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Consulting Case Study Prep - Procurement

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Hi Anthony, Short answer: yes! Now, remember that the Efficio, GEP, etc. are unlikely to just case you on procurement. More likely that they'll case in Operations overall. In terms of Procurement Preparation Remember fo ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Did anyone tried to prep with an AI Interviewer?

case partner case study
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Hey Ed, I've seen/used this tool actually! Look, we are coaches, so we are “technically” biased. But, seriously, the AI tools are not a full/complete solution. They are great as a beginner, and for building up knowledge ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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2 Hour Written Director-level Case Study - Advice Needed

case study Written case interview Written test
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Hi there, Highly recommend getting a coach for this one. There's not much we can say on a Q&A to help. Rather, you need slides/templates from a coach, direct guidance on how to solve the case, editing/framing of the ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Case Question: Calculation of Break Even without Fixed Cost

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Ah, PeterK casebook! It's a good one for math. Step 1: Figure out what we LOSE by cutting our margin by 5%. (Those are the first 2 row). Step 2: Figure out what additional volumes we need to make up for that loss, by se ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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PwC Middle East EDGE (Deals Graduate - Transaction Services)

case study Deals graduate PwC PwC Interview
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Hi there,  I had one candidate who applied for the exact same division within ME, and the cases he received were all from within PE, M&A, and transactions area.  I wouldn't take it as a given, though. Please reach o ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Can Study Preparation Methods

case studies case study management consulting Preparation for Case Studies
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Hi there, this is a loaded question and can only be answered generically here because I don't know where exactly your struggles lie. Overall though, “getting stuck with case studies” can have various manifestations and ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Case Interview PwC (Financial Services - Transaction Services)

Case Interview case study Corporate Finance Financial Services M&A PwC PwC Interview Transaction Services
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Hi, Corporate finance interviews are different from consulting and are usually much more technical and detailed in financial part. Usually, they give you much more time to prepare and do the model on paper. Depending ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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What's the best way to structure a revenue growth case?

Case case study Framework growth growth strategy issue tree Revenue analysis revenues Structure
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Hi! It depends very much on the industry. In some cases (Growth strategy) I will use a broad structure, in others (e.g. “how to increase the excessive luggage revenues for an Airline”) I will use P, Q and the Process. ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Case Approach for Loyalty Program

case study McKinsey structuring
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Hello! Great question. This is a fantastic opportunity to show mature thinking, similar to how real top strategy consulting partners think! If you are able to show and articulate this kind of thinking in an interview, y ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Market sizing case: how many petrol stations are there in the US?

Case case study Market sizing
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Hi Anonymous, As mentioned earlier, there are many different ways one can approach this problem. I typically approach this following way: 1. What is the total demand for gas stations? 2. What is the demand for one ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Deloitte - Organisation Transformation case study

case study Deloitte HR
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Hi there, STAR refers to fit/behavioral NOT case studies. Your question seriously concerns me as it tells me you're coming in quite blind to this. Remember that case interviews take weeks/months to prepare for. Hire a c ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Laptop Notes during interviews

case study Notes
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Hi there,  It's absolutely not a red flag.  However, from my experience, I've noticed paper notes work better. The advantage to paper notes is that you can be quickly schematic, drawing structures or any other conceptua ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Bain Business Case Test

Actively preparing for interviews with Bain and BCG Bain case study
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Hi there,   You can stick to the formulae provided in the prompt. Here's how you can solve the problem, based on these formulae and the data provided in Graph 4:   Calculate value shares and F&P RMS in 2006 Start wi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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PwC Switzerland: Case Study

case study legal PwC Interview
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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach
Cristian
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Hi there,  By the sounds of it, this is a written case.  Basically, you will be provided with materials and a context, then you need to prepare a presentation, that you'll then deliver live and be asked several follow-u ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Case Interview case study
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Hi there, Q: I will receive the case a couple of days in advance, but I have received a few details on it and I am expected to prepare a presentation - 2 slides - I will present for 20 minutes - any tips on how to appro ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Case study: consulting offer or ownership stake

case study Market sizing
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Limited Availability | BCG Expert | Middle East Expert | 100+ Mocks Delivered | IESE & NYU MBA | Ex-KPMG Dxb Consultant
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Hello Jonas, That's a fun question! Yes I would say a quantitative + qualitative analysis sounds great. In your quantitative, essentially they want you to value the business. Starting with a market sizing exercise, movi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Capco final stage case study

Capco case study powerpoint presenation
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Hi Nathan, Q: They will be sending me a case study where I have a couple days to complete and then return to them. And then I will have a 45 mins presentation with a couple members of the team. Any help would be appreci ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Clarifying questions during case study

brainstorming questions case questions case study Structure
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! Yes, totally! Imagine how foolish you would feel if you failed just because not asking something little! Think about cases as business problems you are helping to solve, and you can only do that when you have 100 ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Preparation

case study I'm preparing to McK coming next week Practice cases
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Ex McKinsey EM & interviewer (5 yrs) USA & UK| Coached / interviewed 300 +|Free 15 min intro| Stanford MBA|Non-trad
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Ex McKinsey EM & interviewer (5 yrs) USA & UK| Coached / interviewed 300 +|Free 15 min intro| Stanford MBA|Non-trad
Congratulations on taking the leap to apply! It can be daunting to be starting seemingly from scratch, so you questions make sense. To answer them in turn: Books which are good for practice - I'd actually recommend usin ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Applying "4 commandments" to McKinsey interviewer led case

case study McKinsey
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Hi there, In McKinsey, the interviewer will guide you through these steps automatically. 1. Listen and clarify That is the prompt. You deal with it like with a candidate led-case 2. Plan and hypothesize The interviewer ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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