When Rejection Gets You Down [Video]
When trying to accomplish any major goal in life, rejection and obstacles are inevitable. The key is to learn from your mistakes and persist through
June 13, 2019
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Market Sizing Questions
How do you solve market sizing cases with the appropriate level of detail? My advice is you set the assumptions (define them explicitly) and generally
June 13, 2019
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Minto Pyramid Principle
Student Question: Recently I came across a book called ‘The Minto Pyramid’, you might know this book, by Barbara Minto, ex-McKinsey. Would you recommend me to use
June 11, 2019
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How to Improve Brain Processing Speed (Improving Problem Solving in a Case Interview)
This caseinterview.com student sent me an email recently asking my advice on how they could practice and improve their performance in the problem-solving part of
June 11, 2019
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Case Interview Example – Solving a Case Step by Step
The following is an example of a real-life case a student received and my advice on how to go about solving the case step by
June 11, 2019
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Estimation Question
Case Interview Example – Estimation Question and Answer I was asked the following management consulting estimation question by a McKinsey interviewer many years ago: “Estimate
June 6, 2019
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The Thin Line Between Success and Failure
One of the most profoundly important concepts in business (and in managing your career) is the idea of the Decisive
The Decisive Advantage
In any kind of high stakes competition, whether for your clients or for your own career, it’s VITAL to have
Case in Point
Case in Point by Marc Cosentino is a popular Case Interview Preparation Resource. This book first published in 1999 is
Business Experience for Consulting Interviews
Question: Recently I interviewed with McKinsey and Bain in Eastern Europe, got to the final rounds at both but did not
Strategy vs. Operations Consulting
Question: I came across your website and was wondering about Strategy vs. Operations consulting. It seems Strategy is more about
Consulting Interview
When improving your consulting interview performance, it can help to get back to the fundamentals. Legendary basketball coach John Wooden
How NOT to Do Math [Video]
The following video is a funny example of how NOT to do math in a case interview. The math question
Hypothesis Statement in Interviewer-Led Interviews
Question: Quick question: when is the best time to do the synthesis + hypothesis combination in interviewer-led interviews? I know
Who Decides on Consulting Offers?
Question: Thank you for all your advice on the case interviews and hiring at top management consulting firms. They are
Ace the Case
To ace the case interview, it’s important to understand what the interviewer is looking for in candidates and to be