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Need Help: Handling Confusion in MBB Interviews

approaching a case confusion hypothesis MBB Cases
Neueste Antwort am 31. Okt. 2023
Die beste Antwort (am 30. Okt. 2023) ist von:
Sidi
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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Hi Anonymous! If you get lost in the middle of cases, this is a surefire indicator that you are not structuring your cases very well. A good structure makes it practically impossible to get lost along the way, because i ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Partner Round - Advancy

advancy BCG McKinsey and Bain Big Four - Strategy case interview practice with consultants currently preparing for MBB MBB & Big 4 mbb big4 MBB Cases
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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach
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Hi there,  Congrats on getting this far! Basically, I'd focus on two things: 1. Aim to improve on the feedback gives after the previous rounds. They will test you on that to see whether you have a growth mindset and are ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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What is the typical consulting structure of a strategic plan?

MBB MBB & Big 4 MBB Cases MBB Consulting strategic plan Structure
Neueste Antwort am 10. Apr. 2021
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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 Roberto, You have to be much more specific. Are you talking a proposal for work (RFP)? Or a project kick-off deck? Or a final deliverable presented to the CEO? Regardless, for any of these it would be hard to ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Prep Group for MBB in France & Belgium

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Neueste Antwort am 7. Feb. 2021
Anonym A gab die beste Antwort am 9. Juni 2019
Hello Deborah, J'ai tenté de rejoindre le groupe il y a quelques jours mais je vois toujours ma demande comme "pending", peux-tu m'ajouter ? Merci !
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Bain Middle East Final Round then rejection - Can I apply again next year ?

MBB MBB Cases
Neueste Antwort am 19. Nov. 2020
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Antonello
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McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching
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McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching
Hi, yes, it usually takes from 12 to 18 months to be able to apply again. Best, Antonello
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I got a tough McK style case: How would you improve ecological implications from forest fires in California

100cases Bain BCG Cases MBB MBB Cases Mck McKinsey mckinsey cases
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Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 3. Nov. 2020
Hi, First of all you need to ask clarifying questions that would help you clarify the problem. Aims: What are the success criteria for improving the ecological impact? Any particular benchmark? Do we have any deadli ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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When to apply during preparation process?

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Neueste Antwort am 15. Sept. 2020
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Francesco
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Hi Anonymous, I agree with Guennael, it makes sense to prepare in advance, as there is a relevant amount of preparation to do before interviews (100-150 hours) and it is quite unfeasible to find so much time between t ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Hello! How should I approach brainstorming questions during McK interviewer led cases?

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Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 5. Mai 2020
Hi, There are typically 3 stages of brainstorming potential solutions to a problem during McK interviewer led cases: 1) Prepare a long list of potential solutions to a problem You need to create a MECE list of rel ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Have/Will Consulting Firms stop working?

Coronavirus MBB MBB Cases
Neueste Antwort am 23. März 2020
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Giacomo
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Bain & Company | MBA | Real Case Simulation
Giacomo
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Actually in Italy MBB did not stop working but they just put on hold around 50% of projects for a month. We hope to start working soon.
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(MBA) Case Books? - Which ones are good?

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Neueste Antwort am 24. Juli 2019
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Vlad
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Hi, None of them:) The most useful one as a first step is Case in Point Other than that, case books can be useful for certain tasks: Learning how to approach market sizing cases Giving the cases to partners un ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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McKinsey Interview- Non trad. Cases

MBB Cases McKinsey
Neueste Antwort am 8. Juli 2019
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Norah
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I am here to get you an offer! | Ex MBB interviewer Expert in MBB and Tier 2, Deep knowledge of EU & Middle East regions
Norah
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I am here to get you an offer! | Ex MBB interviewer Expert in MBB and Tier 2, Deep knowledge of EU & Middle East regions
Hello there, Thanks for reaching out. For public sector cases, I would say there are four key steps: 1. Formulate the problem: do not hesitate to clarify the problem and have the right level of informations (questions h ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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When to book session(s) with a coach?

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Anonym B gab die beste Antwort am 6. Dez. 2018
Hello! Here's how I did it: I've booked my first session about 10-12 mock cases into practice (assuming I've learned all the basics of case topics, from profitability to growth and market entry). This way, the feedbac ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How to solve a restructuring case?

MBB Cases restructuring
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Anonym A fragte am 29. Juni 2018
Hi, how would structure a restructuring case for a health fund? Best regards,
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How perfect does your case interview performance need to be?

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Letzte Aktivität am 19. Mai 2018
Anonym C gab die beste Antwort am 19. Mai 2018
Hey, Hopefully this information helps: From my understanding, Candidates are assessed across 5 or 6 areas - FIT/Structure/Comms/Quant/Creativity/Problem Solving etc. You must perform 'at the bar' for each and ever ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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