Hacking the Case Interview: Your Shortcut Guide to Mastering Consulting Interviews

✍ Scribed by Taylor Warfield

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 158
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

To land a management consulting job at any of the top firms, including McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, L.E.K., Oliver Wyman and Accenture, you must get through several rounds of case interviews.

Whether your interview is in a few weeks or even tomorrow, this book is written to get you the maximum amount of knowledge in the least amount of time. I cut out all of the filler material that some other consulting books have, and tell you everything that you need to know in a clear and direct way.

With this shortcut guide, you will:

• Understand and become proficient at the nine different parts of a case interview, and know exactly what to say and do in each step
• Learn the only framework strategy that you need to memorize to craft unique and tailored frameworks for every possible case scenario
• Gain knowledge of basic business terms and principles so that you can develop an astute business intuition
• Acquire the skills to solve any market sizing or other quantitative problem
• Uncover how to differentiate yourself from the thousands of other candidates who are fighting to get the same job you are
• Practice your case interview skills with included practice cases and sample answers

Also visit HackingTheCaseInterview.com for a one-week online crash course to pass your upcoming interview.

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction
I. The Different Parts and Progression of a Case Interview
II. Understanding the Case Background Information
III. Verifying Objectives
IV. Developing a Structured Framework
V. Handling the Moment of Silence
VI. Presenting your Framework
VII. Starting the Case
VIII. Solving Quantitative Problems
IX. Answering Qualitative Business Questions
X. Delivering a Conclusion
XI. Everything You Need to Memorize
Introduction to Doing Practice Cases
Practice Case #1 – It’s Wine O’Clock Somewhere
Practice Case #2 – Clothes Woes
Practice Case #3 – Let’s Bank on it
Practice Case #4 – The Price is Right
Practice Case #5 – Diamonds are Forever
Final Thoughts
About the Author