Ah yes. The classic strengths and weaknesses interview question, a question that sinks many candidates’ chances of landing an offer. This...

When conducting mock interviews, make sure you’re practicing with someone you trust. Okay, let me rephrase that — make sure you practice...

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (M&A) The M&A framework is used when companies are looking to acquire or merge with competitors. Examples of M&A...

PROFITABILITY This is the most common case type. Essentially, your goal is to understand what is driving decreasing profits, and whether...

I can not understate how critical your synthesis is to acing the case. This is your final impression, your last stand. The synthesis can...

Most of the questions you’ll be given in a case are relatively easy to prepare for — setting up the framework, sizing the market,...

A common type of question posed in case interviews is data interpretation and analysis. What typically happens is, during the...

Market sizing is a common quantitative question in Market Entry cases. For Profitability cases, you instead are asked about the...

Casing is all about communication. So, um, what is math doing here? Unsurprisingly, candidates typically struggle the most with the...

MARKET ENTRY Another highly common case archetype, some examples of this type of case are: Our client is an online yoga apparel retailer...

If you’re familiar with casing, then you’ll definitely be familiar with the term ‘frameworks’. For those of you newer to casing, though,...

I’ve personally fielded this question a lot during final round interviews, especially in consulting and banking. I wouldn’t say you can...

WHAT ARE CASE INTERVIEWS A la Wikipedia, a case interview is a type of “job interview in which the applicant is presented with a...

Today's question is pretty common in both first and final round interviews. It’s a question that’s designed to probe into your interests,...

This interview question is a HIGHLY common one asked at the start of the interview. I’ve personally gotten it many times in lieu of the...

In our sixth and final post on applying to Haas, we will cover the supplemental essay (for those applying in 2020, this will be...

With Part V, we will delve into Essay Prompts B and C of the Haas application process. Like I previously wrote in previous posts, the...

In Parts I to III, we covered the Haas admissions process and underwent a deep-dive on the academic and resume sections. For the...

In Part I, we went over how Haas applications only give 15% weight to the resume section, making it the least important in terms of...

In Part I, we learned about the Haas Program and how the admissions committee actually evaluates applications and selects successful...