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What do I do if don't know wether an interview is candidate or interviewer led?

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Hi there, Always be ready for candidate-led. Essentially go in expecting candidate-led. Try to drive the case forward. If they decide to prompt you and guide you, then let it happen. Think about it like riding a bike. C ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Candidate-led interviews

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Hi there, Q: Are all the interviews candidate-led interviews except for McKinsey? Not necessarily. I know cases where candidates had interviewer-led interviews at BCG, Bain and other companies. Having said that, candid ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Market entry case structure

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Hi, The exact structure will depend on the particular details of the case and the industry. But here is some inspiration for structuring a market entry problem: Market Size Growth rates Profitability Segme ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Market Sizing in Non-Market Sizing Focused Case

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Hello! Indeed, you are right. Usually you find market-sizing exercises inside of other big exercises (e.g., profitability, etc.) It´s very rare that you find a market sizing case just by itself, without other conte ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Engage interviewer during the case interview

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You can ask soft questions; for example: "is it fair to assume ...?" "if that is ok with you, I'd like to look at ..." Don't forget also to take the interviewer through your thought process and math calculations. ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Day of Phone Interview - What to do??

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Hi, Just do these 4 things: Sleep as much as possible Do 10-15 min of quick math exercises Eat the right food (long carbs, no sugar. probably some sugar right before the interview) Brush up the FIT stories i ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How many clarifying questions are appropriate and when should they be asked?

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Hi Anonymous! You touch on an important point here. Many candidates don't understand what distinguishes the clarifying questions at the start from later analysis-related questions (asking for market data. financials, ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Dealing with ambiguous type of cases

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Sidi

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Hi! Please understand: there is no such thing as a "candidate-led structure" or "interviewer-led structure". It simply does not exist! Structure is completely independent on whether the interviewer is leading thro ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What are some effective tricks or phrases to solve candidate-led cases quickly? Essentially, how to be sharp?

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Hi, I usually recommend to not use generic business jargon/entire phrases but focus on case-specific terms, going deep on the main industry trends, showing the confidence in talking about it. Best, Antonello

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Case Interview

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Should be quite easy to find Operations cases. PrepLounge has that category in their case Library here: https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases?language=en&topic[]=13&topic[]=8&sort=real-ca ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Shall I lay out all the structure at the beginning of a candidate-led case?

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Hi Riccardo, it's irrelevant whether interviewee-led or not! A structure to approach a case should always be rooted in the actual question that you need to address. From there, and from the underlying objective of the ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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LOMS-best way to utilize it (on commute)?

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Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews

tl;dr: I credit LOMS with helping me get into BCG. I had received all the right feedback before, but it didn't 'speak' to me until I listened to LOMS on repeat while in transit. I did exactly what you are doing, lis ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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1. How do you know when your structure is missing a bucket in candidate-led case interviews? Do you just exhaust your structure and then build a new one if you have reached a dead-end with the first one? 2. If you're missing a bucket, how do you go about addressing this when the interviewer points it out? Should you ever ask the interviewer (in a subtle way of course) if there is anything missing in your structure?

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Hi Anonymous, For question 1: In general the interviewer will give some hints you forgot one element. The ideal thing to do in this case would be: sum up the questions sum up your results up to that point if y ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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