Visa VCA team - 1 week take home case study

Hi,

What analyses to include really depends on the scope of the brief/question. 

One tip when doing analyses - I would suggest actually starting first by imagining what that end 'answer' would be. E.g. imagine what a key message could be, or the hypothetical answer could be. Then think of which analyses would support that based on the data.

One common pitfall (even for consultants on the job) is to do analyses that either aren't the most important, or insufficient to prove a point.

Happy to have a more detailed chat - feel free to dm me. 

Hi,

Thanks for your question.

My response is for take home studies in general, not speific to your company.

What to expect:

In general, for take home studies you would probably have a lot of content to cover and a main question/problem you need to answer for. The problem statement could be vague or broad, depending on the case and company.

Some tips:

1. Given so much content, it is easy to get lost. That is why having an initial hypothesis or "answer first approach" helps. You can use your initial hypothesis to guide you on what data to look for. If you cannot find the appropriate the data to validate your hypothesis , then you come up with a new hypothesis and repeat.

2. Make sure you present the case in the format they want. If you need to present the case to a panel, then be ready to answer any questions stemming from your response, outside of detailed understanding of the study content.

It seems like there are some VCA cast study examples online.

Thanks,

Soh