case interviewing

CASE INTERVIEWINGPeer Guide Meeting

3/7/2016Tim Blaser

OUTLINE

What is a case interview and what is the purpose? What common fields that are using case interviews?

Are these employers finding the case interviews helpful? How can you be successful in a case interview? Personal experiences with case interviews. Opportunity to work through a sample case interview together.

WHAT IS A CASE INTERVIEW?

“A case interview is a unique type of job interview technique used predominantly by management consulting firms (and increasingly investment banks and tech companies) to better screen candidates, by assessing their analytical skills in a pressured real-time environment.”

COMPANIES USING CASE INTERVIEWS

HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL Practice, practice, practice. Stay calm and be yourself! Listen carefully. Think out loud. Ask for clarification if you need it. Take notes, write out thoughts. Speak clearly and concisely. Silence (but not too much) is okay.

PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

SAMPLE CASE Sample case from Deloitte regarding profit improvement of a luxur

y hotel chain in New York City.

REFERENCES

http://www.acethecase.com/caseinterviewhttp://www.quintcareers.com/case-interviews/http://www.business.pitt.edu/cba/careers/prepare/case-interview-guide.pdf