Hello everyone! I was invited to the “interview day” of Monitor, a full day with case (written cases) and fit interviews and a final decision at the end.
Is anyone else also invited for this summer? We could share thoughts and practice together!
If someone already went to their “interview day”, - I would love to hear if you have some suggestions to sucessfully master the day:)
Hi there!
Congrats! This sounds like an assessment centre type of experience.
Try to squeeze as much out of Google as possible and also reach out to the recruiter for a high-level structure of what to expect during the assessment centre day (they won't tell you the exact exercises, but at least you'll find out some things).
The assessment centre that I was part of was in London, for the advisory branch of a Big4 company. The entire process lasted for about five hours or so. If I remember correctly, these were the main elements during the day:
Best,
Cristian
Hi there,
Q: I would love to hear if you have some suggestions to successfully master the day
For tips on the written case part, you can check the following:
▶ How to Prepare for a Written Case
Good luck!
Francesco
Hi there,
Congrats to the invitation.
I had a coachee who recently completed Interview Day. Feel free to reach out, can potentially connect. Will check.
Regards, Andi
Hi there,
Congrats on the invite!
I actually have a huge folder of about 15 real written cases from past companies.
Make sure you first practice casing itself. All of those fundamentals (structured thinking, fast/efficient chart reading, etc.) are critical in written cases.
Then, practice a range of written cases prior to the day itself. Importantly, you want to simulate the live experience as much as possible.
Thank you for the input! If I look into the PDF of the written case "Footloose" of Deloitte, it seems like quite a small case and has 3 questions at the end. However, those questions are not equal to an overarching case question like: "Should the company invest further in casual or work boots?" Therefore, I feel I am missing something here regarding what is expected from me. The 3 questions in the case are related to the question --- Q1: size of work boot market & revenue work boots vs casual boots; Q2: Why is Badger outperforming Duraflex in the work boot market?; Q3: Recommend changes to Duraflex’s work boot strategy and question if I would recommend to introduce a sub-branded boot line. The questions basically already guide me to answer that the company should invest more in the work boot market and even introduce a sub-brand (which actually does make sense in my eyes). Should I therefore take these questions as guidance or could/show I follow a different approach and also analyse if futher investing in the casual boots market would make sense? Further, - would you suggest I take these questions as guidance and answer the case like a regular case with the recommendation that the questions guide me to, and then use the answers to the 3 questions as arguments? Shoul I then a) while presenting ignore the fact there are 3 questions and give my recommendation and the answers to the 3 questions as arguments without mentioning the questions or b) just answer the 3 questions and finish there? Approach a) seems more logical to me but approach b) is basically doing what is asked in the case, whereas approach a) seems like I am bending what is being asked of me.
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This is a big topic with some nuance/depth to answer. Happy to support via coaching!
