The Thinksters strives to change you, not only to teach you solve the cases, upgrade your fit and pass the interview, but rather create an upgraded you, reinvent yourself to become better and smarter fit for the more complex life environment both professional and personal

ALGORITHMIC approach to passing interview that includes in-depth review of 21 case types and 17 industries. This approach goes far beyond wide spread “conceptual knowledge”

No more learning plateaus and “just do more cases” approach. Leverage our workbook to analyze performance and focus on your weaknesses

Learn at your pace with 10-15 min long micro lessons on Cases. Fit and Mindset

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Proficiency course structure

Cases

Algorythms

Industry guide

Communication strategies

Practice drills

Understanding the problem

Choosing framework type

Structuring

Analyzing the problem

Providing recommendations

Quantitative

1 Micro
2 Macro

2.1 Non-Standard
2.2Demand driven

2.3 Supply driven

2.2.1 Durable goods
2.2.2Non-durable goods

2.3.1 Units of supply
2.3.2 Little's Law
2.3.3 Production

Business situation

1 Stanrdard

2 Non-standard

1.1 Growth
1.2 Go-no-go decisions
1.3 Tactical

1.1 Value delivery

1.3.1 M&A
1.3.2Pricing

1.3.2.1 Commodity
1.3.2.2 Non-commodity

Process oriented

1 Standard

1.1.1 Client Journey
1.1.2 Funnel

1.2 Value creation "Operational cases"

1.2.1 Improving output
1.2.2 Improving cycle time
1.2.3 Improving costs of the process
1.2.4 Improving quality

2 Non-standard

1 MECE
2 Solvability
3 Relevance

1 Choosing solving algorythm
2 Data interpretation
3 Unit alignment
4 Calculations
5 Drawing insights

1 Services

1.1 Transportation

1.2 Financial services

1.1.1 Logistics
1.1.2 Airlines

1.2.1 Banking
1.2.2 Insurance
1.2.3 Asset management

1.3 Communication services

1.3.1 Telecom
1.3.2 Social media

2 Energy

2.1 Oil & Gas
2.2 Utilities

3 Metals & Mining
4 Public sector
5 Goods

5.1 FMCG
5.2 Electronics
5.3 E-commerce
5.4 Pharma
5.5 Retail

You have been hired to support the CEO of a Saint Gobain Tape Solutions (tapes, films, rubber adhesives, and other polymer products) as a business consultant. The company has suffered a significant profit decline during the last year, and now the CEO would like you to assess the situation

Profit

Sales volume

Price per ton

Production costs per ton

Non-production costs

Total market

Our market share

Market price

Our premium/ discount to market

Car tires

Foot wear

Food storage

Other

Volume produced

% of volume sold

Client type 1

Pricing

Client type 2

Functional/ Quality characteristics

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Mastication

Mixing

Shaping

Curing

Detailed guidence on each case type

Profit and Loss

Market seizers

Growth

Market entry

M&A

Pricing

Client Journeys

Operational Cases

Non-Standard cases

Raw materials sourcing

Component production

Subassembly

Assembly

Distribution

Consumption

Component producers procure steel, aluminum, copper, glass, rubber. First, a raw material producers take individual raw materials and turns them into materials that can be used to make car parts

BMW leverages a network of about 40 main suppliers to produce all key parts of a cars (including discs, tires, chassis systems)

Once the components are produced they are integrated into a unit forming part of a larger assembly

In an assembly line, car assembly is split between several stations, all working simultaneously. When a station is finished with a car, it passes it on to the next.

BMW has the following distribution model:
-It has direct sales through its own network of showrooms
-Dealers
-Country distributors

The cars are sold at the distribution centers to the consumer, who can also purchase branded accessories, insurance, and service at the dealerships (cross-sale).

Tire supplier

Our Industry guide:
Pnl, Value Chain and Trends

Banking

Insurance

Metals and Mining

Utilities

Electronics

Asset Management

E-commerce

Pharma

Logistics

Oil & Gas

Telecom

Retail (physical)

Airlines

FMCG

Automotive industry

Social Networks

Public Sector

Common mistakes:

Our communication principles

COMMUNICATE TOP DOWN

ANSWER QUESTIONS DIRECTLY

TAKE THE RIGHT TIMING

DRIVE THE CASE

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Breakeven market share

Breakeven revenue

Total market revenue

Breakeven # of units sold

Price

Investments

Profit per sale

Price

Costs

Our math cracking approach

Chose solving algorithms

Interpret the data

Align unit measure- ments

Calculate

Draw insights

1,01

365

YOUR BODY

YOUR MINDSET

YOUR EXTERNAL WORLD

I

II

Breathing

Meditations

III

IV

Affirmations

Resilience

V

Distractions

VI

Rest

VII

People

Develop and maintain execution habits

Develop self-awareness

Project high social value

Improve inner state

Establish rapport with others

Improve memory

Improve attention

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Our mindset transformation
approach

If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn no one can stop you

Our proficiency program encompasses time-tested techniques that only come with our years of experience in consulting, coaching and recruitment

We’re passionately working on delivering the deepest problem solving education in the industry and stive to deliver 10x in everything we do. We know what’s going on in MBB recruitment and we know it first

USD 390 Proficiency course package (Cases, Fit, Mindset)

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USD 390 Proficiency course package (Cases, Fit, Mindset)