Hi there,

Probably the easier way is to compare the number with one of the input variables.

Examples:

• If revenues are $20M, you subtract all the costs and you find that your profits are $25M – you have clearly done a mistake somewhere
• If they ask you 30% of 127 and you get – say – 3.8 as an answer, you may quickly check that 10% would be 12.7, thus 3.8 cannot be the right number

It is quite a basic step but I noticed a few candidates don’t do that and say out loud a number that doesn’t make any sense. When this happens, the confidence of the interview in you decreases substantially, as they know you could repeat the same exact mistake with a client.

Hope this helps,

Francesco

Hi there,

Agreed with Florian + Francesco.

There are really two main ways here:

1. Quickly re-do the math (if it can be checked quickly)
2. Compare your answer to your baseline (i.e. any previous number that was calculated or given in the case). Here, you're essentially making sure that you're in the right magnitude

Hello!

Agree with other coaches, super important point!

On top of what they mentioned, you can also try to problem-solve it with the interviewer:

How does the client feel about this preliminar number, considering his/her maket knowledge?

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara