The most dreaded part of the consulting interview: the case! Like it or not, if you’re hoping to get a job in consulting, you will have to learn how to handle the case interview. Although different firms and different interviewers have very different approaches to the case question, all of them use it as an important tool in selecting and screening out job candidates. Indeed, you may have to clobber as many as ten or more cases on the way to landing a job with a major management consulting firm. Fortunately, by studying up on the case process and honing your case interview skills through practice, you'll soon be able to impress interviewers with your explanations, frameworks, and graph drawing skills.
This best-selling WetFeet Insider Guide provides
- An in-depth exploration of consulting interviews, what to expect, and how firms use cases differently.
- Tips on surviving the case interview, keeping your cool, and impressing your interviewer.
- An explanation of the different case types, classic examples of each, and what your interviewer is looking for in your answers.
- Step-by-step lessons on how to attack the case question, including developing frameworks, recovering from mistakes, and using industry lingo.
- Seven sample case questions you can use to practice applying your new skills.
- Detailed examples of how to answer each type of case question, including how to choose a framework, key talking points, and sample interview scripts.
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