Case Workshop Program – Meeting 8
Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Summer Plan
by Leland Char, Wilson Kyi, Shen-Shen Wu, Steve Boiko, Zhenni Liu, and Ashley Luo
Case Event
E-Board App
Agenda
Friday's Agenda - General Meeting:
1. External Relations Committee – “ The Case Workshop” - Sign up (10 mins)
2. Eboard app reminders (10 mins)
3. Website (10 mins)
4. Forming a game plan for Summer and Fall (10 mins)
5. Ansel Misfeldt (35 min)
6. Linnette Lam (35 min)
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Summer Plan
Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
The Case Workshop
Case Workshop Program
1. A McKinsey Case Walkthrough
2. Team Case Analysis
3. Forming Your Plan of Attack for Recruiting
4. Networking with Future Full-time Consultants
• Expecting 100+
• April 4th 7-9pm
• ACC 310
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Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
The Case Workshop
Sign-ups
• Sign-up today
• Role
– Help guide group break-out groups
– Answer questions
– Recruit future members
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Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Executive Board Application
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Co-Presidents
Senior VP
VP External Relations
VP Corporate Relations
VP Technology
VP Recruitment
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E-Board App
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Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Executive Board Application
Co-Presidents
The UCC requires a co-presidency because of the recruiting timeline. In the fall,
when full-time recruiting occurs, the junior co-president will take on more
responsibility. In the spring, when internship recruiting occurs, the senior copresident will take on more responsibility.
• Oversee the executive board
• Act as the main point of contact between UCC and the larger community (USC
and beyond)
• Create presentation materials for organizational meetings
• Plan and execute social events for current members, including managing the
budget
• Survey current members to keep UCC in line with members’ goals and needs
Case Event
E-Board App
Summer Plan
Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Executive Board Application
Senior Vice President
• Take notes during Executive Board meetings
• Handle the logistics for meetings (E-board and
organization wide), including room reservations and
materials distribution
• Manage prep material resources
• Create presentation materials for organizational meetings
• Work with VP External Relations to maintain club
membership
Case Event
E-Board App
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Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Executive Board Application
Vice President External Relations
• Chair of the External Relations Committee
• Form the External Relations Committee in the Fall and report
Committee progress to the Board
• Uphold and strengthen the UCC brand
• Design and distribute marketing materials (online and physical)
• Plan and execute UCC events that are open to the USC community
• Drive the membership application processes
• • Reach out to potential members
Case Event
E-Board App
Summer Plan
Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Executive Board Application
Vice President Corporate Relations
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Reach out to and coordinate weekly speakers
Guide speakers in the creation of their presentation material
Coordinate speaker gifts
Act as the main point of contact between UCC and consulting firms
Plan and execute networking events between UCC members and
professionals
• Coordinate with Vice President of External Relations if the event
will be open to all
Case Event
E-Board App
Summer Plan
Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Executive Board Application
Vice President of Technology
• Maintain and improve the website, and ensure that all content is
refined and up to date
• Create a newsletter for UCC’s emails via Mailchimp or Sailthru
• Decide on and implement UCC’s technological strategy which
includes using other social media outlets such as LinkedIn and
• Facebook to create a larger organization presence
• Create electronic surveys for groups
Case Event
E-Board App
Summer Plan
Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Executive Board Application
Vice President of Recruitment
• Act as the main point of contact between the executive board and
members
• Track internship and full-time recruiting process of each member
and compile it in a spreadsheet
• Provide weekly updates to the Co-Presidents on the status of
members’ job recruitment processes
• Facilitate communication between club members with interests in
similar companies for the purpose of setting up mock
• interviews and practice sessions targeted toward individual
companies
• Decide on and implement member recruitment strategy
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Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
New Website
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Summer Plan
Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Game Plan for the Summer
The game plan for rising seniors - School gets out on May 9th, 2012
Take a Break from May 9th to June 1st
June 1st to July 1st – Go through the following in order
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Purchase Case in Point from Amazon.com and lightly read through book
Read the Vault Guide – “Vault Guide to Consulting” – 200 pages
Work on math at RocketBlast.com (for entire period)
July 1st to August 1st – Alternate through the following on a daily basis
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Study Case in Point
Listen to Look Over My Shoulder by Victor Cheng and go through
CaseInterview.com videos (optional – you may or may not find it helpful)
Go through online casebooks created by other schools such as Fuqua,
Wharton, Northwestern and read the first sections which talk about
dissecting the cases
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Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Game Plan for the Summer
August 1st to August 15th – Alternate through the following
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Save the real cases created by the companies for later and use other ones
for now
Work on math at RocketBlast.com (for entire period)
Run through 10 cases by yourself
Run through 5 cases with another person or family member
August 15th to August 27st – Alternate through the following
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Save the real cases created by the companies for later and use other ones
for now
Run through 5 cases by yourself
Run through 10 cases with another person or family member
Solidify resume
Begin networking and start applying (finish online apps by September 1st)
August 27th – School Starts
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Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Fall 2011 Recruiting Dates
Company
Application Deadline
Interview Date
Bain
9/9
9/20
BCG
9/25
10/7
Deloitte Consulting
9/28
10/10
Accenture
9/29
10/10
Cornerstone Research
9/30
10/15
PwC Consulting
10/1
10/10
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E-Board App
Summer Plan
Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Ansel Misfeldt
University of Southern California Marshall School of Business
BS, Business Administration, 2005 - 2010
Marshall Case Team, International Exchange
Program, Executive Board - Director of
Activities for the Marshall International
Case Competition 2010
Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology - School of Business and
Management
Strategy, operations, 2008 - 2008
Case Event
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Summer Plan
Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Ansel Misfeldt
Associate at The Boston Consulting Group
August 2010 - Present (1 year 8 months)
• I work with clients facing critical business issues to help solve their problems
Intern on CEO staff at Planitax
May 2007 - January 2008 (9 months)
• Worked directly with the CEO and board of directors on special projects and
analyses to determine the future of the tax software industry
• Conducted market analysis as well as competitive intelligence to discern new
opportunities and clarify
• Planitax's competitive advantage in the industry
• Performed marketing, web design, multimedia, data management, and research
functions
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Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Linnette Lam
University of Southern California
Minor, Spanish (Literature and
Language)
University of Southern California Marshall School of Business
Bachelor of Science, Business
Administration, Finance
West Springfield High School
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Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Linnette Lam
• Analyst at Deloitte Consulting - 2010 to Present
Performing consulting work for clients in multiple industries.
Some notable, non-client related positions:
– Local Office Liaison of Campus Recruiting (Local BTAAC), Los Angeles office
– Analyst Peer Group Co-Lead, Southern California - Los Angeles and Orange County
offices
– SoCal All Hands Meeting Assistant Event Coordinator
– Service Line Community Event Planner, Southern California - Los Angeles and Orange
County offices
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Portfolio Manager at USC Investment Fund – 2009 to 2010
Corporate Finance Intern at Verizon – 2009 to 2009
Associate Consultant Intern at CSC – 2008 to 2009
Chapter President at Sigma Phi Omega – 2008 to2009
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Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Social Event Next Week
Ideas?
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Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Case Workshop Program – Meeting 8
Ansel Misfeldt
Linnette Lam
Summer Plan
by Leland Char, Wilson Kyi, Shen-Shen Wu, Steve Boiko, Zhenni Liu, and Ashley Luo
Case Event
E-Board App