Case Type: market sizing.
Consulting Firm: Samsung Global Strategy Group (GSG) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: telecommunications & network.
Case Interview Question #00672: A network router is a device that forwards data packets between computer networks, creating an overlay internetwork. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email,… Read the rest
Case Type: merger and acquisition (M&A).
Consulting Firm: Oliver Wyman first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: sports, leisure & recreation; apparel, clothing & textiles.
Case Interview Question #00673: Our client Riedell Shoe Inc. is a leading American roller skate manufacturer. The company was founded in Red Wing, Minnesota in 1947 by a former Red Wing Shoes Company employee Paul Riedell and… Read the rest
Case Type: industry analysis; business competition, competitive analysis
Consulting Firm: IBM Global Business Services (GBS) second round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: computers; software, information technology (IT).
Case Interview Question #00674: The year is 2004. We were hired by International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, NYSE: IBM) to support them with their portfolio strategy. Headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States, IBM… Read the rest
Case Type: operations strategy, optimization; organizational behavior.
Consulting Firm: Ernst & Young (EY) second round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: non-profit organization; healthcare: hospital & medical.
Case Interview Question #00675: Our consulting firm is doing a pro-bono case for Direct Relief International, the largest non-profit medicine distribution network in the U.S. Founded in 1948, this organization focuses on improving the quality… Read the rest
Case Type: improve profitability; reduce costs.
Consulting Firm: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: forestry, pulp, paper products.
Case Interview Question #00676: Our client Graphic Packaging (NYSE: GPK) is a Fortune 1000 corporation based in Marietta, Georgia, United States. It is a leading company in the design and manufacturing of packaging for commercial products. GP has created… Read the rest
Case Type: new business.
Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: non-profit organization; sports, leisure & recreation.
Case Interview Question #00677: Our client Great Outdoors is a small not-for-profit organization near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It provides outdoor experiences including adventure therapy and wilderness therapy (the use of wilderness expeditions for the purpose of therapeutic intervention) to help pre-teen… Read the rest
Case Type: increase sale/revenue.
Consulting Firm: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: telecommunications & network.
Case Interview Question #00678: Our client Optical Fiber Solutions (OFS) manufactures and markets leading-edge fusion splicers, optical fiber, optical cable, fiber to the home (FTTX), connectivity and optical components. Headquartered in Norcross in the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Optical Fiber Solutions is… Read the rest
Case Type: merger and acquisition (M&A).
Consulting Firm: Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: engineering & construction; automotive, motor vehicles.
Case Interview Question #00679: The client Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (commonly known as CB&I), is a large multinational conglomerate engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company. As a large holding company, CB&I specializes in projects for oil… Read the rest
Case Type: industry analysis.
Consulting Firm: Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences.
Case Interview Question #00680: Lipitor, marketed by American multinational pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) as a calcium salt, is a member of the drug class known as statins, used for lowering blood cholesterol. As one of the best selling drugs in… Read the rest
Case Type: new product; pricing & valuation.
Consulting Firm: Bain & Company first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: energy industry.
Case Interview Question #00681: I joined Bain & Company’s Boston office as an associate right after business school. I was flying back from my client the other night, and working away on my laptop. Beside me was seated a mad physicist… Read the rest
Case Type: new business.
Consulting Firm: Cornerstone Research second round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: telecommunications & network.
Case Interview Question #00682: Your client United States Cellular Corporation (NYSE: USM), d.b.a. U.S. Cellular, owns and operates the fifth largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, behind Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, Sprint Corporation and T-Mobile USA. The company has its headquarters inRead the rest
Case Type: market sizing.
Consulting Firm: Quintiles Consulting first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences.
Case Interview Question #00683: The year is 2009. Schering-Plough Corporation is a large pharmaceutical company based in Kenilworth, New Jersey, United States. Schering-Plough manufactures several pharmaceutical drugs, the most well-known of which were the allergy drugs Claritin and Clarinex, an anti-cholesterol drug Read the rest
Case Type: pricing & valuation.
Consulting Firm: Hay Group first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: chemical industry; mining & metals production.
Case Interview Question #00684: Our client Dyno Nobel is a large manufacturer of explosive products. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Australian multinational corporation Incitec Pivot Limited (ASX: IPL), and has customers in the mining, quarry, construction, pipeline and… Read the rest
Case Type: operations strategy; organizational behavior.
Consulting Firm: Ernst & Young (EY) Advisory 2nd round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: hospital & medical; retail.
Case Interview Question #01039: Your client CVS Pharmacy (NYSE: CVS) is a big retail chain in the United States, which owns the entire distribution and retail supply chain. Headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, CVS Pharmacy… Read the rest
Case Type: new product; industry analysis.
Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences.
Case Interview Question #01040: The client AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) is a major pharmaceutical company in the U.S. that discovers, develops, and markets both biopharmaceuticals and small molecule drugs. It originated in 2013 as a spin-off of Chicago, Illinois… Read the rest
Case Type: mergers & acquisitions (M&A); pricing & valuation.
Consulting Firm: Bain & Company first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: tobacco & alcohol.
Case Interview Question #01041: The client Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE: STZ), headquartered in Victor, New York, is a large American wine company with brands in wine, beer and spirits. The company was established in 1945 in the Finger… Read the rest
Case Type: new product; market sizing.
Consulting Firm: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: chemicals.
Case Interview Question #01042: The client is the chemical fibers division of industrial chemicals company E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (commonly referred to as DuPont, NYSE: DD). The chemical fibers division of DuPont is in the business of manufacturing… Read the rest
Case Type: finance & economics; operations strategy.
Consulting Firm: KPMG Advisory first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences.
Case Interview Question #01043: The client Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) is an American pharmaceutical company headquartered in New York City, with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut. It is among the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. Pfizer develops and produces… Read the rest
Case Type: improve profitability; growth strategy.
Consulting Firm: Capital One first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: banking.
Case Interview Question #01044: The client Santander Bank (formerly Sovereign Bank) is a regional retail bank based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Spanish Santander Group, Santander Bank’s principal market is in the Northeastern United States. As of… Read the rest
Case Type: industry analysis; market sizing.
Consulting Firm: Oliver Wyman first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: financial services.
Case Interview Question #01045: I’m sure you know that the campaign for the 2016 Presidential elections is currently underway. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have proposed instituting a change to the retirement benefits policy for all employees whereby every employee makes a… Read the rest