▁following ▁skills : ▁ ▁N umer ical ▁and ▁ver bal ▁reasoning ▁skills ▁ ▁Communic ation ▁and ▁presentation ▁skills ▁ ▁Business ▁skills ▁and ▁commercial ▁aw aren ess ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁are ▁often ▁asked ▁to ▁estimate ▁a ▁specific ▁number , ▁often ▁a ▁commercial ▁figure ▁( such ▁as ▁market ▁size ▁or ▁profit ability ) ▁or ▁determine ▁action ▁plans ▁to ▁rem edy ▁a ▁business ▁problem ▁( such ▁as ▁low ▁profit ability ▁or ▁decre asing ▁market ▁share ). ▁Question s ▁are ▁generally ▁ambigu ous ▁and ▁require ▁interview ees ▁to ▁ask ▁questions ▁or ▁make ▁assumptions ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁reasonable , ▁supported ▁argument ▁to ▁their ▁solutions . ▁C andid ates ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁reasoning ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁exact ▁answer . ▁ ▁A ▁case ▁interview ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁conducted ▁as ▁a ▁group ▁exercise . ▁Here ▁several ▁candidates ▁are ▁given ▁some ▁brief ing ▁materials ▁on ▁a ▁business ▁problem ▁and ▁asked ▁to ▁discuss ▁and ▁agree ▁upon ▁a ▁solution . ▁The ▁interview ers ▁normally ▁sit ▁around ▁the ▁exterior ▁of ▁the ▁room ▁as ▁silent ▁obser vers . ▁They ▁assess ▁candidates ' ▁communication ▁and ▁interaction ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁analyt ical ▁thinking ▁and ▁commercial ▁aw aren ess . ▁Inter view ers ▁" red ▁flag " ▁candidates ▁who ▁try ▁to ▁domin ate ▁the ▁conversation ; ▁consult ants ▁work ▁in ▁teams ▁so ▁it ' s ▁important ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁team ▁player . ▁ ▁Frame works ▁U sed ▁by ▁Business ▁Anal yst s ▁▁ ▁Ben chmark ing : ▁comparison ▁of ▁metrics ▁to ▁compet itors ▁ ▁Bal anced ▁Sc ore card : ▁tracking ▁key ▁object ives ▁as