Case Type: estimate, guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Gartner 1st round summer internship job interview.
Industry Coverage: transportation; airlines.
Case Interview Question #00703: The La Guardia Airport (IATA: LGA) is an airport in the northern part of the New York City borough of Queens. The airport is on the waterfront of Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay, in East Elmhurst and borders the neighborhoods of East… Read the rest
Case Type: improve profitability; estimate, guesstimate
Consulting Firm: Ernst & Young (EY) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: Automotive, Motor Vehicles.
Case Interview Question #00731: Our client Blue Bird Corporation, originally known as the Blue Bird Body Company, is a school bus fleet operator in the United States. This means public schools outsource this function to them. This client operates at… Read the rest
Case Type: estimation, guesstimate; math problem.
Consulting Firm: Arthur D. Little first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: telecommunications & network.
Case Interview Question #00771: The City of Ankara, formerly known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey, located in Central Anatolia. With a population of more than 4 million in the urban center (as of 2014) and more than… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate/guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company) first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Oil, Gas, Petroleum Industry; Automotive, Motor Vehicles.
Case Interview Question #00786: What is the minimum number of gas stations needed in the United Kingdom in 2014?
Possible Answer:
1. Suggested Approach
This estimation case can be solved via the Top Down Approach by starting the analysis with… Read the rest
Case Type: investment; estimate.
Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: non-profit organization; government, public sector.
Case Interview Question #00806: You and your team have taken on a not-for-profit engagement with the Metropolis Art Institute (MAI). The MAI’s curator, Joe, has asked for your help to assist him in approaching the Metropolis government for additional funding… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate, guesstimate; finance & economics.
Consulting Firm: Roland Berger Strategy Consultants first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: consulting, hr, business services.
Case Interview Question #00863: Roland Berger is a global strategy consulting firm headquartered in Munich, Germany. The company was founded under the name Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in 1967 by Roland Berger. In 2011, the company’s revenues… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate, guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Mercer first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: automotive, motor vehicles.
Case Interview Question #00914: How many taxicabs are there in New York City?
Possible Answer:
Think through the information you do have. Having spent a weekend in New York once, you may remember that there are five boroughs. You may have also noticed, however, that the… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate, guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Gallup Consulting first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: software, information technology (IT); online business.
Case Interview Question #00936: Monster.com is one of the most visited employment websites in the United States and one of the largest in the world. The website is owned and operated by Weston, Massachusetts based Monster Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: MWW). Monster.com… Read the rest
Case Type: growth; estimate, guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Bain & Company first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: electronics.
Case Interview Question #00995: The client ADT Security Services (NYSE: ADT) is an American corporation that provides residential and small business electronic security systems, fire protection and other related alarm monitoring services in 35 countries. The corporate head office is located in Boca Raton,… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate, guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: A.T. Kearney first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: oil, gas, petroleum industry.
Case Interview Question #00997: Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly including varying amounts of other higher alkanes. Natural gas is a fossil fuel used as a source of energy for heating, cooking, and electricity generation.… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate, guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Capgemini Consulting India Office first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: beauty products.
Case Interview Question #01006: Estimate the number of piercings done in India in a year.
Possible Answer:
Candidate: Let me rephrase the case question, you want me to estimate the number of piercings done in India in a year. By piercings, are you… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate, guesstimate ; finance, economics.
Consulting Firm: Bridgespan Group first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: agriculture, farming, aquaculture; government, public sector.
Case Interview Question #01019: Food security is a condition related to the supply of food, and individuals’ access to it. At the 1974 World Food Conference the term “food security” was defined with an emphasis on supply.… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Analysis Group first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: None.
Case Interview Question #01070: How many people have you interacted with over the last year?
Additional Information: (to be provided if interviewee asks probing questions)
• Only count each unique person once. The interviewer complained that one Harvard Business School MBA student neglected this detail… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: OC&C Strategy Consultants first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: airlines.
Case Interview Question #01075: LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA) is an international airport in the northern part of the New York City borough of Queens in the United States. The airport is on the waterfront of Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay in East Elmhurst and borders… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate or guesstimate; math problem.
Consulting Firm: Oliver Wyman first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: None
Case Interview Question #01077: Are there two dogs in the world with the same number of hairs?
Possible Answers:
None of the common frameworks (Profitability equation, 3C’s, 4P’s, Porter’s Five Forces, etc.) fit this case. After a one-minute silence, the interviewer kindly… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Oliver Wyman first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: airlines.
Case Interview Question #01082: How many people are there in the air of United Kingdom (UK) right now?
Possible Answer:
Note that this estimate / guesstimate case asks “in the air of U.K. right now”. Firstly, you should establish the reasons why people are in… Read the rest
Case Type: market sizing; estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Cognizant Business Consulting (CBC) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: entertainment, performing arts.
Case Interview Question #01095: What is the market size of acoustic pianos in the state of New Hampshire in the year 2015?
Additional Information: (to be given to candidate if requested)
• Definition: acoustic piano – includes upright, grand,… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Bain & Company first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: government, public sector; non-profit organization.
Case Interview Question #01096: Penguins have evolved. Now they can talk and they are organized as an advanced society. The ambassador of Penguinland (former Antarctica) has reached out to your consulting firm Bain & Company because he is worried about… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate or guesstimate; new business.
Consulting Firm: Cornerstone Research first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: financial services; automotive, motor vehicles.
Case Interview Question #01097: Our client Chrysler Group LLC is one of the “Big Three” American automobile manufacturers. The company has its headquarters based in Auburn Hills, Michigan and sells cars worldwide under its flagship Chrysler brand, as… Read the rest
Case Type: improve profitability; math problem; estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Arthur D. Little first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: airlines.
Case Interview Question #01134: The client American Airlines, Inc. (AA), commonly referred to as American, is a major airline company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the world’s largest airline when measured by fleet size, revenue, scheduled… Read the rest