Method
How to do a case interview, step by step
Clarify · Structure · Analyze · Synthesize · Recommend.

Step 1
Clarify
Repeat the decision. Ask only what changes the tree.
Step 2
Structure
A MECE tree you could steal. Two levels is enough.
Step 3
Analyze
Equation before numbers. Then the so-what.
Step 4
Synthesize
What we know, what it implies, what we do next.
Step 5
Recommend
A close a partner could take into the client dinner.