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Important notes on case interview, Important notes on case interview…
Important notes on case interview
Important notes on case interview
Techniques
Always have hypothesis underlying each issue (more specific and purposeful)
For each important piece of data you request, explain why you need it
Expand your list of categories (more specific and exhaustive)
Make your issues case-specific (more specific and insightful)
Frameworks
Comprehensive
Profitability
3C + P
Customer
Company
Competition
Product
McKinsey M&A
Stand-alone value
How's the targeted company doing?
What are their values, core strenghts & weakness?
Synergy
Together, is the whole better than the sum of each individual company?
Other factors
Feasibility, culture fits, legal issues, etc.
Mini
External & internal
Qualitative & quantitative
Cost & benefit
BCG 2x2
Tactics to stand out in profitability case interview
Acknowledge the business model of client company
Example for telco company
Revenue
'# of customers
Revenue per customer
Cost
Fixed
Infrastructure
Marketing
Retail structures
Variable
Installation
Billing
Customer service
Make a step-by-step plan before your issue tree
Example for telco company
Step 1: Find the reason behind profit decrease (using profitability framework)
Step 2: Get to the root cause / understand why it happened
Step 3: Find solutions and consider implementation
Get to the root cause!
Ask WHY WHY WHY
Quantify
Get strategic
Consider other possible options
Bring more insights