Download or read book Case Interview Secrets written by Victor Cheng and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cheng, a former McKinsey management consultant, reveals his proven, insider'smethod for acing the case interview.

Download or read book Case Interviews for Beginners written by Stephen Pidgeon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need to learn case interviews but don't know where to start? This book is designed to get you up and running. By using scripted examples and interviews with experienced recruiters it gives readers an understanding of what a case actually is, and how they can start to prepare. Case interviews are used extensively by most major recruiters, including McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Amazon, Google and many more, and this book contains interviews with recruiters from all of the above companies.The author, Stephen Pidgeon, is a former McKinsey consultant and interviewer who now works as a career coach at the Tuck School of Business. He coaches hundreds of candidates every year, many of whom are successful in their goal of landing their dream job. He is also the author of 'How to get a job in consulting'.

Download or read book How to Get a Job in Consulting written by Stephen Pidgeon and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-08-14 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the fully updated second edition of the best-selling book that has helped hundreds of MBAs, undergrads and experienced hires get jobs in consulting. It gives candidates an in-depth, insider look at the entire process of recruiting, including how to get the most out of on-campus events, how to network, how to prepare for interviews, and how to succeed in interviews.

Download or read book Hacking the Case Interview written by Taylor Warfield and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Case in Point written by Marc Cosentino and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marc Cosentino demystifies the consulting case interview. He takes you inside a typical interview by exploring the various types of case questions and he shares with you the acclaimed Ivy Case System which will give you the confidence to answer even the most sophisticated cases. The book includes over 40 strategy cases, a number of case starts exercises, several human capital cases, a section on marketing cases and 21 ways to cut costs.

Download or read book The Ultimate Case Interview Workbook written by Taylor Warfield and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "The Ultimate Case Interview Workbook," you'll sharpen your case interview skills to dominate your upcoming interview and land your dream consulting job. Taylor Warfield, a former Bain management consultant and interviewer, provides essential practice problems and challenging cases to develop the skills needed to get multiple job offers. Use this workbook to access: 65+ problems tailored towards each type of question in case interviews Feel confident across a range of interview questions including framework questions, market sizing problems, profitability assessments, breakeven analysis, charts & graphs analysis, brainstorming questions, and other qualitative questions 15 full-length cases based on McKinsey, BCG, and Bain interviews Build business acumen across a variety of industries (e.g., technology, retail, healthcare, energy, finance, non-profit) and functions (e.g., strategy, operations) Efficient practice that can be done individually or with a partner Save yourself time by working through carefully crafted practice problems and cases that teach you a new concept, strategy, or takeaway each time Warfield's former students include undergraduates, MBAs, advanced degree holders, and experienced hires. They have landed job offers at top consulting firms, including McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, L.E.K., Oliver Wyman, and Accenture as well as at Fortune 500 strategy groups. "I felt really confident after my McKinsey interview - this book's cases prepared me perfectly! They were very similar to the ones I received in my first and final round interviews." -McKinsey Consultant, Wharton MBA Candidate "I had very little time before my next BCG interview. This book provided me with plenty of practice that I could do by myself. After working through these cases, I felt excited going into my interviews." -BCG Associate, Experienced Hire "These cases were much higher quality than those found in other case books. The explanations were detailed and thorough and I got to practice thinking like a true consultant." -Bain Consultant, Stanford Undergraduate Also visit HackingTheCaseInterview.com for a one-week online crash course to pass your upcoming interview.

Download or read book The Case Interview 20 Days to Ace the Case written by Destin Whitehurst and published by Tycho Press. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Game-changing tips and tricks to nail the case interview and launch your consulting career. Management consultants Destin Whitehurst and Erin Robinson give you need-to-know techniques for polishing your poise and tightening your case interview skills. 20 Days to Ace the Case Interview preps you with the nuts and bolts of the case interview process with daily exercises, mock interviews, and industry know-how designed to help you ace your interview. Think of this book as your twenty-day intensive, management consulting boot camp, the perfect supplement to your arsenal of case interview lessons and material. With this guidebook, you will: Gain day-by-day structure: Daily case interview exercises progressively prep you Ask the right questions: Fundamental frameworks teach you exactly what to ask under pressure Learn from the pros: Review real-life stories from consulting experts Uncover unique strategies: Discover custom-developed case interview tips straight from the authors Go off script: Adapt what you’ve learned with our bonus case interview guides

Download or read book System Design Interview An Insider s Guide written by Alex Xu and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-06-12 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The system design interview is considered to be the most complex and most difficult technical job interview by many. Those questions are intimidating, but don't worry. It's just that nobody has taken the time to prepare you systematically. We take the time. We go slow. We draw lots of diagrams and use lots of examples. You'll learn step-by-step, one question at a time.Don't miss out.What's inside?- An insider's take on what interviewers really look for and why.- A 4-step framework for solving any system design interview question.- 16 real system design interview questions with detailed solutions.- 188 diagrams to visually explain how different systems work.

