Case or Situational interview tips
Case Interview – A Case Interview shall summarize your skills and evaluate them in hypothetical business scenario in which you shall be required to demonstrate your skills and abilities to resolve problem, analyze strategically and think logically. Case Interview is a good method to assess the candidates’ common sense and creativity. Whereas, participating in case interviews, you will have opportunities to actively attend in hypothetical business of the company (in fact, such cases may actually occur in the past).
Case Interview Tips
For a candidate to perform well in a case interview, he or she should following the tips below:
• Take notes during the case. You may need these notes to answer questions of the interviewer.
• Consider the situational questions carefully.
• You may raise questions to the interviewer – nevertheless, you should only ask to know more clearly or more detailed about the situation.
• Make a plan of thinking with assumptions before answering the questions. Real case scenario needs a careful resolving plan.
• Think twice before answering.
• Structure your answer logically and coherently.
• Lead the interviewers by your assumptions and explanations.
• Don’t be too nervous. Be calm and stay professional. Then start talking with the interviewer.
• Remember that case interview is your opportunity to observe and be able to solve a real experience business of the company which you are applying in. So try your best.