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Case study Powerpoint Interview

Casestudyinterview Final Round Powerpointpresentation preparation tips
Neueste Antwort am 25. März 2024
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, First, good luck! I have 30+ REAL written cases AND 100+ killer powerpoint slides. I provide both to my candidates so feel free to reach out! What I generally do with my candidates is, give them a few real wri ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Another interview after final round for BCG

BCG Final Round
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Hi there, Q: What do you think? I’ll be happy to get your feedbacks on what to specifically work on as they didn’t give me any strong advice on the case study.  Very difficult to answer as we don’t know how you performe ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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If an MBB firm takes a long time to give a final offer for a summer internship after final round, is it a good sign or a bad sign?

Bain & Company BCG consulting Final Round internship Interview interview questions McKinsey waiting period
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Hi there,  Q: Should I interpret this as a positive or negative sign? Normally, offers are extended within a few days. On the other hand, it is unusual to wait so long for a rejection.  Most likely, they don’t have visi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Usual time to hear back after internship final round

Final Round internship MBB
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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe
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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe
Hi there, there have been a lot of reports that processes seem to be running more slowly and people are waiting for a while to receive feedback. If you have now already waited for 3 weeks, I would try to follow up with ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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McK partner round

Final Round McKinsey McKinsey Final Round Preparing for final round at McK
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Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets
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Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets
Hey there, Congrats! 95% of partner rounds are just as standardized as the first round. The reason why you read about freestyle partner experiences is that they deviate from what people expect, hence they post about it ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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response after final round of interview

Decision Round Final Round followup MBB MBB rejection final round offer
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They don't do silent rejections. When it does happen, it's more of a system failure rather than an intention.  Most likely they are either having trouble getting all the interviewer on one call OR having trouble decidin ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Structuring Drills from Crafting Cases or Coaching Sessions

Case structure and frameworks coaching Decision Final Round
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Hi there, 4 quick comments: - Great that you developing your creative thinking when it comes to structuring. Force-fitting structures almost never work in my experience, as interviewers always expect a very tailored app ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Final round partner interview @ Big four (conlsuting)

big four consulting Final Round Result
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi Sabrina, Deep breaths! Sounds like you did well :) And you've worked hard to get here. Remember that these things take time (they need to find time to get together + discuss, they have to tell HR, a contract has to b ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Final round BCG visiting associate

anxiety BCG BCG Case Interview Final Round Market sizing
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Even though no one can know for certain until you receive a formal response, very rarely a BCG consultant would make the laptop joke unless they really mean it :) they know how important these interviews are for people, ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Timeline for intern final decision

Decision Round Final Round internship MBB
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Hi there, It usually takes 1-2 weeks, depending on how long it takes the recruiter to match all interviewers' agendas for the final decision call. You can check how the decision is being made here: MBB Hiring Hacks - Be ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Interviewer said hope to see you in the internship

Final Round MBB Interview
Neueste Antwort am 28. Feb. 2024
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14 years | Ex-BCG | Managing Associate Partner | Recruiting team leader
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First off, congratulations on this positive experience! It is not very common to come out of the interview process feeling energized - it is a very positive sign. That being said, it is wise to interpret the feedback ju ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Follow up email after internship final round

Final Round internship MBB Summer Internship
Neueste Antwort am 28. Feb. 2024
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Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets
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Highest-rated McKinsey coach (ratings, offers, sessions) | 500+ offers | Author of The 1% & Consulting Career Secrets
Hi there, In the current environment, I'd wait 2 weeks before following up. Most candidates' decisions are a bit slower and delayed at the moment, some even wait between interview rounds for weeks or months. The only ex ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Final round advice at OW Dubai

Final Round Oliver Wyman Oliver Wyman interview
Neueste Antwort am 27. Feb. 2024
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Hi Jad, Well done on getting to the final round. In terms of your questions: 1) Considering it's 30 mins only, I guess there is no case study? Not necessarily. You could have a short case as well. 2) Also, what type of ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How are MBB final decisions taken?

Bain BCG BCG McKinsey and Bain Final Round McKinsey
Neueste Antwort am 31. Jan. 2024
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Expert coach | Head of recruiting for Bain | 8+ years interviewing | Free intro call
Brad
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Expert coach | Head of recruiting for Bain | 8+ years interviewing | Free intro call
Hi there,   Congrats on getting an inverview and making good progress!   Typically it works as follows:   Rd1 – both interviewers need to pass you. If there’s a debate where 1 interviewer was impressed and the other not ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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What kind of cases for BCG final round

BCG Case Interview Final Round
Neueste Antwort am 25. Jan. 2024
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Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, Here's a REAL BCG questionmy candidate was just asked: Your client is the CEO of marketing at Green university, a small regional university (Bachelors+ Masters in Healthcare offered). There has been a decrease ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How to answer hypothetical behavioral questions?

behavioral interviews Final Round
Neueste Antwort am 15. Jan. 2024
Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 17. Jan. 2024
The traditional approach is the STAR method - situation, task, action and result.  Personally, I think this approach is a bit rigid and the conversation just won't sound very spontaneous. I normally like to prepare a fe ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Final round Case prep

Final Round
Neueste Antwort am 31. Dez. 2023
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Hagen
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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
Hagen
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gab die beste Antwort am 30. Nov. 2023
#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
Hi there, First of all, congratulations on the progress in the application process thus far! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question: First of all, preparation doesn't need to change significantly. It wou ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Looking for a coach for procurement cases

Final Round
Neueste Antwort am 5. Dez. 2023
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Hagen
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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
Hagen
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gab die beste Antwort am 30. Nov. 2023
#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
Hi there, First of all, congratulations on the progress in the application process thus far! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your situation: While I'm not specialized in procurement projects, I have managed sev ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Final Round to Decision - A Survey

Bain final round BCG Case Interview Final Round McKinsey Final Round
Neueste Antwort am 30. Nov. 2023
Die beste Antwort (am 26. Feb. 2022) ist von:
Moritz
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ex-McKinsey EM & Interviewer | 7/8 offer rate for 4+ sessions | 90min sessions with FREE exercises & videos
Moritz
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gab die beste Antwort am 26. Feb. 2022
ex-McKinsey EM & Interviewer | 7/8 offer rate for 4+ sessions | 90min sessions with FREE exercises & videos
Hey there, Personally, I had offers and a rejection within the same day. In case of McKinsey, I had barely left the building when the Partner called me with the good news. However, there’s a very high degree of variabil ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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McKinsey Decision Call

Final Round McKinsey
Neueste Antwort am 30. Nov. 2023
Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 24. Dez. 2018
Hi Emine, as long as you did not receive a rejection email/call, you still have the same chance of getting an offer. Specifically waiting time of a week is absolutely normal. Having said that, there is nothing wrong wit ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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