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Need help,I am joining VMware Banglore on 27th June. During interview I told them I need wfh. They said it wil be wfh this entire year. Only mistake I did was i didn't permanent wfh. I took for granted like once I join i can opt for it ( as my VMware friends had said we can opt for it)
Now the offices have started, I am scared if they call me to office , I have 14months son, not willing to leave him n go for office.
So if I ask manager to give me permanent wfh will they agree ?
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Y’all are extra judgy in this bowl.
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Which one to choose between Optum and Tiger Analytics for Data Scientist position? Where can I expect better data science domain expertise (In my previous companies I found very less understanding of Data Science practices as team)? Heared good things about both of these. Also hearing Tiger is expanding rapidly and getting some crap projects as well in the name of data science. Could someone put light on these things?
YOE: 4.5 Years
Tiger: 18L Fixed + 1L JB
Optum: 21L Fixed + 1.5L JB
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There’s a book called Case In Point. It’s like 30 bucks. It introduces some common frameworks to use. Especially for very ambiguous problems like “Market Sizing” - “how many lamps are there in West Virginia”-type questions. This used to be super big like 20 years ago. But still relevant today.
Work through that for the sole purpose that it will get your intellectual muscles flowing. But it is extremely unlikely it will be appropriate to directly apply one of those to your actual case interview. Don’t try to force a framework on a problem that just requires logical thinking.
I’ll say this- most interviews are unpredictable. A “case interview” has a different definition to every company. Some will give an Excel or basic tables and ask you to propose a solution to a structured set of questions. Others will ask on the spot questions that force you to gather yourself immediately. So unless you really research the types of questions they ask in advance, your performance is largely dependent on your natural ability to respond to that specific type of problem.
Several years back LEK asked me a market sizing question in an interview. Dumbest question. Because why not just ask AI to do exactly that for you? Interviews should also cater toward a person’s ability to use AI to give them help.
If you have experience, there shouldn't be anything to be scared of. Just practice walking through various solutions end to end. It's all about your thought process to solving a problem.
Hi, I don't have any experience since I'll be graduating soon. Do you think they'll consider the fact that I have no experience and expect less of a perfect answer
Consultants, while technical (mostly) people, are also sales people. When I was in the big4 it was a matter of having technical expertise but also being able to "speak human". Explaining how tab A goes into slot B only comes after the client asks how the tab and slot work. Everything before that is about values and outcomes.
What is a case study? The client needed X so we did X? No. A case study for a consultant is a way of describing a client persona and a problem they were having and then how that client received the value and outcome that gave them more than they expected.
Because when you use a case study in a presentation, you are matching the cases to the client and problem. If the client is a $10billion a year manufacturing company trying to scale their DevSecOps based on telemetry trends, you don't share a case study for a 3 person start up focused on getting their product in front of people during community gatherings.
The client needs to be able to see themselves in the case study and that what you are bringing to the table will get them to where they want to be (problem solved with low stress). You need to make the case study make it seem like choosing you or your product was the best financial / business decision they've made this year.
Now, I don't know the parameters of your case study, like are you supposed to pretend you are already a consultant selling their services or are you just making something up?
A tongue in cheek way may be to write a case study of someone that needed a super-hero to come in and solve a problem no one could understand and how you came in, solved their problem, how you solved it, and what future every lasting happiness they now have because they chose you.
My guess is they want a "you are a consultant and are sharing our service with a client" case study.
One thing that will put you in the top is to practice your case study presentation multiple times and do it in front of someone. Have them ask you questions.
You want to be relaxed during this and not just spitting out words as fast as possible. You are building a relationship while you are presenting. Your demeanor, your execution, your involvement of the client all help build trust in you and clients buy trust, not rapid talkers who spit facts.
I know this feels like a lot. But getting in on the Big4 will teach you a LOT. Each one has it's own flavor and there's a big chance you'll want out after a few years, but if you absorb the frameworks and how to execute engagements, you can learn quite a bit. It's worth the effort to nail this.
these are typical case interviews just tailored for IT. Client X needs to define their IT strategy, they are going through a merger, how would you approach and what dimensions you would use? Or client Y needs to understand their total IT spend, how would you approach? they will look for structured thinking and the ability to understand how technology works together in a corp setting. I would use chatgpt to give you
My first and only case study interview was for my current job lol I studied McKinsey cases on YouTube that’s it 🤗
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They’ve seen your resume and should expect you not to know anything related to tech consulting. Don’t stress it, just apply good logic, show a strong willingness to learn, and express a of eagerness and energy. Honestly, I don’t expect junior folks to know anything and am just pleasantly surprised if they do. I expect to teach and I expect people to have an interest in tech and learning tech. The number of people that I’ve interviewed for my projects that have said they’re not interested in learning technical work is shocking.
So, don’t try to act like you know something you don’t. That’ll annoy some people (especially tech nerds and know it all types). Ask good questions, have a pad and paper and let them know you’re taking notes because you want to look up what you don’t know after. That’ll show a lot of interest and drive.
If you want to prep, follow the case advice from the kind folks replying. If you know what group is interviewing you, learn as much as you can about that tech. Let us know which group as many here have tons of specialized experience and can tell you what they would ask during an interview. Plus you’ll want to study up a bit. If it’s a true entry level role where you might get to try different groups, then you’ll want to ramp up on what it means to be a consultant these days. That means writing AI prompts to research, learn, build materials. They’ll be testing your logic at that point and you’ll still need to apply what you learned in school to write some good ones.