Hello. I will have a personal personality/case interview at EY (focus: consulting in public sector) in 10 days. What is the best strategy to get prepared? Thanks in advance.
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Hello. I will have a personal personality/case interview at EY (focus: consulting in public sector) in 10 days. What is the best strategy to get prepared? Thanks in advance.
Hi,
If you have not done any cases yet:
Start preparations:
I recommend the following approach:
1) Start with "Case in point" book - you can download this book for free everywhere. It's not the best guide on how you should approach the cases, however, it will give you the basic understanding.
2) Start practicing cases with partners here or find them locally. !!! Find experienced partners or coaches who can provide a good feedback!!!
3) Purchase and read Viktor Cheng Book (Amazon Kindle store) and listen to LOMS (his website).
4) Start with the following cases (relevant for ATK) and apply some high-level recommendations on structuring:
Here is a good list of articles regarding the different parts of the case:
1) Start with clarifying questions:
https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/clarifying-questions-1786#a3956
2) Communicating while structuring. Here is a long post by me on how to communicate the structure during the case study:
3) Using hypothesis. I made a post about hypothesis here:
4) Communicating while making calculations:
5) Communicating during the analysis of graphs / tables
6) Communicating while having questions on creativity
7) Communicating your conclusion. You can find a good example I've posted here:
8) Communicating your FIT stories
Use the top-down approach while communicating your stories. "The Pyramid Principle" is the must-read by ex McKinsey on this topic.
I recommend using the STAR framework:
Best!
(edited)
Hi Alina,
quoting a previous answer, a good preparation for a consulting interview will move through the following areas:
In general you should focus on three areas in your preparation:
All these steps are important for your final assessment. Fit questions preparation takes less time than the case to reach a good level, so it is ok to dedicate less time overall compared to the case prep. However, be sure to have all the key questions prepared - if are unable to provide a good answer to questions like “Why our company” or “Why should we hire you” it’s unlikely you can move to the next round.
Best,
Francesco
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