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Screening: A short 30 minute interview to determine if the candidate has the qualifications for the job.  \n2. Behavioral: Interviewers will ask how the candidate responded or acted in past experiences. Many companies focus on the candidate’s ability to communicate that information in a clear manner.  \n3. Technical: Questions focus on the specialized skills related to the position.  \n4. Case studies: Case studies are descriptions of real or hypothetical business problems. Candidates are expected to understand, analyze, and recommend solutions to these problems. Consulting or businessoriented companies may require a case interview.  \nA case study mirrors the work that consultants do day-to-day – this is usually the most critical part of the interview for consulting companies!  \n• For more details in preparing for the first three types of interviews, check out the interview tips handout:  \n[http://www.careerengr.umd.edu/students/interviews](http://www.careerengr.umd.edu/students/interviews)  \nHOW TO PREPARE FOR THE INTERVIEW  \nREAD THE JOB POSITION TO DETERMINE WHICH TYPE OF CASE STUDY YOU WILL RECEIVE  \n• Are you applying to a technology, business strategy, finance, management, business development, or other specialized position? Each area has its own case study topics, questions, and format.  \nUNDERSTAND THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS AND CORE VALUES  \n• Each company is looking for candidates that share its general mindset. Be aware of the culture of the firm, the professional strategies of the firm, and the core values.  \nEx: If you are applying to an advisory firm, the case study will probably target your ability to make unbiased decision-making advice, not your ability to implement or create the technology. If you are applying to a Systems Integration position, it is heavily technology based, and will require you to demonstrate the ability to understand the technology.  \nEx: If a core value is “people network”, and you receive a question you can’t answer, you could always mention that you would reach out to your people network for resources to help you best approach the scenario.  \nFigure 1: Focus Areas of Consulting Firms  \nThis chart is slightly outdated because companies move into different areas over time, but it does give a  \ngeneral idea of focus areas.  \nFIND AND READ THE APPROPRIATE PRACTICE MATERIAL  \n• Deloitte and other companies have spelled out their exact case study material online. If you complete the tutorials and study the mentioned material, you’ll know enough to understand the case studies.  \n• If you don’t have a direct resource from the company, study comparable material. Check [www.glassdoor.com to find](www.glassdoor.com to find) out what questions and topics other interviewees have had.  \n• Friends who have participated in case interviews can be an excellent resource, especially since they are more up-to-date with what kinds of questions and cases the companies are using. Business students, in particular, tend to have some case interview experience.  \nPRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!  \n• After you attend our interview techniques workshop, you can schedule a mock case interview with our career staff.  \n• There are tons of sample cases online. As a start, check out our sample cases and the links at the end of the handout!  \nTIPS FOR THE INTERVIEW  \n• Make it a business discussion, not an interview. Rather than approach your interview as a question-andanswer session, engage in a thoughtful and insightful conversation with your interviewer that demonstrates your business judgment.  \n• Ask critical, probing questions throughout the interview. 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