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1、ConsultingCaseOverviewfromWetFeet.comYou'repacingnervouslybackandforthinthecareercenter,waitingfortheinterviewertocomeoutandcallyourname.You'realldressedupinyourinterviewsuit,you'vegotyourresumeinhand,you'vepracticedsayingwhyyouwanttobeaconsultantathousandtimes,andyet,you'restillnervous.Alth
2、oughyou'ddoanythingshortofshiningyourinterviewer'sshoesjusttogetaconsultingjob,you'redeeplyworried,becauseyouknowthat,inamatterofmoments,you'regoingtohitthatmostdreadedofallinterviewchallenges:thecasesituation.Suddenly,youpanic.Vividmemoriesofyourlasttragicinterview/trainwreckcomefloodingbac
3、k…Whoa!Slowdown!Takeadeepbreathandrelax.Youmaynoteverlearntolovethecaseinterviewquestion,but,withalittlebitofthinking-andsomepractice-youactuallywillbeabletosailthroughthispartoftheinterviewjustaseasilyastheresumereview.WetFeet.comisheretotellyouhow.Let'sstartwithasimpledefinition.Thecaseint
4、erviewisessentiallyawordproblembaseduponareal-life(orsimulated)consultingsituation.Thus,theinterviewermightsay"Okay,Terry,supposeaclientcomestoyouandsays,'We'rethinkingaboutgoingintothelight-bulbbusiness,andwewantyoutotelluswhattodo.'Whatshouldyoutellher?"Casescomeinallshapesandsizes,fromthe
5、simple,straightforwardquestiondesignedtoseehowyouthinkaboutaproblem,tothehighlycomplexbusinessstrategyissuethattakestwentyminutestoexplainandinvolvescharts,graphs,andbuzzwordsuptothewazoo.However,theyallhaveonethingincommon.(No,it'snottoinspirefearintheheartsandmindsofwould-beconsultants!)Th
6、econsultingfirmstellusthatthecaseinterviewisanexcellentwaytotestacandidate'sanalyticalabilities.Itshowshisorherresourcefulness,hoeheorshethinksaboutproblems,andultimately,hisorheraptitudeforconsulting.Howdoestheinterviewerevaluateyou?Bywatchingforseveralthings:howdoyouanalyzetheproblem,howdo
7、youaskforadditionaldetails,howdoyouslicethroughextraneousinformationtogetthekeyissues,howyoupursueaparticularlineofthinkingandstaywithit,howyouproposetoidentifyinformationthatwillallowyoutosolvetheproblem,and,mostimportantly,whetherornotyoucandevel