Download or read book The Case Interview Workbook 60 Case Questions for Management Consulting with Solutions written by Robert Mellon and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Case Interview Workbook contains 60 case questions for management consulting interviews, with complete solutions. Every case is compiled and edited by a team of ex-consultants from McKinsey & Company, the Boston Consulting Group, and Bain & Company. This book fills the gap left by others by providing you with plenty of high-quality cases to practice on before your interview. Many cases are from actual interviews at the top-tier firms and cannot be found elsewhere. After working through this book, you will be prepared for every type of case question you may encounter: market sizing, estimation, operations, industry analysis, pricing, growth strategy, marketing, investment, M&A, market entry, customer segmentation, profitability, valuation, logic, issue identification, cost analysis, market expansion, and brainteasers, to name a few. These cases will help you prepare for interviews at leading management consulting firms, including McKinsey & Company, The Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, Oliver Wyman, Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company), A.T. Kearney, Roland Berger, and L.E.K, as well as for consulting roles at large firms such as Accenture, Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG. Note that is a workbook, designed to complement other preparation books. You will have a hard time solving these cases without learning first elsewhere how to do so, e.g. which frameworks to use, how to use them, and how to structure a solution.

Download or read book Cracking the IT Architect Interview written by Sameer Paradkar and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate guide to successful interviews for Enterprise, Business, Domain, Solution, and Technical Architect roles as well as IT Advisory Consultant and Software Designer roles About This Book Learn about Enterprise Architects IT strategy and NFR – this book provides you with methodologies, best practices, and frameworks to ace your interview A holistic view of key architectural skills and competencies with 500+ questions that cover 12 domains 100+ diagrams depicting scenarios, models, and methodologies designed to help you prepare for your interview Who This Book Is For This book is for aspiring enterprise, business, domain, solution, and technical architects. It is also ideal for IT advisory consultants and IT designers who wish to interview for such a role. Interviewers will be able leverage this book to make sure they hire candidates with the right competencies to meet the role requirements. What You Will Learn Learn about IT strategies, NFR, methodologies, best practices, and frameworks to ace your interview Get a holistic view of key concepts, design principles, and patterns related to evangelizing web and Java enterprise applications Discover interview preparation guidelines through case studies Use this as a reference guide for adopting best practices, standards, and design guidelines Get a better understanding with 60+ diagrams depicting various scenarios, models, and methodologies Benefit from coverage of all architecture domains including EA (Business, Data, Infrastructure, and Application), SA, integration, NFRs, security, and SOA, with extended coverage from IT strategies to the NFR domain In Detail An architect attends multiple interviews for jobs or projects during the course of his or her career. This book is an interview resource created for designers, consultants, technical, solution, domain, enterprise, and chief architects to help them perform well in interview discussions and launch a successful career. The book begins by providing descriptions of architecture skills and competencies that cover the 12 key domains, including 350+ questions relating to these domains. The goal of this book is to cover all the core architectural domains. From an architect's perspective, it is impossible to revise or learn about all these key areas without a good reference guide – this book is the solution. It shares experiences, learning, insights, and proven methodologies that will benefit practitioners, SMEs, and aspirants in the long run. This book will help you tackle the NFR domain, which is a key aspect pertaining to architecting applications. It typically takes years to understand the core concepts, fundamentals, patterns, and principles related to architecture and designs. This book is a goldmine for the typical questions asked during an interview and will help prepare you for success! Style and approach This book will help you prepare for interviews for architectural profiles by providing likely questions, explanations, and expected answers. It is an insight-rich guide that will help you develop strategic, tactical, and operational thinking for your interview.

