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Frameworks

Cost Benefit Analysis

The cost benefit analysis is a basic analysis framework that involves weighing up the costs and benefits of one course of action against another                 IN YOUR consulting case interview you will most likely be required to make a recommendation on a hypothetical business problem. Understanding how to […]

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Career Advice

Researching consulting firms: what do you need to ask?

THIS article looks at some of the questions that you should consider asking in your consulting case interview. After reading this article and one of my previous articles on researching for your consulting case interview, make sure to access the practice case interview questions. Questions, everyone’s asking them Preparing a resume, and building a personal […]

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Career Advice

Career choice: consulting versus investment banking

IF YOU”RE in your final or penultimate year of your degree, and you’re interested in pursuing a career in the commercial field, you will probably have started thinking about which career path you want to take. Consulting is an attractive career prospect, but you may also be considering investment banking. There are many similarities between […]

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Career Advice

Researching consulting firms: what do you need to know?

THIS article looks at why, how and what to research for your consulting case interview. To get started with your interview preparations, take a look at my list of consulting case interview practice questions. Preparing for an interview with a consulting firm can be a difficult task. Having obtained an interview, you will need to […]

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Economics

Weakness in the economy? An insight from two taxi driver economists

THIS article is intended to be pretty light-hearted. It provides an insight into the strengths of the current Australian economy after talking with two aspiring amateur economist taxi drivers. Taxi driver 1 I was chatting with the taxi driver on the way home from work last week, and he was complaining to me that, despite […]