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Data collection/Fieldwork

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Benjamin

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Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer

Hi, This is an interesting question. Ultimately in consulting the mindset is to deliver the best outcome for the client. If we need data as part of that answer, then the data needs to be obtained / created Is it the mos ... (read entire answer)

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Looking for Data Science case preps

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Hi Kate, Q&A is a good was as is the candidate listing. Unfortunately these interviews aren't that common, but you can also look on other communities like Reddit, Fishbowl, etc. Good luck!

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I have a case interview with Accenture and I have never ever done this before. How are you expected to present the info

Accenture Accenture Strategy Case Interview data How to Read Charts and Data in Case Interviews

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McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi, the interview will be structured in 3 parts: - Personal Experience Interview: fit and CV questions to assess your personal impact, leadership skills, and entrepreneurial spirit - Case Interview: typical business cas ... (read entire answer)

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"How would you gather this data?"

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Hi Indy, As you mentioned, you should always start brainstorming questions with a structure. If you have no ideas, you can always use opposites (ie X and non-X: long and short terms, internal and external, financial a ... (read entire answer)

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MBB Consultants - Python/ SQL?

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Jun 19, 2018

Can confirm that we don't use either at Bain - but we have an "advanced analytics group" that will help with big data/complicated analysis. What we do use, to an increasing degree, are Tableau (data visualisation soft ... (read entire answer)

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