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“If there isn’t any obvious segmentation pattern, avoid stating the segmentation pattern you want to see. Instead, phrase your question such that the interviewer…

— Victor Cheng

“Consultants use four tools to solve clients’ biggest problems. You can use the exact same tools to tackle any type of case interview: Hypothesis…

— Victor Cheng

“You will do one of two things as soon as you’ve exhausted what you can determine mathematically in the case: (1) Refine your hypothesis…

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“(In practice, most consultants will try up to 20 segmentation patterns and discover the most insightful one only through trial and error.)”

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“the rest of the industry is experiencing some kind of growth—either more accounts or more billings per account. Is comparable data for the rest…

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“Nothing you said in your synthesis supported your point on unwinding Program B. You need to say, “After the short-term crisis has passed, it…

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“The rest of the industry appears to have grown sales by 10 percent, with profits growing proportionally. This indicates that the industry-wide profit margin…

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“The Mergers and Acquisitions Framework You might use the mergers and acquisitions framework to address cases in which one company wants to acquire or…

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“This structure synthesizes what you know, indicates what else you need to know, and lays out your plan to address those remaining issues. Use…

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“the consultant’s process was the exact process consulting firms value. It was linear, logical, and based on facts (and reasonable estimates of them); it…

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“In consulting, you always pick and choose your words carefully, because you need to be able to back up anything you say. If you…

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“The framework consists of four key components. I draw this framework as four distinct boxes, but you could quite easily redraw it as an…

— Victor Cheng