为什么你需要大量的练习
有同学说30个case等于一个offer,VictorCheng说一般拿到offer的人有50个case。但是,我认识的去年的拿到offer的有40个的,有70个的,有上百个的。大量的练习绝对是必不可少的。因为练习到后面,解决case找到答案已经不是问题,主要是进一步完善自己对于各类case设计的issuetree和通过做case了解不同行业的信息。
为什么你需要和不同的人Mock
不同的人能从不同的角度给你意见,适应不同的人也能更充分地应对不同风格的面试官。一个好的casepartner是一笔巨大的财富。我们学校有比较固定的4,5个人的组合,水平都不错,而且彼此信任度很高。建议一开始不要约定长期合作关系,练一次观察好对方的水平和态度后再决定。
为什么你需要商业知识的累积
在激烈的竞争下,有这方面的积累绝对是脱颖而出的利器。不然你解决case的思路就太模板化,太死板。面试时结合自己对于行业的了解言之有物绝对是个亮点。牢记你解决的是reallife problem,而不仅仅是个case! 我直接订了WallStreet Journal三个月,恶补商业知识。
解决Case只是一部分,另一部分是你如何解决
是否用hypothesis-driven, fact-basedapproach? 是否能在压力下保持冷静和enthusiastic的态度(多微笑,多保持眼神接触)?It is not about what you say, it is about what they hear.一定要确保你的思路以最清晰的方式传递给了对方。另外,VictorCheng说过一句话,我十分赞同:Even if you are uncertain about sth, you must becertain that youare uncertain about sth.也就是任何时候都得充满自信。
准备 Case Interview 材料清单
Let’s be honest – breaking into consulting is hard. It’s harder to get an offer at a consulting firm – even after you’ve passed the resume screen – than it is to get into MIT. You need every edge that you can get.
Do you stumble when asked why a consulting firm should hire you – out of the thousands of candidates they have to choose from?
Do you sweat when trying to convince a senior partner how Disney should expand its operations in Brazil?
Does your mind spin when asked to estimate a complete unknown, like the number of rhesus monkeys in India?
Even if you think you’re ready for the game changing chance of a lifetime – the consulting interview – the answers you have in mind can definitely be better.
After working at Bain, McKinsey and Deloitte, our team crafted the ultimate preparation guide for consulting interviews, including 3 key sections: Fit Interviews, Case Interviews, and 16 actual cases with scoring keys.