Ace Your Case Interview

Ace Your Case®!

Consulting Interviews

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Table of Contents
Ace Your Case at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Interview Unplugged. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Consulting Case Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 4 The Bottom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 What to Expect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Seven Steps to Surviving the Case Interview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Do Firms Approach the CaseInterview Differently? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Field Guide to Case Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Five Categories of Consulting Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Buzzword Bingo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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