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All consulting candidates will face some form of the market-sizing case. Designed to test your facility with logic and numbers, a market-sizing question may stand on its own or be part of a larger case. Either way, you'll need to juggle your skills in quantitative analysis and employ common sense. Fortunately,...
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The most dreaded part of the consulting interview: the case! Like it or not, if you're hoping to get a job in management consulting, you will have to learn how to handle the case interview. Although different firms and interviewers vary in their approaches to the case question, all of them use it as an...
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Intensely competitive, action-oriented, and profit-hungry, investment banking is a larger-than-life world where deals-and fortunes-are made and lost by the day's closing bell. It's a great place to learn the ins and outs of corporate finance and develop analytical skills that will prove useful throughout any...
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Is it the risk, the potential for dizzying financial rewards, or the chance to play a role in funding the American dream that attracts people to a career in venture capital? Whatever lures them in, VCs enjoy a high degree of job satisfaction, and insiders tell us they have the privilege of working with bright,...
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Ready to find out where you can maximize the return on your B-school investment? WetFeet's career experts take the pain out of the process by doing in-depth research and analysis of the top industries and careers, making your job search both pleasant and productive. This Insider Guide profiles a host of...
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Investment banking interviews are some of the most challenging and competitive interviews you're likely to face. As such, they require extensive preparation. This companion to Beat the Street offers more detailed explanations of the types of questions you're likely to encounter, along with a list of recruiters'...
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You're in for an exciting ride: If you're a non-U.S. citizen who's just been accepted to or recently enrolled in a U.S. business school, you're holding the right guide in your hands. Many international MBA candidates offer in-demand qualities to potential employers, but they face particularly tough challenges...
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The case interview is analytical, quantitative, creative, and challenging. In short, it's just like real consulting work, which is why consulting recruiters use the case interview as a primary means of evaluating interviewees. This follow-up to WetFeet's popular Ace Your Case guide provides 15 more case...
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For most consultants, business strategy is the fun stuff: It's where you really get to show off your creativity along with your business savvy. But during the case interview, business strategy questions can also be the most challenging-make a bad recommendation and you could run a company into the ground. With...
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Business operations cases test your practical ability to get things done. From logistics and human resources to distribution and financing, operations questions cover the core issues that make companies run. But just because they're practical doesn't mean they're easy. Fortunately, by studying up on the case...