The Study of Mistakes
When I was in school, my strongest subjects were in STEM — science and math specifically. In high school, I was required to study history.
May 12, 2022
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Effectiveness or Pleasure
There’s a saying I’ve lived by for quite some time now. If you’re going to do something, you should either strive to do it well…
April 16, 2022
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Handshake, Kiss, or Bow
I’ve had the good fortune of working and socializing with people from a wide variety of cultures. One of the challenges of such international interactions
April 16, 2022
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Keep Moving Forward
One of my professional mentors taught me a very useful tip on how to travel when flights get canceled due to bad weather. He had
April 15, 2022
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Market Cycles
All things have a natural cycle. The sun rises; the sun sets. The tide comes in; the tide goes out. Jobs are easy to get;
April 15, 2022
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Mutually Beneficial
In the long run, the only type of relationship that endures is the mutually beneficial one. One-sided relationships — whether they are vendor-customer, spouse-spouse, or
April 15, 2022
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Issue Tree
Like a scientist uses an experiment to test a hypothesis, a consultant uses a framework called an issue tree. An
The Perfect Hypothesis Opening Statement
What follows is a field report from a reader who just got a McKinsey offer, and my commentary on the
LEK Consulting Interview
Below is a success story from a CaseInterview.com student who comes from a non-business background and recently received an LEK offer.
Intuition and Structured Problem Solving in Case Interviews
Question: I appreciate your response and just had a quick opinion question. I spoke to a friend of mine, ex-Mckinsey
How to Work Through Case Interview Frameworks
Question: I have a question about working through case interview frameworks. In the Signs example case from the Look Over
The Importance of a Hypothesis in a Case Interview
Question: I will be interviewing with McKinsey next week. I’ve been watching the case interview video and it was extremely
What’s a Hypothesis?
Question: What’s a Hypothesis? And Do I Need to Use One? Would you recommend to always to use and mention