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Estimating # of doctors or hospitals

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Written Case Power Point Presentation - Why Consulting Firm X

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Hey, Not sure what details were shared in the case prompt, but following would be some areas to cover in that Why Hir... (read entire answer)

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replacement rate in market sizing

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Working hours - MBB vs tier 2 vs boutique

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Exit opportunities - MBB vs boutique

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Hello! The distinction here is largely one that comes through signaling and network. The MBB name carries a lot of we... (read entire answer)

Hello! The distinction here is largely one that comes through signaling and network. The MBB name carries a lot of weight, which tends to get you noticed by recruiters (more col... (read entire answer)

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MBB "People" Divisions

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Profitability Tree vs Value Chain Analysis for cases involving profitability decline?

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MBB office

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Driving a case

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Non profit/Social impact cases

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Value Driver Trees for heavy industry

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Middle Eastern Recruiter Insisting on Salary History

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TIME TO SEND YOUR OUTPUT AT MCKINSEY

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Hello! It is difficult to assess this without knowing more about the task and seeing your output. My general sense with these types of take-home research tasks is that they don'... (read entire answer)

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Is there any way I could reapply to BCG before 1 year?

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Decrease costs framework

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Moving to consulting without consulting experience

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Hello! It is absolutely reasonable to consider consulting in your position, if it is something that interests you. In fact, your quantitative background with your work experienc... (read entire answer)

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How to approach the following type of questions?

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Market sizing and Data dump question

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For UK specific numbers check out ONS site. There is so much on there from GDP, to population segmentation to COVID d... (read entire answer)

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Discount rate vs cost of capital

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Bain Mkt sizing

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