Mentality preparation / reset

You need to take a break!

Don't even think about casing until the New Year.

I can't tell you how important it is to rest our mind. Think about Olympians, football players, etc. Do they rest/heal their body or train 24/7?

I have never have a candidate say “you were wrong about me needing to take a break”. If you are burned out the only solution is to completely and utterly relax/switch off.

Don't even set a “re-start date" or this will add pressure. Clock out, switch off, and jump back in when you feel ready.

Hi there,

I believe you need a break for a few days. After that, you can start again with the prep. 

One thing that I found useful when I feel I need a break is to write down a plan of action in advance for the days following the break. In this way, I know I have a clear plan for what to do next and can really recover during it. If I don’t do so, I may feel I am “wasting” my time during the break and not really recovering.

If you feel the urgency to do extra prep despite feeling tired, I would recommend writing your plan of action, it could help to really mentally detach from the preparation during the break.

Best,

Francesco

Have a look at this article for plenty of tips & guidance on your question- preplounge.com/en/articles/job-interview-stress

For now, you need to take a break & re-charge. Use this festive time to do that.

All the best.

Hello!

Congratulations for that upcoming interview!

100% you need a break, if you are feeling this way already, it´s likely that you´d have a breakdown before the interview. 

Just as people who prepare for crazy exams that take years, resting is key, and a necessary part for performance! 

Take a few days of zero casing and zero consulting (it can be so so absorbing) and you will feel much better and reenergized!

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara

Hi,

Good job in securing an interview. Judging by your question, you are probably at a strong place when it comes to casing but feel overwhelmed given all the effort you put in. I would strongly recommend a few days off, take the holiday season to rest and recuperate. It's not possible for anyone to be excited about casing after doing it for 10 months with no break. Take the well deserved break. You will feel reenergized when you restart your prep. 

Best,

Udayan 

When you are tired and bored, your biggest issue with doing cases is not that your performance becomes worse. Is that you are traning your brain to gain the habits that make you perform worse. In other words, instead of improving you are lowering your performance over time. Take a rest.

Moreover, a lot of candidates become very mechanical / artificial during their case performance. This doesn't help you. At all. Stopping is actually good to let those bad habits go, and regain your “natural” way of interacting and approaching problems.

Finally, you can train and improve without doing cases. You can read about business, learn interesting articles, i.e., improve your overall industry and business knowledge in a “light way”.

Or even better, just take a break for a couple of weeks. You can then practice during your final two weeks with renewed energy!

10 months of preparation is a long time so it is not surprising that you feel exhausted.

Take a break before starting again with case prep.

My hunch is that you are fairly well prepared.  Instead of doing many more cases, focus on ‘quality cases’, ideally with current / former consultants that have interviewing experience, other strong candidates or a case coach.