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What's the interview process like for boutique consulting firms?
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Recently had an interview for PWC CDD (associate), wanted to get your perspective on my case approach and areas of improvement. I summarized the key parts of my response below for your quick review for manager round where I already cleared director round before due to HR error
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where can i find more BCG platinion cases? i've done the two here and using AI to give me more but its not as accurate
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Would I be considered an experienced hire?
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Is Bain Dubai hiring at the moment? I completed the test several months ago and still haven’t received any feedback
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