... Action
Part Five: The Candidate-Led Case
17. Howto Open a Candidate-Led Case
18. Howto Analyze a Candidate-Led Case
19. Howto Close a Candidate-Led Case
Part Six: Variations ... shouldn’t have to be this hard just to learn howto do well in an interview.
A year after I spent more than 100 hours learning about case interviews, including
participating in 50 practice interviews ...
are financial in nature cannot appear in the nonfinancial category, and vice versa, so the
categorization structure is mutually exclusive.
thinking like a candidate trying to impress the interviewer....
... Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School graduate
Former McKinsey & Company Consultant
Managing Partner, Pharos Capital
During my interviews, when I was seeking a job as a financial plan-
ner ... choose to dress in sharp business
casual; that is, consider wearing a jacket to add a slightly formal
touch to your business attire. However, it is always best to call a
representative in human resources ... relevant to the financial advising sector. I also conveyed how
my passion for numbers was also ideal in this industry.
Similarly, my experience as a mathematics teacher came in handy. I
was able to...
... of
computer.
interpret: To execute a program ina high-level language by translating it one
line at a time.
compile: To translate a program ina high-level language into a low-level lan-
guage, all at ... state-
ments.
declaration: A statement that creates a new variable and determines its type.
assignment: A statement that assigns a value toa variable.
expression: A combination of variables, op er ators and values ... compiling. An
interpreter is a program that reads a high-level program and does what it says.
In effect, it translates the program line-by-line, alternately reading lines and
carrying out commands.
interpreter
source
code
The...
... babies and very young
children, there may be no ashes after a
cremation. At some crematoriums you can
arrange to have a memorial plaque which
you may have to pay for.
A ‘medical referee’ is
appointed ... organs and, in the case of an adult, a
nominated representative has not been
appointed, someone close to them can
give consent to the removal, storage and
use of organs and tissues for
transplantation. ... website at
www.theprobateservice.gov.uk or you can
go along to any Probate Registry.
What does the executor or administrator
need to do?
As an executor or administrator, you will
have certain duties...
...
VOCABULARY AROUND SAYING SORRY
to apologise to sb for doing sth
to say sorry, to ask for forgiveness, to express regret
to hurt someone's feelings
to make someone feel upset or unhappy ...
a misunderstanding
this can mean &apos ;a small disagreement'
trouble
unhappiness, distress, worry or danger
a hard time
a difficult time
to be out of order (informal)
to ...
To say why you're sorry Examples
Sorry about
Sorry about the mess. I'll clear up later.
Sorry for
Sorry for taking your DVD.
To say sorry without using the words 'I'm...
... the syntactic structure of a program, analogous to a
word ina natural language.
parse: To examine a program and analyze the syntactic structure.
print statement: An instruction that causes the ... pace again, what time do I get home for breakfast?
Preface
The strange history of this book
In January 1999 I was preparing to teach an introductory programming class in Java. I had
taught it ... mean
exactly what they say.
People who grow up speaking a natural language—everyone—often have a hard time ad-
justing to formal languages. In some ways, the difference between formal and natural
language...
... improve
the manuscript and the analysis. We are also grateful to Esko
Leskinen and Kari Heikkinen for their advice on statistical
analyses. Thanks go also to Mark Keil and Lars Mathiassen
for their ... Ropponen and Kalle Lyytinen
AbstractÐSoftware risk management can be defined as an attempt to formalize risk oriented correlates of development success into
a readily applicable set of principles and ... resource usage and deadline effect. The other items
loading to this factor are: evaluation of performance require-
ments, managing project complexity, and estimation of
hardware and software capabilities....
... being with the actual thing as it was, I was able to, almost
instantly, imagine how they could be re-arranged so as to restore their
intended functioning as parts of a staplegun. A huge number ... pilot plant, and evolve and weed out
carefully at that stage, in virtual rather than material investment. It is
way easier to scrap or shelve an idea than a five-ton prototype – or a
three-hundred-page ... appreciating a painting or daydreaming. I say almost will-
less, because you can have a wish, dreamily or passionately, to
know, to experience the revelation of the new pattern. It is like the
‘magic...
... evening, Mrs Smith!
Asking someone
how they are
How are you?
How you doing?
How you going?
How& apos;s it going?
Asking
someone how
they are
How are you?
It's lovely to see you again!
... to
I'm going to have to
I'm gonna have to (informal)
rush off!
hurry!
dash!
run!
You alright? How are things with you?
Saying you are
well
Good, thanks!
Fine, thanks! ...
How tosay hello and goodbye
Informal contexts Formal contexts
Saying hello
Hey Jane!
Hi Jane!
Alright, Jane!
Alright, mate!
Greetings
Good morning, sir / madam!
Good afternoon,...
... seated towards the back of the plane, and worried about
making a connection, instead of charging into the aisle and trying to bulldoze your way to the
front, ask a flight attendant before landing ... odds to
cram a bag that’s never
going to fit into the
overhead compartment , and
then finally has to give it to
the flight attendant to check.
Saving money by avoiding
the checked-bag fee is great,
and ... miles above
the earth’s surface, without crashing into the Andes and forcing you to become a cannibal. A
tip of the hat is in order!
Baggage Claim
Stand a f ew feet away
from the edge of the
baggage...
... analo-
gous toa word ina natural language.
parse: To examine a program and analyze the syntactic s tructure.
print statement: An instruction that causes the Python interpreter to display
a value on ... screen.
2.3 Variable names and keywords 13
A common way to represent variables on paper is to write the name with an arrow
pointing to the variable’s value. This kind of figure is called a state diagram
because ... string).
floating-point: A format for representing numbers with fractional parts.
variable: A name that refers toa value.
statement: A section of co de that represents a command or action. So far, the
statements...
... things around, add
2
If a train stops at a train station, what do you think happens at a work station?
10
This is where your advisor can play a big role. If you’ve really made your analysis as
simple ... about 10 pages of your paper. You should be able tosay most of what you
want tosayin that length.
Once your paper is written, you can submit it toa journal. I don’t have too much to
say about ... There are demands for everybody’s attention, and if you want someone to pay
attention to you, you have to give them a reason to do so. A seminar is a way to get them
to pay attention, so be sure to...