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For super day, the cases consisted of... 1st case: Had to pick the most valuable painting in a series of 100 paintings, with each painting's value showing up 1 through 100. Goal is to maximize the value of the painting picked. Tested basic probability and logical reasoning. 2. Excel based interview asking for a breakeven amount of interest that Carmax should charge on loans. Also included brainstorming of characteristics that you would look for to determine if a loan applicant was more/less risky 3. BE analysis to determine incremental revenue generated by having top salesmen work weekends. Included brainstorming of ways to get the top salesmen to work weekends (e.g., give them first dibs on staffing) Behavioral: pretty standard questions, only interviewer who seemed interested/engaged. Unique questions included "tell me about a time when you went above and beyond on customer service?" and "tell me about a time when you delivered bad news?". Interviewer asking pre-set questions from a script, so not much of a conversation.
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Strategy Manager

Interviewed at CarMax

3.5★
Jan 24, 2024

For super day, the cases consisted of... 1st case: Had to pick the most valuable painting in a series of 100 paintings, with each painting's value showing up 1 through 100. Goal is to maximize the value of the painting picked. Tested basic probability and logical reasoning. 2. Excel based interview asking for a breakeven amount of interest that Carmax should charge on loans. Also included brainstorming of characteristics that you would look for to determine if a loan applicant was more/less risky 3. BE analysis to determine incremental revenue generated by having top salesmen work weekends. Included brainstorming of ways to get the top salesmen to work weekends (e.g., give them first dibs on staffing) Behavioral: pretty standard questions, only interviewer who seemed interested/engaged. Unique questions included "tell me about a time when you went above and beyond on customer service?" and "tell me about a time when you delivered bad news?". Interviewer asking pre-set questions from a script, so not much of a conversation.

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