Case interview: businesss problem

Approach matters a lot

Structure or analytical flow : proper steps before reaching at final destination directly.
Be clear in interview (verbal n written communication should be strong)
Business judgemnet: Target audience , feel free to ask if u don’t get some terms in
interview.

Types of cases-
1. Guesstimates
2. Profitability cases
3. Market entry cases
4. Unconventional case

Key skills to master the interview-

1. preliminary ques.
2.Overall approach/stategy
3. mece (mutually exclusive and cumulatively exhaustive) framework

5 main steps for guesstimates-

1. Ask clarifying ques
2. Think of overall strategy and discuss it]
3. MECE str.
4. Simplify your calculation
5. Sanity check

How to approach a guesstimate

1. Demand side breakdown
2. Supply side constraint
3. Context specific