Thursday, January 9 - "How Do I Prepare For This Case Study?"

Happy Thursday!

Here’s what’s on the job description for today:

1. New roles from an analytics consulting company.

2. Yoko asks, “I have been invited to a case study interview where they give me some data and documents and then I present in an hour. How do I prepare for this?”

IN HIRING

Curve Analytics

• A company that uses unstructured data to build insights for clients, this quickly scaling company is a great place for those who are interested in furthering a career in analytics or consulting.

• With only a handful of roles available, there are a range of consulting roles for different seniorities. On a positive note, the roles come with salary ranges and they’re quite good paying roles.

• Here are a few of the most interesting roles available

  • Senior Consultant (Insights & Analytics) - Click here for full details

  • Consultant (Insights & Analytics) - Click here for full details

  • Marketing Manager - Click here for full details

Click here for the company’s career page

TODAY’S QUESTION

Yoko asks, “I have been invited to a case study interview where they give me some data and documents and then I present in an hour. How do I prepare for this?”

Recommendation: this is relatively common type of interview but trips up a ton of candidates. Here’s how I’d prepare:

• First, learn absolutely everything you can about the interview.

  • Often, the company will send a package in an email explaining the details

  • Look up the interviewer and know their specialty and background

  • See if you can find out how long you’ll have to present and whether questions will be asked during or at the end

• Second, put together a cheat sheet for yourself. Put down the most likely industries or topics relevant to the case. Write down key trends and critical things to know about each of the industries you write down so you have something to refer to when building the presentation.

  • Check the industries the company works in as that’s usually a big give away.

  • As well, if the interviewer has a specific industry they work in, that can help.

• Finally, create a process that you will follow during the interview. Include such things as:

  • How will you read the case? Will you focus on specific things first?

  • Where will you write down or how will you remember key information from the case?

  • Build a skeleton deck in advance so you don’t have to during the case.

Conclusion:

There are a few specific to prepare for but basically do everything you can before the case is given to you so you can focus that time on reading and building a presentation.

The 2-Hour Job Search: A book I used during and after the MBA to find my first interviews. It’s a foundational resource for anyone who wants actionable steps to get more interviews.