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… be paying attention to is churn.
7:03
And so the number one metric that I'd be managing at Adobe or if I was solving a case interview that had to do with the growth strategy at Adobe would be subscription churn.
And specifically, it would be subscription churn per segment.
And so we've already talked about how right the digital media part of the business, that subscription side of the business drives 90% plus of the revenue and an outsize part of the profit for the company.
7:28
And so when I think about the …
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… and I think the way they they're doing that really is through volume, that that really kind of leads into the first metric that I would be managing to if I was a leader at eBay or the first thing I'd be thinking about if I had a case interview that had to do with ebay's future growth potential.
9:05
And so the first metric I'd be looking at would be customer loyalty as measured by daily active users.
And so when I think about eBay, I think about a platform.
And when I think …
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… describing a workplace filled with "intelligent, hard-working, and passionate" professionals. The firm emphasizes merit-based advancement, particularly for those willing to take on challenging workloads.
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… one of the rare people that ended up with a consulting internship without having to do a case.
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I think the program that I did has since changed and implemented the case, but I did like to end up with a consulting internship without any kind of case interview.
Dirty.
A little secret they don't want you to know about.
I think they've since changed it since my year, but I don't think it'll be intense by any means.
9:03
Amazing.
Well, we will chat a little bit about the application and interview …
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Hey, Strategy Simplified listeners, Eden with Management Consulted here and today I am so excited to share with you an interview that I did with Ish, one of our coaches at Management Consulted.
We talked all about the …
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… I should be talking to.
26:29
Now Step 2 is to start to build the right abilities.
And when we think about the right abilities, we really think about this in three main ways.
You have to have an amazing application packet.
You have to be prepared for the case interview and you have to be prepared for the fit or the behavioral interview portion of recruiting as well.
26:52
And so let's start with the application.
There are three components to a successful application.
You've got to have a killer resume.
For most firms, they …
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