Is it normal to be asked to do a case study (interview) by a senior manager before he staffs me on his project ? I got this job after going through recruiting at B school. Why again ?

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Dude, using b-school as an argument is weak AF. Everything that is wrong with MBA graduates

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Yep. Totally normal. Though I don't do random cases when I am staffing. I have them think through something that is actually on my list of to-dos, and see how they handle it. If it's good, we get real work done, if it isn't, at least I have something to work off of and edit.

I typically ask them to take a couple hours and think through or research a topic or a specific issue. Exa.ple would be, I'm trying to break into an account, and I need some background on the company and client. I ask the person to do a little homework and suggest some ideas of what we can take to that client. I time box it to less than a day. They get experience when they'd just be sitting on the bench, and I get scale to sell more work. Win win.

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Yes. You’ll pretty much interview for ever role you get from now on in some way. Also, I was on a project where we burned through staff cause they were ineffective so the SM starting doing interviews to only get people that knew what they were doing

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Honestly, that’s the weirdest thing I’ve heard in a while. Sure call the consultant, discuss the engagement, and assess fit. But interviewing seems like it would unnecessarily create stress. Save that for the clients. (I’m not in a Big 4 firm)

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We interview bevause there is more talent than roles. When a manage doesn't know you, yupre gonna have to prove yourself. Once you have a solid internal network, you won't need to do it. Build that personal brand.

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Another case interview is weird, I had to do one for my first project but doing one now would lower my opinion of the manager.

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@DD1. I used the MBA reference here because we go through extensive case interviews during recruiting. Doing great in those interview is why they hired me. And when you come from top MBA program in the country you don’t have to just be good you have to perform the best because of the competition.

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@EY 2. Yes 8 years in industry

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Get used to it. Early in my career I was interviewed by a peer for a change management role. I pretty much laughed answering some of the questions. GD change management, monkey work

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