Case interviews are becoming an increasingly prevalent part of the interview process. Once strictly a practice of management consulting firms, in recent years, case interviews have been more broadly used at firms like 3M, Google, Chevron, Microsoft, T-Rowe Price, and Proctor & Gamble. This session will provide an introduction to structured problem solving and case interviewing using the FOCUS (The McKinsey Engagement, by Paul Friga) analytical problem-solving framework leveraging interactive videos to model case interviewing best practices:
• Framing the Problem
• Organizing an Analysis
• Collecting Data
• Understanding the Data
• Synthesizing a Recommendation
Instructor
Brendan Boler is currently a Presidential Fellow in Data Science at the UVA Data Science Institute. He previously spent seven years as a Professor at the McIntire School of Commence. His research and teaching is focused on better understanding the cognitive and social psychology behind effective decision making, experiential learning, data-driven storytelling, and predictive analytics. Much of his research is conducted within the context of employment assessments and interviews.
An award-winning instructor while at McIntire, he taught courses in management consulting and strategic thinking. Given his teaching and research interests, he’s also passionate about coaching students to achieve their peak levels of performance during high stakes employment assessments. Prior to moving into academia, Boler served as an executive within Accenture's Customer Insight (Marketing Analytics) practice. His clients included AT&T, Cablevision, Cisco Systems, Ford Motor Company, Ogilvy & Mather, Verizon, and Young & Rubicam.