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Rewriting one bullet, step by step

You run the case. Read the prompt, answer questions from the notes below, and share data only when the candidate asks for it or gets stuck. Score at the end.

Case timer

00:00

Target length:

1. Read the prompt aloud

Read it slowly, then pause. Let the candidate ask questions before they structure.

Starting line: "Part of a team that worked on reducing costs at a manufacturing plant."

2. Answers to clarifying questions

This case has no scripted clarifying answers. Answer from the prompt, and say "assume what you think is reasonable" if the prompt does not cover it.

3. A model structure

Compare the candidate's structure with this one. A different split can be just as good if it is clean and fits the problem.

Action verb + what you did + result with a number
- Find your own role
- Name the method
- Measure the result

4. The working, step by step

Each step shows how a strong candidate works it out. Share a new fact from it only when the candidate asks or is stuck, and let them do the math: the result in the dark box is what they should reach.

Step 1: Find your own role
What a strong candidate does: Ask: what did I do myself? Answer: I studied where energy was wasted on two production lines.
Step 2: Name the method
What a strong candidate does: How? I measured machine idle time for four weeks and proposed a new shift schedule.
Step 3: Measure the result
What a strong candidate does: What changed? Energy cost on the two lines fell by about 8 percent, roughly EUR 60,000 a year.
Step 4: Write the bullet
What a strong candidate does: "Measured machine idle time on two production lines and proposed a new shift schedule, cutting energy cost by about 8 percent (EUR 60,000 a year)."

The recommendation to listen for

At the end, say: "The CEO walks in. What is your recommendation?"

The new line starts with a strong verb, shows your own work, and ends with a number. Every bullet on your CV can follow this pattern.

Score the candidate

Score each criterion from 1 to 5. A 2 or a 4 sits between the descriptions.

This case has no exhibit. Score Exhibit reading on how the candidate used the data you gave them: did they pick out the number that matters and say what it means?

Structuring

1: No clear structure, or a memorized framework that does not fit the problem.
3: A sensible structure, but with some overlap, a gap, or no clear priority.
5: A structure built for this problem, with no overlap and no gaps, a stated hypothesis, and a clear first step.

Math

1: Frequent errors, no units, or needed heavy help to finish.
3: Right answers but slow or messy working, or one error caught late.
5: Accurate and clearly narrated, with units, a sense check, and what the number means.

Exhibit reading

1: Read the chart aloud without finding the number that matters.
3: Found the key number but gave only part of the so-what.
5: Pulled the right number quickly and said what it means for the case.

Synthesis

1: Summarized what was done, with no clear answer.
3: Gave an answer, but with weak reasons or no next step.
5: Answer first, then two or three reasons with numbers, the main risk, and next steps.

Communication

1: Hard to follow: long silences, no signposting.
3: Clear most of the time, with some rambling.
5: Calm and concise, signposted each step, and checked in with the interviewer.

Total

0 out of 25

Score all five criteria to see the band and the feedback template.