Hello
Do anyone have any hints as to how you can leed with your hypothesis in a good way?
Hello
Do anyone have any hints as to how you can leed with your hypothesis in a good way?
Hi,
The major mistake of the candidates is that they start using the hypothesis and neglect having a proper structure.
Moreover, if you perfectly solve the case without ever stating a hypothesis - you'll pass the interview. So most probably you had some other issues with the case as well and they used it as a standard feedback.
There are two ways to use the hypothesis:
First - presenting a structure using the hypothesis. For example, if you are having a PE (private equity) case, you should do the following:
1) Make classic structure (market, company, competitors, feasibility of exit)
2) Make subpoints (e.g. in market: size, growth rates, profitability, segmentation, etc)
3) Present your 1st level Hypothesis:
4) Present the main 2nd level Hypothesis:
Another way to use hypothesis is using the hypothesis to prioritize your analysis:
1) Make a structure: "Problem in sales may be related to Sales Motivation, Sales Strategy, Sales Coverage, and Sales Process:
2) Prioritize a part of the structure based on your knowledge / common sense / available data: "Taking into account that motivation is the core problem of the sales organization, I would like to prioritize this part of the analysis".
Good luck!
"My hypothesis is W. In other to prove it, I want to ask about X, Y and Z. So, starting with X - what is ...."