I am preparing for HR Transformation Case Interview scheduled for 2 hours. Has anyone attended HRT Case interviews to share your exeprience/ approach to these cases?
Also, I am have been looking for practice cases, but haven't been able to find any as yet.
Hi,
My candidates had 3 types of cases for these roles:
1) Here is a basic structure for cost cutting cases:
Structuring:
The key concepts that you have to learn:
2) For M&A integration cases it was about understanding what should be the approach to Merging the companies. Make sure you cover:
3) For Synergies cases focused on people typically you use a value chain structure tailored to the industry (e.g. supply-production-distribution-marketing-after sales support) to calculate the overlaps and savings on people. Think of outsourcing and shared services as well. Also add Risks - major risks that can decrease the synergies (tip: don't underestimate the merging companies culture factor)
Good luck!
Feel free to reach me for further help with these cases.
Best
Originally answered:
Your might encounter Behavioral type of interview questions. Here is how to prepare:
1. List down the competencies required for the job e.g. teamwork, leadership, achievement, problem-solving etc.
2. Create a compelling story for every compentency you listed using STAR approach (Situation or Task, Action you took, Results you achieved)
3. During the interview, recall your story but don't over memorized!
List of example competencies and questions: https://law.duke.edu/sites/default/files/career/Complete_List_of_Behavioral_Interview_Questions_and_Answers.pdf
Good luck!
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Duraflex is a German footwear company with annual men’s footwear sales of approximately €1 b. They have always relied on the boot market for the majority of their volume. In this market they compete with three other major competitors. In the fall of 2019, Badger – one of Duraflex’s competitiors – ... Open whole case
Our client is SmartBridge, a nonprofit educational institution offering face-to-face tutoring services. The client operates in the US. The mission of SmartBridge is to help as many students as possible to complete studies and prevent that they drop from the school system, in particular in disadvant ... Open whole case
Your client is a big financial services company in Germany that just implemented a Client Relationship Management (CRM) system. Its intention is to provide the leadership with a real time view into the organisation’s sales channel. Before the introduction of the CRM system the sales teams have main ... Open whole case
Sky China, a government-backed Chinese airline, has recently seen profits plummet due to COVID-19. Profits are down 80% in the months of February and March, but are showing early signs of a rebound in April. They've brought you in to first investigate what can be done immediatedly to prevent hemor ... Open whole case
Our client is Energy England, one of northern England’s largest electric utility companies. They were created over the past decade through an aggressive series of mergers of existing utility companies each specializing in a single energy generation source. Recently, the CEO has embarked on an initi ... Open whole case
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