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Here are some places to find population factoids and more:
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Data Axle This link opens in a new window
Information on over ten million U.S. companies. Search by company name, geographic area, business type, SIC code, yellow page listing, revenue, location, or number of employees. U.S. Standard White Pages also includes home value and income data for over 159 million U.S. residents. -
ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
Provides fast and easy access to statistical information produced by U.S. Federal agencies, States, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations.
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SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
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To save and return to projects, create an account and log in, otherwise click sign in as guest.
SimplyAnalytics is a data analysis and mapping tool with U.S. demographic, housing, employment, consumer spending, marketing data from Mediamark Research (MRI), and EASI Lifestage profiles. Simply Analytics incorporates over 100K data variables on US demographics, consumer behaviors, and businesses and offers tools for data visualization and creating custom consumer demographic reports.
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Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Social Explorer provides easy access to demographic information about the United States. They provide thousands of interactive data maps going back to 1790.
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United States Census Bureau This link opens in a new window
Current facts and figures about America’s people, places, and economy from the federal government’s largest statistical agency.
Use the Census Business Builder to access key information about residents and business intelligence and explore demographic and economic data trends.
Census Business Builder - Tips and Tricks
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CIA World FactbookThe World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
Free Public Datasets
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Data Commons | An initiative from Google This link opens in a new windowData Commons synthesizes different sources of publicly available data, ranging from governmental statistical organizations like census bureaus to organizations like the World Bank and the United Nations. Use free tools and explore data on economics, demographics, health, sustainability, education, housing, equity, and more.
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Google Dataset SearchUsing a simple keyword search, users can discover datasets hosted in thousands of repositories across the Web.
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Kaggle DatasetsA subsidiary of Google, the platform allows users to find datasets they want to use in building AI models, publish datasets, work with other data scientists and machine learning engineers, and enter competitions to solve data science challenges.
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Tableau Free Public DatasetsData is a critical component of decision making, helping businesses and organizations gain key insights and understand the implications of their decisions at a granular level. With the information provided users can explore free, accessible datasets to create their own analyses.
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U.S. Government DataThe United States Government's open data site is designed to unleash the power of government open data to inform decisions by the public and policymakers, drive innovation and economic activity, achieve agency missions, and strengthen the foundation of an open and transparent government.
Quant Interview Prep
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Quant QuestionsTutorials & practice for core quant interview topics, including over 200 questions informed by real world interview experience with top finance firms.
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NOTE: If you are looking for non-consulting case prep resources, please see our Non-Consulting Case Prep page.
Step 1: Learn
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Full-Time Kellogg Consulting Club Resources PageEvents calendar, training materials, casebooks and more.
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CMC Workshop: Introduction to Consulting Case PrepCareer Strategist and CEO of Arch Career Partners Pam Schilling introduces best practices for preparing for the consulting case interview at top consulting firms.
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Hacking the Case Interview: 100+ Case Interview Examples for the Best Practice50 free case interview examples organized by industry, function, and consulting firm.
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Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking PodcastFirmsconsulting's lessons from training their clients. Firmsconsulting maintains a 80% success rate at placing clients within McKinsey, BCG and Bain.
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My Consulting Coach: Comprehensive Guide to the Case InterviewIncludes info on the case interview format and the fit interview.
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PrepLounge: Unstructured and Non-Traditional Case Interviews & How to Solve ThemHow to approach open-ended, ambiguous, or unconventional case interviews that deviate from traditional structures.
Learn about case interviews from the company:
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Bridgespan Applicant ToolkitThe information in this Applicant Toolkit will help you apply to Bridgespan and prepare for the interview process.
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Deloitte: Preparing for the case interviewInteractive Cases for Human Capital, Strategy & Operations, and Technology
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L.E.K. ConsultingInterview prep guide with case examples, plus a Knowledge Center with Case Studies
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McKinsey & CompanyPractice cases ranging from designing a new product launch to evaluating an acquisition
Step 2: Drill
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Case in Point 11th Edition: Complete Case Interview Preparation
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Case in Point: Graph Analysis for Consulting and Case Interviews
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Interview Math
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Interview Math provides over 50 practice problems and answers to help job seekers master quantitative interview questions including: Market Sizing Revenue Estimates Profitability Breakeven Pricing Customer Lifetime Value If you're interviewing at one of the highly sought after positions below, you'll need to master these interview math questions: Management Consulting: McKinsey, Bain, Boston Consulting Group, Deloitte General Management: Capital One, Taser Marketing: General Mills, Google, Hershey Software Engineering: Goldman Sachs, Microsoft Finance: American Airlines, Best Buy, JetBlue You'll learn interview math concept and principles - and then master those concepts with over 50 practice questions filled with detailed answers. After going through the book, candidates will feel knowledgeable, confident, relaxed and ready to tackle interview math questions.
Call Number: CON (CMC Library)
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RocketBlocks (Kellogg Portal) This link opens in a new window
All-in-one interview preparation drills and key concept reviews for Consulting, Product Management, Strategy & Biz Ops, Product & Data Analytics, Product Marketing Management, and Tech & Consulting Behavioral Interview Prep. Select the best module for you, or combine any together if you're exploring multiple career paths.
