【正文】 pects of being a consultant. Case interviews Case interviews vary somewhat in their format. The classic and most mon type of case interview is the business case, in which you39。s ability to manage these particular circumstances with professionalism and excellence. The case interview has evolved as a method for evaluating these characteristics. What is a case? Simply put, a case interview is the analysis of a business question. Unlike most other interview questions, it is an interactive process. Your interviewer will present you with a business problem and ask you for your opinion. Your job is to ask the interviewer logical questions that will permit you to make a detailed remendation. The majority of case interviewers don39。s share of their business day interacting with clients and colleagues, and must themselves constantly interview client employees and executives. Furthermore, consultants must have a select set of personality and leadership traits in order to be successful. A consultant39。A cases? Additional practice questionsCHAPTER 6: GUESSTIMATES? Guesstimate case questions? Acing guesstimates? The extra step? Practice guesstimate questions? Other guesstimates? And try these for practice...CHAPTER 7: BRAINTEASERS? The drill? Practice brainteasersCHAPTER 8: FINAL ANALYSIS? Final analysisCHAPTER 9: APPENDIX? Consulting glossary? Remended readingChapter 1: INTRODUCTIONSUBCHAPTERS: Why the case? What is a case? ? Types of case interviews ? Skills assessed in the case interview ? What kind of case will I get? Why the case? Your impressive resume may get you an interview with a consulting firm, but it won39。A cases: Determining the value of an acquisition? A framework cautionCHAPTER 4: BEING THERE? Let39。 frameworks: net present value? The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)? Porter39。Vault Guide To Case InterviewCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION? Why the case?? What is a case?? Types of case interviews? Skills assessed in the case interview? What kind of case will I get?CHAPTER 2: CASE STRATEGIES? Your objective? Top 10 case interview tips? Group cases? Common problems and troubleshooting? Thinking about the case? Specific types of business casesCHAPTER 3: CASE FRAMEWORKS? Your cookbook? Basic concepts amp。 frameworks? Basic accounting concepts? The Balance Sheet? The Ine Statement? The Statement of Retained Earnings? The Statement of Cash Flows? Advanced concepts amp。s Five Forces? Product life cycle curve? Strategy tool/framework chart? The Four Ps? The Four Cs? The Five Cs? Value Chain Analysis? Core petencies? Benchmarking and best practices? The 2x2 matrix? The BCG Matrix? Mamp。s pretend? The caseCHAPTER 5: BUSINESS CASES? Practice questions? Thinking strategically? Using the Four Ps? Sailing the Five Cs? More sample cases? Pressure/stress cases? A written case? The financial case interview? Mamp。t get you the job. Consultants know that a resume, at its very best, is only a twodimensional representation of a multifaceted, dynamic person. And because consulting firms depend on employing those multifaceted, dynamic people, the firms rely heavily on the case interview to screen candidates. The interview process is especially pertinent in the consulting industry, since consulting professionals spend the lion39。s work environment is extremely turbulent. There are nonstop engagement team changes, hostile client environments, countless political influences, and nearperpetual travel. These factors dictate that an individual be cool under pressure, be influential without being condescending, be highly analytical, have the ability to understand the granular aspects of a problem while simultaneously aggregating them to see the big picture, and have the ability to selfpolice a balance between personal and professional lifestyle. Consultants are often staffed in small groups in farflung areas. As a result, the individual must be able to function, and function well, without many of the traditional workplace standards: a permanent working space, the ability to return home each night, easily accessed services such as administrative assistance, faxing, and photocopying, and the camaraderie that develops among coworkers assigned to the same business unit. All these factors necessitate a unique interview structure focused on assessing a candidate39。t have a specific answer that you, the candidate, are expected to give. What the interviewer is looking for is a thought process that is at once analytical and creative (what consultants love to call outofthebox thinking). Specific knowledge of the industry in question is a bonus but not necessary. Business school students and candidates with significant business world experience receive case questions that require a deeper understanding of business models and processes. The interview with a consulting pany normally lasts about half an hour. Of this time, about 10 minutes is taken up with preliminary chat and behavioral questions and five minutes of your asking questions about the pany. This leaves 15 minutes for your case interview question or questions. Make them count!Types of case interviews What case interviews are not designed to do is to explore educational, professional or experiential qualifications. If you39。re presented with a business scenario and asked to analyze it and make remendations. Most cases are presented in oral form, though some involve handouts, and a few (like Monitor Company39。s on the handout.) Another variation on the case interview that is being more popular is the group case interview, where three to six candidates are grouped together and told to solve a case cooperatively. Consultants from the firm watch as silent observers. Though you should certainly be prepared for these variations on case interviews, you are most likely