Download or read book The Way of the Wall Street Warrior written by Dave Liu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Wall Street Insider's Guide to getting ahead in any highly competitive industry "Dave learned how to win in investment banking the hard way. Now he is able to share tools that make it easier for budding bankers and other professionals to succeed." —Frank Baxter, Former CEO of Jefferies and U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay "A must-read for anyone starting their career in Corporate America. Dave's book shares witty and valuable insights that would take a lifetime to learn otherwise. I highly recommend that anyone interested in advancing their career read this book." —Harry Nelis, Partner of Accel and former Goldman Sachs banker In The Way of the Wall Street Warrior, 25-year veteran investment banker and finance professional, Dave Liu, delivers a humorous and irreverent insider’s guide to thriving on Wall Street or Main Street. Liu offers hilarious and insightful advice on everything from landing an interview to self-promotion to getting paid. In this book, you’ll discover: How to get that job you always wanted Why career longevity and “success” comes from doing the least amount of work for the most pay How mastering cognitive biases and understanding human nature can help you win the rat race How to make people think you’re the smartest person in the room without actually being the smartest person in the room How to make sure you do everything in your power to get paid well (or at least not get screwed too badly) How to turn any weakness or liability into an asset to further your career

Download or read book Doing Case Study Research written by Bob Algozzine and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting recent knowledge and developments in the field, this very practical, easy-to-use guide emphasizes learning how to do case study research—from the first step of deciding whether a case study is the way to go to the last step of verifying and confirming findings before disseminating them. The authors show students how to determine an appropriate research design, conduct informative interviews, record observations, document analyses, delineate ways to confirm case study findings, describe methods for deriving meaning from data, and communicate their findings. Featuring many new examples, the Third Edition offers step-by-step guidance to help beginning researchers through the stages of planning and implementing a thesis, dissertation, or independent project. This succinct “how-to” guide is an excellent place for anyone to begin doing case study research. Book Features: Straightforward introduction to the science of doing case study research. A step-by-step approach that speaks directly to the novice investigator. Many concrete examples to illustrate key concepts. Questions, illustrations, and activities to reinforce what has been learned.

Download or read book Cracking the Coding Interview written by Gayle Laakmann McDowell and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in the 5th edition, Cracking the Coding Interview gives you the interview preparation you need to get the top software developer jobs. This book provides: 150 Programming Interview Questions and Solutions: From binary trees to binary search, this list of 150 questions includes the most common and most useful questions in data structures, algorithms, and knowledge based questions. 5 Algorithm Approaches: Stop being blind-sided by tough algorithm questions, and learn these five approaches to tackle the trickiest problems. Behind the Scenes of the interview processes at Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo, and Apple: Learn what really goes on during your interview day and how decisions get made. Ten Mistakes Candidates Make -- And How to Avoid Them: Don't lose your dream job by making these common mistakes. Learn what many candidates do wrong, and how to avoid these issues. Steps to Prepare for Behavioral and Technical Questions: Stop meandering through an endless set of questions, while missing some of the most important preparation techniques. Follow these steps to more thoroughly prepare in less time.

Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Download or read book Successful Interview Skills written by Rebecca Corfield and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2009-08-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone at some point in their life will have to attend an interview. Whether they are applying for a job, a promotion, a training programme or even a college course, the fact remains that a questioning process will occur and the need to create a good impression is essential. Now in its fifth edition, this extremely useful guide shows you how to portray professionalism and confidence and take control of the interview process. Breaking the process down into accessible steps, Rebecca Corfield identifies the ways in which you can prepare for an interview, providing example questions and advice on how to answer them. There are also tips on what employers are looking for, how to make a presentation during an interview and vital information on how you should present yourself so that you make a good and lasting impression.

Download or read book Interviewing for Social Scientists written by Hilary Arksey and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1999-10-25 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `This is an excellent book. It will be required reading on my methods courses' - Nigel Fielding, University of Surrey Students at postgraduate, and increasingly at undergraduate, level are required to undertake research projects and interviewing is the most frequently used research method. This book provides a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to interviewing. It covers all the issues that arise in interview work: theories of interviewing; design; application; and interpretation. Richly illustrated with relevant examples, each chapter includes handy statements of `advantages' and `disadvantages' of the approaches discussed.

Download or read book Case in Point written by Marc Cosentino and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of complex graphs in case interviews has exploded. Interviewees have a very short time to look at the graph, analyze it, extract what is important and apply it to their answer. This book was designed to help understand the role of graphs in consulting (both during an interview and on the job). The authors introduce the Ivy Graph Framework to assist the analysis of graphs during interviews. In addition the book provides ten sophisticated cases with numerous graphs per case.