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Goizueta Consulting AssociationGoizueta Business School, Emory University, 1300 Clifton Road, Atlanta GA 30322Abbreviated ContentsAbbreviated Contents. 2Contents . 3Introduction. 12Noonan on Consulting . 13Everyone is a Consultant. 18I-Banking vs. Consulting vs. VC. 20What consultants love (and hate) about consulting . 21Getting the Interview. 23The Interview Process. 25Behavioral Interview . 26Case Interview. 31Public Math . 37Size doesn’t matter. 40Brainteasers . 42Résumé Case. 44Your MBA in a Nutshell. 45Think like a consultant . 67Case-questions and Frameworks. 68Practice Cases. 98Action-verbs for Résumés . 663Sample of Consulting Firms. 664Interview Evaluation Form for Mock-interviews . 665More Resources . 666Consulting Interview BookCompiled by Vivek Pundir, Goizueta MBA’06Page 2 of 666
Goizueta Consulting AssociationGoizueta Business School, Emory University, 1300 Clifton Road, Atlanta GA 30322ContentsAbbreviated Contents. 2Contents . 3Introduction. 12Noonan on Consulting . 13Introduction. 13One person’s perspective (My background & biases): . 13My client experience includes . 13History of consulting at Goizueta . 14Doing the job well. 14Is consulting for you?. 14Was consulting for me? . 15Succeeding on the job . 15Getting the job. 15What is under your control?. 15Preparation . 15Interviewing is a decision process . 16Things to watch out for: Feedback from Firms & Personal Observation . 16A Compact Consulting Library. 17Everyone is a Consultant. 18Industry Elite. 18Boutique Strategy Firms . 18Technology and Systems Consulting Firms . 18Human Resources Consulting. 19Top-10 Consulting Firms, by 2003 Revenues . 19I-Banking vs. Consulting vs. VC. 20What consultants love (and hate) about consulting . 21What's Great. 21Love My Job . 21People Power . 21Learning Environment. 21What's To Hate. 21A Dog’s Life . 21"I’d Rather Be . . .". 21What difference does it make? . 22Getting the Interview. 23Networking at Events (such as those organized by GBS) . 24Before the Event . 24During the Event . 24Exit Strategies . 24After the event . 24Some General Tips from the Experts. 24The Interview Process. 25Getting inside the interviewer’s mind. 25Behavioral Interview . 26Consulting Interview BookCompiled by Vivek Pundir, Goizueta MBA’06Page 3 of 666
Goizueta Consulting AssociationGoizueta Business School, Emory University, 1300 Clifton Road, Atlanta GA 30322The Basics. 26Sample questions . 26Close the deal. 30Case Interview. 31Objective . 31Before the interview. 32The wrong answer. 32Getting the “process” right. 32Step 1 - State the problem . 33Step 2 - Disaggregate the issues . 33Step 3 - Eliminate all non-key issues. 34Step 4 - Conduct critical analysis, porpoise between data and hypothesis. 34Step 5 - Synthesize findings and build argument. 35Some simple tactics. 35What to do in a crisis . 35Public Math . 37It’s the zeroes, it’s always the zeroes. 37Dealing with fractions. 37What’s it with consultants and 15? . 38Size doesn’t matter. 40Market-sizing assumptions . 40Sample of market-sizing question. 41Brainteasers . 42Steep Interest Rates. 42Manholes. 42Soda cans . 42Time-bomb. 42Beer in UK . 43Résumé Case. 44Your MBA in a Nutshell. 45Remember DIA? . 45Decision Tree .
Goizueta Consulting Association Goizueta Business School, Emory University, 1300 Clifton Road, Atlanta GA 30322 Consulting Interview Book Compiled by Vivek Pundir, Goizueta MBA’06
