By THE MUSE EDITOR, Re-posted from The Muse Interviews come in all shapes and sizes: Sometimes you’re with one interviewer, others you’re with five. Maybe you’ll be asked to lunch, expected to solve a problem, or invited to a Skype interview. But no matter what the format, we’ll give you what you need to succeed. We’ll…
Estimate the size of the disposable diaper market. First, I’m going to assume that there are 320 million Americans. I’m going to further assume that the average life expectancy of an American is 80 years. I’m also going to assume that there are even numbers of people in each age group. And that there are…
We’ve saved the best for last in this 3-part guide to doing mental math in interviews: the vaunted market sizing question. (Part 1 was on basic tips and frameworks, and part 2 was on calculating growth rates). While every consulting recruiting process is a little different, market sizing questions are one of the incontrovertible truths—they…
Answering case questions can be one of the most challenging aspects of interviewing for a job in consulting. We want to provide you with some practice materials to ensure that you’re well-prepared on interview day! See below for the Case Challenge of the Week. Can you work it out? Answer provided next week. Question/Challenge: Estimate…
