Case Type: math problem; estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Oliver Wyman first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: restaurant & food service.
Case Interview Question #01210: Tim Hortons Inc. (known internationally as Tim Hortons Cafe and Bake Shop) is a Canadian fast food restaurant known for its coffee and donuts. It is also Canada’s largest quick service restaurant chain. As of June,… Read the rest
Case Type: new business; estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Huron Consulting Group first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: telecommunications, network.
Case Interview Question #01214: Our client Mobilicity Inc. is a Canadian telecommunications company based in Vaughan, Ontario. Mobilicity is one of 4 new entrants who purchased wireless spectrum in the recent federal auction, along with Wind Mobile, Public Mobile and… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate or guesstimate; math problem.
Consulting Firm: Huron Consulting Group 2nd round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: retail.
Case Interview Question #01227: Our client is 7-Eleven. 7-Eleven is an international chain of convenience stores, headquartered in Irving, Texas, United States that operates, franchises, and licenses some 56,600 stores in 18 countries. The company’s first stores were named “Tote’m Stores” and… Read the rest
Case Type: new business; estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Capital One first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: small business, startups.
Case Interview Question #01230: Grand Central Terminal (GCT, also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter, rapid transit, and intercity railroad terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York… Read the rest
Case Examples:
• How would you estimate the size of the annual U.S. chewing gum market?
• How much tea is there in China?
• Estimate how many Mazda dealers there are in the United States.
• How many piano tuners are there in the city of Chicago?
• How many checking accounts are there in the United States?
• How many golf balls can… Read the rest
Case Type: new business; estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Applied Predictive Technologies (APT) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: beauty services.
Case Interview Question #01288: Your client Miss Sally is the owner of Supercuts Salons, a successful chain of 25 hair salons in San Francisco Bay Area (a large metropolitan area with about 9 million people). Miss Sally believes there is… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate or guesstimate; market sizing.
Consulting Firm: Applied Predictive Technologies (APT) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: biotech, life sciences.
Case Interview Question #01296: Your client is the CEO of The Monsanto Company, an American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation headquartered in Creve Coeur, Greater St. Louis, Missouri. Monsanto was one of the first companies to apply the… Read the rest
Case Type: market sizing; estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Charles River Associates (CRA) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: Sports, Leisure & Recreation.
Case Interview Question #01346: How many new golf balls would be used in the United States in a given year?
Additional Information:
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Possible Answers:
This is a typical population-based market sizing case. A strong candidate might start… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Google first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: non-profit organization.
Case Interview Question #01351: How many dogs are there in the United States?
Possible Answers:
This is a straightforward population based estimate or guesstimate case question that would be good for undergraduates and advanced-degree candidates. It requires no special technical knowledge, and it focuses on… Read the rest
Case Type: estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Capital One first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: Airlines.
Case Interview Question #01352: United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) is a major American airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. United Airlines operates a large domestic and international route network, with an extensive presence in the Asia-Pacific region. United has seven hubs, with Chicago O’Hare being its largest in… Read the rest