tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317630663606880705.post1868051594257909651..comments2009-02-15T13:54:20.127-08:00netoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01456018062830385472noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317630663606880705.post-86985612338058174522009-02-15T13:54:00.000-08:002009-02-15T13:54:00.000-08:00Thanks Ali. That's a good way of doing it. I really like the idea of ignoring the numbers until after you've gone through the vignette and need to look at the numbers to answer a question..netoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01456018062830385472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317630663606880705.post-15342285794159493742009-02-15T12:32:00.000-08:002009-02-15T12:32:00.000-08:00I can't say what's best for you but I'll tell you what I usually do. I read the vignette first with a focus on the concept. If the vignette says "John Doe is an analyst for ABC company. The financial data for ABC is listed below..." I don't even look at the numbers. They will provide an entire balance sheet and income statement for 3 questions. I read the vignette trying to get the general concept and when possible figure out what they are going to ask. Most vignettes will have 3 statements made by a boss or coworker and you must know which are true or false and usually why. Without focusing on the numbers at first you should be able to read the entire thing in under 2 minutes. Then I look at the questions for the low hanging fruit. I like calculations on equity analysis so I go straight to those. On econ, I prefer conceptual questions so I do those first. For me the timing isn't really a big problem as long as I don't get bogged down on one question for too long. If you spend 6 minutes on a question then you are probably not answering using the method they want.Big Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09718639938081306683noreply@blogger.com