged - believe me!

Just trust that your case skills will shine through naturally without you having to worry about the competitive aspects of the situation.

Cheers, Sidi

The interviewers will evaluate you social skills and how well you work in a team. The goal during the group case is to find the right balance of not being too dominant, but also not too quiet. Make sure that everyone in the team has about an equal speaking part during the presentation.

Regarding the process: You will be in a group of 3-5 people with other candidates. First you will get the case question of a real client's case. You will have time to prepare and discuss with your team, take some notes to make a flip chart. At the end you have to present your results and recommendations in front of the “management board” (the interviewers will ask you questions pretending to be financial director, CEO etc).