It’s impossible to determine the answer to these questions accurately, given the constraints, but one can estimate an answer by (1) making a few simplifying assumptions, and (2) doing math.
Natania Yaparihas quoted2 years ago
If you rush, you might think a question is familiar and quickly answer the question you think is being asked.
Natania Yaparihas quoted2 years ago
My point is, it doesn’t matter if she’s factually right unless she can explain why she’s right to the patient, using terms the patient can understand.
Natania Yaparihas quoted2 years ago
The same idea applies to consulting. Clients do not accept factually accurate recommendations; they accept factually supported recommendations they can understand.
Natania Yaparihas quoted2 years ago
Consultants use four tools to solve clients’ biggest problems. You can use the exact same tools to tackle any type of case interview: Hypothesis Issue tree/framework Drill-down analysis Synthesis
Natania Yaparihas quoted2 years ago
Tells the client what to do Tells the client what you discovered and what it means
Natania Yaparihas quoted2 years ago
It’s easy to understand what you’re supposed to do, but doing it under real-world conditions and stress can be difficult.
Natania Yaparihas quoted2 years ago
What is your hypothesis? What data do you need to disprove it?
Natania Yaparihas quoted2 years ago
The hypothesis is more important than the framework.
Natania Yaparihas quoted2 years ago
The key is to listen to the answers you get to the first few of those 15 questions, think about what is happening (formulate a hypothesis), and then decide if continuing with a certain framework would be useful.