YGCC Case Interview Bootcamp: 2/16/2013 Chair: Alice Qinhua Zhou Vice Chair: A. Raja Banerjee

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YGCC Case Interview Bootcamp

2/16/2013 Chair: Alice Qinhua Zhou Vice Chair: A. Raja Banerjee
So you want to be a consultant?
So you want to be a Consultant?
The biggest test is interviews

Shall I hire you?
Can you do the work?
Can I put you in front of the client?
Would I enjoy working with you?
get answered during a typical 40 minute interview!

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Meet your interviewer
5
Experience Questions
10
15
20
Case
25
30
35
Q&A
40
(mins)
Can you do the work? Can I put you in front of the client? Would I enjoy working with you?
The journey will be tough, but you will get there Emotion
Satisfaction
Optimism
Doubt
Realism
Confidence
Performance
Learn This Boot Camp gets you here Practice
Interviews
Time
YGCC will assist you throughout the journey
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Welcome!
Outline
Welcome to Bootcamp The Case Interview
Overview of the interview The Case Prompt Exercise set 1 The Case Interview continued The structured approach (MECE) Exercise set 2 Prioritizing & Hypothesizing Practicing the case interview Managing yourself Assessing yourself (and your partner) Delivering case interviews
Outline
Overview of the interview The Case Prompt Exercise set 1
The Case Interview continued

The structured approach (MECE) Exercise set 2 Prioritizing & Hypothesizing
Practicing the case interview

Managing yourself Assessing yourself (and your partner) Delivering case interviews
The Case Interview - Overview
Bootcamp focuses on the Case Interview

Shall I hire you?
Can you do the work?
Can I put you in front of the client?
Would I enjoy working with you?
get answered during a typical 40 minute interview!

0
Meet your interviewer
5
Experience Questions
10
15
20
Case
25
30
35
Q&A
40
(mins)
Can you do the work? Can I put you in front of the client? Would I enjoy working with you?
What is a Case Interview?

A 25-minute test of how you solve business problems
The Case Interview tests for specific traits

Quick-learning and analytically efficient
Complex Business Problem-Solving
Intellectually curious with creative thinking

Energetic and Hardworking
Work well with and can influence people
For the Client With the Team
Will lead the client, team, and firm to success
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The Case Interview process follows a pattern

Case prompt & clarifying questions Collect background info Identify key question
Create your problemsolving approach
MECE complete issue tree in the context

Prioritize Hypothesize
Solve the Case Analyze Right: dig deeper
Wrong: navigate to paralleled items
Summarize
Buy in / Deliver results
Manage reaction
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The first steps drive analytical efficiency our focus


Summarize
Manage reaction
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The Case Interview
Outline


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The Case Interview The Case Prompt
Exercise Set 1: The Case Prompt

Collect background info

Identify the key questions
Understand the question Understand the goal
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Exercise 1-1: What kinds of business questions are there?

What are key questions Red issues keep CEO awake at night Critical to the success of the organization All about capital resources to generate more wealth
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Exercise 1-1: What kinds of business questions are there?

What are key questions Red issues keep CEO awake at night Critical to the success of the organization All about capital resources to generate more wealth
Enhance Revenue
Reduce Cost
Enter new Grow market PE Investment M&A

New biz
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Current
Market evolve
See our Advanced Resources for more detail on the case prompt from the YGCC Bootcamp
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The Case Interview
Outline


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The Case Interview The Structured Approach (MECE)
Your structure is your roadmap for solving the whole problem


Summarize
Manage reaction
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There are tangible benefits to a structured approach

The purpose of a structured approach (start with 2-3 layers)
Manage the pieces of the problem efficiently Make your approach easy to follow Guarantee the opportunity to solve the problem
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MECE is the ideal structuring philosophy

MECE
ME = each branch is mutually exclusive
CE = in sum, branches are collectively exhaustive
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MECE meets the goals of a structured approach

