case interview success sample by tom rochtus
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SUCCESSCASE INTERVIEW
SUCCESSCASE INTERVIEW
Case Interview Success is a must-read for anyone applying for a consulting position.
The book takes you inside a typical consulting case interview by exploring in detail
the entire case interview process, and will leverage you to crack the most complex
business cases.
The main features of this book are:
• A detailed discussion of the entire case interview process
• Key business case frameworks with practice cases and solutions
• Key strategies to crack presentation cases, guesstimates and brainteasers
• An overview of key business concepts and consulting terms
Tom Rochtus works as a strategy consultant at Bain &
Company, one of the world’s most prestigious management
consulting firms.
4501827814569
ISBN 978-1456450182
Aceyourcase.com
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Written by TOM ROCHTUS
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Table of Contents
Introduction viiAbout this Book ix
Why this Book xi
Chapter I: Your Next Career Move 1Consulting Careers 1 Management Consulting 3 Operations Consulting 4 Information Technology Consulting 4 Human Resources Consulting 5 boutique Consulting Firms 5
banking Careers 6
Corporate Careers 7
Chapter II: Real-life Interviews 9Skills Assessed 9 Analytical Skills 9 Excellence 10 Client Skills 10 Organizational Skills 10 Creativity 11 Personality 11
Interview Progression 11
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Chapter III: How to Crack Your Business Case 27
Chapter IV: Presentation Cases 75
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Chapter V: Guesstimates and Brainteasers 85
Chapter VI: Review of Critical Business Concepts 103
Appendix A: Overview of Consulting Buzzwords 119
Appendix B: Basic Overview of the Financial Report 127
Appendix C: Review of Other Sources on Cracking Consulting Interviews 131
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SKILLS ASSESSED
Analytical Skills
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Excellence
Client Skills
Organizational Skills
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Chapter III
How to Crack Your Business Case
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INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS CASES
What Is a Business Case and Why Is it used?
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Different Types of Business Cases
What Your Interviewer Is Looking For
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How to Crack Your Business Case
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How to Practice Business Cases
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HOW TO APPROACH YOUR BUSINESS CASE
OPENING ANALYZING CLOSING
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problem drivers.Provide the recom
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Exhibit 3 - The three-steps process to approach business cases
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Chapter IV
Presentation Cases
INTRODUCTION TO PRESENTATION CASES
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- Aggregating a set of data:
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Guesstimates and Brainteasers
WHAT ARE GUESSTIMATES?
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Logic:
Numerical skills:
Creativity:
Professionalism:
type of problem.
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Chapter VI
Review of Critical Business Concepts
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS CONCEPTS
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About the Author
Tom Rochtus
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Acknowledgments
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SUCCESSCASE INTERVIEW
SUCCESSCASE INTERVIEW
Case Interview Success is a must-read for anyone applying for a consulting position.
The book takes you inside a typical consulting case interview by exploring in detail
the entire case interview process, and will leverage you to crack the most complex
business cases.
The main features of this book are:
• A detailed discussion of the entire case interview process
• Key business case frameworks with practice cases and solutions
• Key strategies to crack presentation cases, guesstimates and brainteasers
• An overview of key business concepts and consulting terms
Tom Rochtus works as a strategy consultant at Bain &
Company, one of the world’s most prestigious management
consulting firms.
4501827814569
ISBN 978-1456450182
Aceyourcase.com