Publisher's Synopsis
THE GUIDE
Management consulting job interviews are insanely difficult and the odds are heavily stacked against the interviewee. Most people are not even invited to the interview. Where do they go wrong?
Smashing The Case Interview is a mentorial piece that teaches you how to change the odds in your favor. It is a rare end-to-end guide, written by a former McKinsey and Company consultant.
The core offerings are as follows:
- 7 rules to write a correct résumé with a sample attached
- 7 paragraph format for a cover letter with a sample attached
- Problem solving theory based on a hypothesis-driven approach
- Framework development and communication methodology
- Key accounting, economics, and decision theory concepts
- 8 mathematics tricks to arrive at the correct answer
- 6 common case interview frameworks
- 5 solved cases based on interview communication style
- 12 case interview mistakes to avoid
- 11 rules for the behavioral interview
- 8 sample answers to behavioral interview questions
- Interview attire and techniques for optimizing interview day performance
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ali Zubair has worked with McKinsey & Company where his role focused on business strategy, restructuring and implementation. He has based this book on his successful interview experiences with top consulting firms and coaching multiple interview candidates in his spare time.
By education, Ali is a Fulbright scholar who graduated as a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University.
