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Any difference in performance expectation at interview between MBA and PhD candidates?

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To answer your question: In my vast experience as a McKinsey interviewer in the London office, there is no difference... (read entire answer)

To answer your question: In my vast experience as a McKinsey interviewer in the London office, there is no difference in terms of expectations between MBA and PhD candidates. I'... (read entire answer)

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What to do to prevent Failure of a merger?

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A lot of mergers fail because the cultures do no mesh. Some points on this: - Culture is built around core values... (read entire answer)

A lot of mergers fail because the cultures do no mesh. Some points on this: - Culture is built around core values: integrity, trust, cost efficiency, growth mindset, custome... (read entire answer)

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Should I email MBB asking if they received my application?

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BCG Gamma vs. BCG Technology Practice

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Hi Aniruddha, To put it very simply, BCG Gamma does a lot of the coding and data analytics work that is required du... (read entire answer)

Hi Aniruddha, To put it very simply, BCG Gamma does a lot of the coding and data analytics work that is required during a client engagement. Correspondingly, it prefers candid... (read entire answer)

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Case solution does not solve the objective of the case

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What is the cutoff GPA for consulting firms?

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How to structure this problem without being too generic ? (growth strategy)

on Jul 25, 2019

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Hi there, This is a very good question. In fact, a lot of candidates struggle with the issue of making generic issu... (read entire answer)

Hi there, This is a very good question. In fact, a lot of candidates struggle with the issue of making generic issue trees, some without even realizing it. Your framework i... (read entire answer)

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How would you approach a profitability and process improvement assessment?

on Jul 25, 2019

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I agree with Vlad that knowing more about the case would be benefitial. However: Have you considered starting with a... (read entire answer)

I agree with Vlad that knowing more about the case would be benefitial. However: Have you considered starting with a profitability tree and then splitting the costs not into fix... (read entire answer)

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Case interview help "walk me through the first few weeks of the case"

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Hi Klay, Well, first think of it as a normal case. You will still need to hear the case prompt, clarify the case qu... (read entire answer)

Hi Klay, Well, first think of it as a normal case. You will still need to hear the case prompt, clarify the case questions and create a framework to tackle the case. Then, bas... (read entire answer)

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How hard is it to go from Canada to NYC?

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Weight of recommendation after Screening

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Case Study + Project Proposal

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(MBA) Case Books? - Which ones are good?

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what does it mean by largest retail customer?

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I think the "largest retail customer" is the largest shop that sells our products. That is, the shop from which we ga... (read entire answer)

I think the "largest retail customer" is the largest shop that sells our products. That is, the shop from which we gain most of our sales revenue.

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Financial Services Cases

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McKinsey New "Accelerate" Practice

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Currency change in profitability structure

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You can break down list price into 1) list price in local currency, and 2) USD to local currency FX rate.

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ATK Middle East Interviews

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Hey A, I know your feeling since i applied to them 2018. Their recruiting process is crap that's why people wait fo... (read entire answer)

Hey A, I know your feeling since i applied to them 2018. Their recruiting process is crap that's why people wait for so long. I still have a couple of friends working there, s... (read entire answer)

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Question about the "Comments" section

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No, the "Comments" are there to help the interviewer understand how the case is structured. Of course, it is possible... (read entire answer)

No, the "Comments" are there to help the interviewer understand how the case is structured. Of course, it is possible that the interviewee asks questions that can be answered us... (read entire answer)

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