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&lt;p&gt;When it comes to interviewing, practice may not always make perfect, but it can certainly increase your chances of getting the job. That&#39;s especially true for case interviews—an interviewing technique that is pretty much mandatory in the consulting industry, and catching on in other industries too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While many candidates spend hours practicing their answers to questions such as &quot;tell me about your biggest weakness,&quot; it can be tempting to overlook case interview preparation. The reason: because the case interview is a test of a candidate&#39;s ability to do the job, some may assume that their knowledge of an industry will be enough to see them through. And the fact that a case interview question can literally be about &lt;em&gt;any&#160;&lt;/em&gt;business issue in any industry can make preparation an especially hard sell.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, as the following video from &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/wps/portal/usa/companies/company-profile/L.E.K.%20Consulting?companyId=901&amp;amp;search_type=company&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;L.E.K. Consulting&lt;/a&gt;&#160;makes clear, preparing for case interviews isn&#39;t about hoping you pick the correct case so you can repeat an answer verbatim. Rather, it&#39;s about becoming comfortable with the format of the interview, and developing a framework that will allow you to tackle the question and show your interviewer(s) that you&#39;ve got what it takes to work through complex business issues.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the video, L.E.K. Consulting&#39;s David T. lays out a very simple three-stage approach that applies to most case interview questions:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Form hypotheses about the case&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ask questions that will test those hypotheses&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Arrive at a recommendation based on what you&#39;ve learned&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;With that framework, and a lot of practice with different types of question, any candidate can learn to conquer the case interview.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;object width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; data=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/v/icEaagzirOY?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_US&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot; /&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot; /&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;src&quot; value=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/v/icEaagzirOY?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_US&quot; /&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowfullscreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot; /&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read More:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/wps/portal/usa/store/bookdetail?section=cs_interview_guides&amp;amp;item_no=848&amp;amp;origin=com.vault.store.portlet.bookStore$vault.1_win&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Vault Guide to Case Interviews&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/wps/portal/usa/store/bookdetail?section=cs_interview_guides&amp;amp;item_no=876&amp;amp;origin=com.vault.store.portlet.bookStore$vault.1_win&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Vault Case Interview Practice Guide 2: More Case Interviews&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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