Task
Manage the pieces of the problem efficiently Make your approach easy to follow Guarantee the opportunity to solve the problem
ME/C E
ME
How it helps
Allows use of process of elimination Keeps you from getting overwhelmed
ME
Interviewer need only think about one thing at a time Diagrams the relationship of details to the big picture
CE
Ensures youve covered everything
x x x x x
x x x
x x
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See our Advanced Resources for more about MECE from the YGCC Bootcamp
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The Case Interview Digging Deeper
Dig deeper quickly


Summarize
Manage reaction
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Dig deeper quickly: Prioritize
Result
Effort
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Dig deepr quickly: Use testable hypotheses

If hypothesis is right, dig deeper; If wrong, navigate to the parallel items in the structure; If all parallel items are wrong, your structure is not MECE Deeper in the tree, more info given, easier to hypothesize
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Practicing the Case Interview
Outline


Managing yourself Delivering case interviews Assessing yourself (and your partner)
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Practicing the Case Interview
Outline


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Practicing the Case Interview Managing Yourself
Manage your materials segment your first page
Your client is a scooter seller in US with annual revenue $0.5B. The

client approaches us to grow their revenue.
Key words in prompt: background and question
Clarify questions
Issue Tree
Insight from analysis
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Manage your materials Keep your handwriting clean and clear
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See our Advanced Resources for more on managing yourself in an interview from the YGCC Bootcamp
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Practicing the Case Interview Delivering Case Interviews
Outline


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Practicing the Case Interview Delivering Case Interviews
Giving an Interview Know the case and anticipate your interviewee

Read the case thoroughly
Anticipate how you would try to solve it Familiarize yourself with where each type of information is
Communicate Clearly
Manage the interview
Be frugal when dispensing information Recognize alternate solution paths (roll with it if necessary)
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Practicing the Case Interview Assessment
Outline


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Practicing the Case Interview Assessment
Assessing your interview start with the whole picture

Record & time yourself
More objective post-interview analysis
Content: Did you identify a correct/defensible solution in time? Presentation: was your solution clearly presented and defended? Assess your performance at each step in the process
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See our Advanced Resources for more detail on Self-Assessment from the YGCC Bootcamp
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See our Advanced Resources for more detail from the Bootcamp Presentation
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YGCC Case Interview Bootcamp

So you want to be a consultant?

So you want to be a Consultant?

The biggest test is interviews

Can you do the work?

Can I put you in front of the client?

Would I enjoy working with you?

get answered during a typical 40 minute interview!

So you want to be a Consultant?

So you want to be a Consultant?

The Case Interview continued

Practicing the case interview

The Case Interview - Overview

Bootcamp focuses on the Case Interview

Can you do the work?

Can I put you in front of the client?

Would I enjoy working with you?

get answered during a typical 40 minute interview!

The Case Interview - Overview

What is a Case Interview?

The Case Interview - Overview

The Case Interview tests for specific traits

Complex Business Problem-Solving

Intellectually curious with creative thinking

Work well with and can influence people

For the Client With the Team

Will lead the client, team, and firm to success

The Case Interview - Overview

The Case Interview process follows a pattern

Create your problemsolving approach

MECE complete issue tree in the context

Solve the Case Analyze Right: dig deeper

Wrong: navigate to paralleled items

Buy in / Deliver results

The Case Interview - Overview

The first steps drive analytical efficiency our focus

Create your problemsolving approach

MECE complete issue tree in the context

Solve the Case Analyze Right: dig deeper

Wrong: navigate to paralleled items

Buy in / Deliver results

The Case Interview

The Case Interview continued

Practicing the case interview

The Case Interview The Case Prompt

Exercise Set 1: The Case Prompt

Collect background info

The Case Interview The Case Prompt

Exercise 1-1: What kinds of business questions are there?

The Case Interview The Case Prompt

Exercise 1-1: What kinds of business questions are there?

Enter new Grow market PE Investment M&A

The Case Interview The Case Prompt

The Case Interview

The Case Interview continued

Practicing the case interview

The Case Interview The Structured Approach (MECE)

Your structure is your roadmap for solving the whole problem

Create your problemsolving approach

MECE complete issue tree in the context

Solve the Case Analyze Right: dig deeper