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Table of content
The 4 key phases to follow to be successful in a case interview
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The 4 most common business cases you will face during a case
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Table of content
The 4 key phases to follow to be successful in a case interview
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The 4 most common business cases you will face during a case
interview - Include suggested framework for each one of them
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There are 4 key phases to follow in order to be successful in a case study
interview
1.Verify your
understanding
2.Structure
the case
3.Analyze the
case
4.Close the
case
In the next slides, we are going to details the key steps for
each one of these phases using the following case study:
“Why my company’s profit has decreased by 10%?”
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Zoom on Phase 1 - Verify your understanding
1.Verify your
understanding
2.Structure
the case
3.Analyze the
case
4.Close the
case
1. Buy some time: stay silence for a couple of seconds and then say a
generic sentence such as “say “hmmm…that’s an interesting question.
Let me play it back to you to make sure that my understanding is correct”
2. Rephrase the case: “So basically what you’re saying is that…is that
right?”
3. Ask clarifying question: “Can I ask some background questions before
I get started?...what do you mean by...”. Don’t assume anything. Different
companies use different vocabulary. Asking clarifying question will
demonstrate your professionalism and not your ignorance
3 Key Steps
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Zoom on Phase 2 - Structure the case
1.Verify your
understanding
2.Structure
the case
3.Analyze the
case
4.Close the
case
1. Buy some time: “Before presenting you a roadmap, would it be possible
to take 1 minute to gather my thoughts?”
2. Identify your framework: Identify the type of problem to solve and pick
the right framework (in the next section of this presentation, you’ll find
some simple framework that you will be able to use)
3. Describe the key component of the framework: ”To understand why
the profit is falling, I need to look at 2 key things: First the company’s
revenue and second the company’s cost
4. Engage your stakeholder: Draw the framework on a piece of paper and
present it in a collaborative way
4 Key Steps
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There are 4 common categories of business problems
Profitability
Problem
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Entering a new
market
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Introducing a
new product
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M&A Problem
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“Why does my
company’s profit
have decreased
by 10%?”
“Should we
enter the
Chinese
market?”
“Should we
introduce this
new product X?”
“Should we
acquire the
company Y?”
A framework will be described for each one of these
business problem in the next slides
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