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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That’s Not My Job
In a lot of big companies, you’ll hear a lot of people say, “That’s not my job.” The world is constantly changing. The problems that
June 5, 2019
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Case Interview Practice Tip – Practice in Everyday Life
Here is apractice tip from a CaseInterview.com student about how to practice cases in everyday life. This is a great tip and one I used
May 22, 2019
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Facebook COO – HBS Class of 2012 Speech
Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook speech to the Harvard Business School Class of 2012. Topics to pay attention
The Bain Framework for Choosing a Wife…
The former head of the Bain Capital NY office has a new book out on the U.S. economy. I suspect
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