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Great OP! To contribute, since you didn't explicitly mention case interviews, here's a quick write-up: —Case Questions— • Purpose: These interviews are often used for jobs that contain a lot of strategic problem-solving (anything related to blue-sky type strategy). The interviewer will want to see how you are structuring a problem, how you are accounting for variables, and how you present a solution, all under time pressure. They will also want to see if you are good at finding missing pieces of information. A good case interview doesn't necessarily have a single right answer, it is more a probe of a candidate's thought process. • How to successfully navigate a case interview: Personally, I think these are the most difficult interviews. You will want to start by listening as the case is presented and taking notes of important details. When the interviewer is done presenting the case, repeat back what the final goal is to confirm, and ask any broad clarifying questions. Now, structure the problem. Use some sort of framework to guide additional probes for details, and examine one branch of your framework at a time. For example, if you are trying to understand why a company is not profitable, go into costs and revenues separately. After you've gone down all the branches, prioritize your biggest conclusions, and present them back in an organized manner, making sure to make a point. Throughout this process, manage your time wisely. • Additional Resources: Business school casebooks: http://masterthecase.com/case-interview-casebooks/ Case in Point, by Marc Cosentino
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runlegosleeprepeat posted:I've heard of interviews in technical fields using some oddball questions and/or brain teasers to see how candidates work through problems. For example, "How many barbers are there in Chicago?" Can't speak to engineering, but in consulting, we call these "sizing" questions. They're kind of a mini version of the case question type.
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FAN OF NICKELBACK posted:Question to those with a lot of experience with case questions though, because I still can't see them being as effective at making good hires as behavioral questions; if someone blows the rest of the interview out of the waste but craps out entirely on the case questions, in everyone's experience, what are their chances of being hired? 0%, for strategy consulting firms and corporate strategy groups that rely on cases. edit: Getting the "wrong" answer or no answer on a case isn't necessarily blowing it. Showing structure, time management, and problem-solving technique, even if it sends you in the wrong direction, is what the case is about. I think they're actually extremely effective interview questions, because they directly correlate to the kind of work done in the groups that use them. Plus, they're kind of fun!
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