Case Type: new business; estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Capital One first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: small business, startups.
Case Interview Question #01230: Grand Central Terminal (GCT, also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter, rapid transit, and intercity railroad terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York… Read the rest
Case Type: investment; new technology, new product.
Consulting Firm: L.E.K. Consulting 2nd round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: hospital & medical; information technology (IT).
Case Interview Question #01231: Our client New England Baptist Hospital (NEBH) is a privately owned hospital that offers high-tech surgical procedures. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, the hospital specializes in orthopedic care and complex orthopedic… Read the rest
Case Type: reduce costs.
Consulting Firm: Huron Consulting Group first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: apparel, clothing, textiles.
Case Interview Question #01232: Our client Bed, Bath & Beyond (BBB) is a small manufacturer of high-end household linen and cotton goods, such as bed linen, bed sets, sheets, pillowcases and bath towels based in Frankfurt, Germany. A commitment to quality, product range, affordability,… Read the rest
Case Type: business turnaround.
Consulting Firm: Accenture 2nd round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: restaurant & food service; small business.
Case Interview Question #01233: Interviewer Note: Tell the candidate that this is going to be a role play case. The interviewer will play the role of Michael, one of the candidate’s best friends from college. The candidate is a management consultant working… Read the rest
Case Type: increase revenues; operations strategy, optimization.
Consulting Firm: Accenture 2nd round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: retail.
Case Interview Question #01234: Our client Cartier’s Superfoods Ltd is a chain of supermarkets and grocery food stores based in the London metropolitan area in the United Kingdom. The first Cartier’s food stores were small local grocers opened more than 80 years ago, which… Read the rest
Case Type: increase revenues; new product.
Consulting Firm: Mercer first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: restaurant & food service.
Case Interview Question #01235: Our client Burger Queen is an American chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. Its menu consists predominantly of basic hamburgers, French fries, and soft drinks. Headquartered in the unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County, Florida, the Burger Queen chain… Read the rest
Case Type: new product; growth strategy
Consulting Firm: Huron Consulting Group first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: sports, leisure, recreation.
Case Interview Question #01236: Our client The Topps Company Inc. is a leading producer of sports themed trading cards based in New York City, such as basketball cards, football cards, and baseball cards. A sports trading card (or collectible card) is… Read the rest
Case Type: add capacity & growth.
Consulting Firm: Huron Consulting Group first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: restaurant & food service; small business.
Case Interview Question #01237: Sunnyvale is a small city located in Santa Clara County, California, United States. Sunnyvale is the seventh most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is bordered by portions of San… Read the rest
Case Type: new product.
Consulting Firm: ClearView Healthcare Partners 2nd round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: hospital & medical.
Case Interview Question #01238: Our client Orthofix Inc. is a manufacturer of orthopedic medical equipment, including spinal implant products, human cellular and tissue based products, external and internal fixation devices for bone fractures and reconstruction, and bracing products for injury prevention. Based in… Read the rest
Case Type: improve profitability; increase sales/revenues.
Consulting Firm: Analysis Group 2nd round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: oil, gas, petroleum industry; retail.
Case Interview Question #01239: Our client 76 (formerly Union 76) is a chain of gas stations and convenience stores located within the United States. The name “76″ referred to the 1776 United States Declaration of Independence, and was also… Read the rest
Case Type: improve profitability; new technology.
Consulting Firm: Capital One first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: banking; software, information technology (IT).
Case Interview Question #01240: Big data is data sets that are so voluminous and complex that traditional data processing application software are inadequate to deal with them. Lately, the term “big data” tends to refer to the use of… Read the rest
Case Type: pricing and valuation .
Consulting Firm: FTI Consulting first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: tourism, hospitality, lodging.
Case Interview Question #01241: Say you are part of a case team assigned to work with a high-profile client in New York City. After a long day with the client, your fellow consultants and you go out for a team dinner at the… Read the rest
Case Type: improve profitability; pricing strategy.
Consulting Firm: OC&C Strategy Consultants 2nd round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: retail.
Case Interview Question #01242: Your client Family Dollar Stores Inc. is a chain of dollar stores across the United States. A dollar store, also known as variety store, is a retail store that sells a wide range of inexpensive household goods including… Read the rest
Case Type: mergers and acquisitions (M&A); industry analysis.
Consulting Firm: A.T. Kearney final round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: e-commerce, online business; software, information technology (IT).
Case Interview Question #01243: Twitch.tv is a live streaming video platform owned by Twitch Interactive Inc. Introduced in June 2011, the site primarily focuses on video game live streaming, including broadcasts of eSports competitions, in… Read the rest
Case Type: improve profitability.
Consulting Firm: American Express first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: financial services.
Case Interview Question #01244: Your client America First Credit Union (AFCU) is a federally chartered credit union headquartered in Riverdale, Utah. As of Jan 2017 the client America First has 120 branch locations, and has over USD $8.22 billion in assets. AFCU is the 8th largest… Read the rest
Case Type: new business; market sizing.
Consulting Firm: Gallup Consulting first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: leisure & recreation; small business, startups.
Case Interview Question #01245: Ithaca is a small city in the Southern Tier-Finger Lakes region of New York. The city is home to Cornell University, an Ivy League school of over 20,000 students. The city’s population is about… Read the rest
Case Type: increase sales.
Consulting Firm: Gallup Consulting 2nd round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: property and casualty insurance.
Case Interview Question #01246: Your client is Intact Financial (TSX: IFC), a leading Canadian insurance company. Intact Insurance is the largest provider of property and casualty insurance in Canada with close to $7.5 billion in annual premiums. Formerly an ING Group subsidiary, ING Canada,… Read the rest
Case Type: new product; pricing and valuation.
Consulting Firm: Gallup Consulting 2nd round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: software, information technology (IT).
Case Interview Question #01247: Gallup, Inc. is an American research-based, global performance-management consulting company. Founded by George Gallup in 1935, the company provides research and strategic consulting to large organizations in many countries, focusing on analytics and advice… Read the rest
Case Type: mergers and acquisitions (M&A); operations strategy, supply chain optimization.
Consulting Firm: Gallup Consulting first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: retail.
Case Interview Question #01248: The year is 2013. Sobeys Inc. is the second largest grocery chain and food retailer in Canada, with over 1,500 stores operating in Canada under a variety of banners. Headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, it… Read the rest
Case Type: organizational behavior; supply chain optimization.
Consulting Firm: Deloitte Consulting first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: mining & metals production.
Case Interview Question #01249: Your client is the United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel, NYSE: X). US Steel is an American integrated steel producer headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with production operations in the United States, China, and South America. As… Read the rest