If you are a NEW USER the School Code is: kelloggcmc
Please email cmclibrary@kellogg.northwestern.edu if you need assistance getting access.
Also check out the RocketBlocks Blog! Features general and company-specific interview prep and advice for breaking into Consulting, Product Management, Product Marketing Management, & Strategy & Biz Ops, with advice from industry leaders.
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RocketBlocks: Weird and unusual case interviewsAn insider's guide to the curveball case interviews from firms like BCG and Bain
Consultant Tip: Read widely on industries that you have never worked in. IBISWorld's industry reports are a quick way to get up to speed.
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IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Provides analyst reports for hundreds of US industries. Search by company name or industry keyword to find relevant reports.
Watch a brief
on how to find industry analyst reports
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Statista This link opens in a new window
Industry dossiers available for a number of industries, including CPG, tech, media, energy, and more.
You can also compile factoids in Statista, such as population of the United States, Europe and beyond. Search keyword: population
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Mergent Market Atlas This link opens in a new window
Corporate information covering over 50,000 US and foreign public companies, current and historical (past 15 years). Company profiles include key company statistics, financials, ratios, business segments, ESG/sustainability info, stock market values and ownership data, executive compensation data, and downloadable company reports.
Access SEC and SEDAR filings, LSEG stock rating reports, ESG rating reports, Key Comparisons for ICB Industries, FTSE Russell ICB Industry Reports, Russell US Indexes, Economic Leading Indicators analysis, US Economic Snapshot & Advance Retail Sales for 3-Year, 10-Year, and 20-Year data, and Dun & Bradstreet's Country Insight reports.
Consultant Tip: Keep up on business news and trends.
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Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Kellogg has a subscription with the Wall Street Journal to allow current students full access of a premium account to WSJ.com, including mobile/tablet access. Create an account with your Kellogg email address and download the app for your desktop, phone or tablet!
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Factiva This link opens in a new window
Business, financial, and general news from thousands of U.S. and foreign sources
Watch a brief to learn how to efficiently search for news
Consultant Tip: Use the Factiva Pages section under the News Pages tab.
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Financial Times This link opens in a new window
Kellogg has a subscription with the Financial Times to allow current students full access of a premium account to FT.com, including mobile/tablet access! Create an account with your Kellogg email address to start reading.
Includes special industry reports on dozens of industries, such as sustainable food and agriculture, health, marketing, fashion, and more.
ALL USERS: PLEASE READ THE FT COPYRIGHT POLICY.
Step 3: Practice
Consultant Tip: It's very useful to deliver cases as well as practicing cases.
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StandOut - Interview Practice
StandOut is an interactive asynchronous interview practice platform, where you can create customized interviews or select from our video library. Using AI feedback, StandOut evaluates your delivery, highlights ways to reduce hesitations and filler words, and more.
Register for an account using your Kellogg e-mail address and create your own password when you register.
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Kellogg Consulting Club Casebook: 2022Please check the Consulting Club Slack channel for the password or reach out to the club leadership. The KCC grants access only to FT students.
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The Case CentreMore than 43,000 cases on a variety of national and international business and management topics available for purchase. Limited collection of free cases also available.
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Darden School of Business Case StoreUse the Advanced Search option to filter results by case and by industry or topic.
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FT Business Case LibraryThe FT is publishing a series of mini "caselets" for business schools. These cases combine high quality journalism rigorously analyzing emerging issues with the teaching and academic expertise of professors who know best what works well in the classroom. The cases reflect rising demand for learning materials that are concise, readable, diverse and topical. Each consists of an article-length exploration of an issue in the news, accompanied by a series of questions for discussion, typically leveraging underlying FT articles and any wider data/research. They can be used as a complement or a substitute for more traditional teaching cases, background preparation or ways to update longer standing teaching materials with fresh examples. The topics cover the full curriculum, from accountancy, finance and trade to governance, sustainability and leadership.
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Hacking the Case Interview: BCG Interactive Case LibraryCase interview practice cases in video format.
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Harvard Business Review: CasesHBR Case Selections are available to HBR Premium subscribers. Case studies available for purchase through the HBR store generally cost $12.
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Kellogg Faculty & Research - Case StudiesPlease contact cases@kellogg.northwestern.edu with the name of the case you are interested in to request free access.
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My Consulting Coach: Free Case LibraryPractice on cases used in real case interviews. Includes a variety of difficulty levels for novices and advanced candidates on topics such as market sizing, pricing, profitability and growth strategy.
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Stanford University Case StudiesThe Stanford Graduate School of Business offers a limited number of free case studies on a variety of topics.
Consulting Club Prep Materials
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Full-Time Kellogg Consulting Club Resources PageEvents calendar, training materials, casebooks and more.
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Kellogg Consulting Club Casebook: 2022Please check the Consulting Club Slack channel for the password or reach out to the club leadership. The KCC grants access only to FT students.
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KCC Fit Question GeneratorDraws from a library of common fit questions for interview prep/practice.
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