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Anyone with study material on the SEQ approach?

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I believe you may be referring to the SCQ approach (situation-complication-question). If so, this is a very well-done (slightly more academic-leaning) explanation of the approach with some good, non-business examples. E ... (read entire answer)

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Costs in declining revenue question?

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Hi A, First, clarify the objective clearly upfront. Does the client only care about revenue or also profit? If the case is focused on only revenues, focus only on that. You can say to the interviewer, "I suggest we ... (read entire answer)

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Case interview format of Deloitte

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Hi Anonymous, as mentioned by Vlad, if the interview is based only on case questions you can prepare as you would do for a standard consulting interview at MBB, Strategy&, RB, OW, ATK, etc. I would clarify with HR ... (read entire answer)

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Market sizing for number of people at a London tube station

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How would you approach to calculate the number of people at a busy tube station at a given hour? I was thinking of approaching it this way. Let me know your thoughts: Pick a station, look at the average duration bet ... (read entire question)

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May interviewer change the case during the interview?

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Hi Anonymous, in terms of your main question, first-round cases tend to be quite similar (I helped several candidates for the same office which got the same question over and over), while partner interviews may have m ... (read entire answer)

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How to decide on whether shutting down a line of business makes sense?

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Hi Anonymous, there are a couple of different angles you might want to consider here: Profits: as you wrote, you should first check whether the business line generates profits, and what the outlook to the future i ... (read entire answer)

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