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1、MCAMANAGEMENTCONSULTINGASSOCIATIONSternSchoolofBusinessNewYorkUniversityCaseInterviewPreparationGuideINTRODUCTIONAconsultinginterviewcanbeamongthemostintellectuallychallenginginterviewsyoufacewhileatStern.Atypicalinterviewconsistsofbothbehavioralandcas

2、etypequestions.Youcanpreparefortheformerbycarefullyreviewingyourresumeanddevelopinggoodanswerstothequestionsmostcommonlyasked.Thelatter,ontheotherhand,requiresmorerigorouspreparationandisthefocusofthisguide.Asthecaseinterviewmeasuresyourabilitytoassess

3、anunfamiliarsituation,uncoverandaddressrelevantdetails,andarriveataconclusionwhileclearlycommunicatingallthesestepsinastructuredfashion,youcannotprepareyouranswersinadvanceofanticipatedquestions.Thatisnottosaythatyoucannotprepareforthecases.Ifyoulearnb

4、asicframeworksandpracticeapplyingthemtovariousbusinesssituations,yourskilllevelwillimprove,aswillyourchancesofimpressingyourinterviewerwithyourbusinessacumen.Wehopeyoufindthisbookausefulresourceforyourconsultinginterviews.Ofcoursethemostimportantaspect

5、ofreadyingyourselfforthecaseinterviewswillbepractice.Youwillgainfarlessvaluebysimplyreadingthecasesthanbyhavingaclassmatecaseyou.Beforewarnedthatwhilemostsuccessful(andunsuccessful)intervieweeswillstatethatacertainamountofcasingisessential,toomuchcanle

6、adyoutolookfortypicalresponsesinsituationsthatrequireoriginalapproaches.Casepracticeshouldhelpyouthinkopenlyinastructuredfashion.Goodluck!ManagementConsultingAssociationSternSchoolofBusinessNewYorkUniversityTableofContents1.AnApproachtotheCaseInterview

7、2.CaseInterviewTools3.SampleCaseQuestionsandSuggestedAnswers4.MoreCaseQuestions5.AppendixWehopetorefreshthecasesinthebookonaregularbasis.Todothisweneedyourhelp.Pleaseemailusyourcasesatmca@stern.nyu.edu.Pleasebeasdetailedaspossible.Everyadditionalgoodca

8、sewegethelpslaterclassespreparefortheirinterviews.ManagementConsultingAssociation2CaseInterviewPreparationGuideANAPPROACHTOTHECASEINTERVIEWThefollowingisasuggestedapproachtothecaseinterview:A.Understandthequestion:i.Beabsolutelysurethat