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When I am structuring the case, I struggled and get lost.

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It's not uncommon to feel overwhelmed or forget frameworks when faced with a case interview, especially when the pressure is on. Here are some strategies to help you overcome this challenge: Practice Regularly: Regular ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Any tips for McKinsey Euro interviews?

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Yuxi, I'm going to be direct here, this doesn't matter :) The cases can be from the interviewer's library but most interviewers develop their own cases. You don't have access to this library so it doesn't matter. EU a ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Laundry list of considerations by industry or case type

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Hello! Precisely for the high amount of questions (1) asked by my coachees and students and (2) present in this Q&A, I created the “Math & Formulas - Economic and Financial concepts for MBB interviews”, recently ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Categories of case questions

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi! If you want to become really strong in thinking through cases, forget about all these types listed in the books (market entry, product launch, m&a etc.) These categories are completely useless. At the core, ther ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Types of Cases

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi! I am not sure what the purpose of this list is. If you want to come up with a specific approach or "framework" for each of these types (or even more), then I believe you have a big problem, since this would show tha ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Most frequent case types (MBB)?

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Hi, It depends on the particular company and office. e.g. Bain has many profitability, market sizing, Private Equity. McKinsey has many non-profit cases. In the countries / offices with heavy industries, there will ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How many types of cases will be asked within Mckinsey interviews (both 1st and 2nd rounds)

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Hi, I would add: New product Investment decision (not the same as M&A. Rather investment in new technology, business) Operational math problems - (How to reduce the traffic jams on a bridge with certain ou ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Case type distribution during the all cases & objective of the client

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi! 1) Usually interviewers don't know exactly which cases you have solved in previous interviews. Hence, it is irrelevant for the kind of questions you will receive in their case. One Exception: a prior interviewer m ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What case types are typical in interviews for an internship at Strategy& Germany (Frankfurt)?

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Hello, I have done interviews for Strategy& in Italy and I can confirm that business case are quite standard. Case typology is more correlated to your interviewer, I would suggest to try to ask for your interviewe ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Goetzpartners Interview Day: Cases, Math Test etc.

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Hi A, es ist ein standardisiertes Assessment Tag (von 9:00 bis ca. 18:00) mit mehrstufigem Interviewverfahren, inkl: CV Screening und Personal Fit Test 2 cases am Vormittag Lunch Nach dem Lunch machen di ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Can someone please tell me the major case types and what could be some of the MECE structures for them?

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Hi Anonymous! There is a fundamental misconception among many folks trying to build their case solving muscle: assuming that there is an essential difference between "Market entry cases", "Company acquisition cases", ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Can anyone tell me where can I find good Government/Education/Public sector cases which are different than usual cases?

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Hi, These cases are rare is that the casebooks (that are in general not a good source of cases). To provide a bit of structure, there are several types of non-profit cases: Factors influencing the price (What ar ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What are the primary types of Case Interview problems?

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Hi, Below you can find a list of the most common case types and some high-level recommendations on approaching them. Have in mind that the case might have a mix of several problems (e.g. the profits are going down, bu ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How to solve vague cases that don't fit into any frameworks?

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That's a ton of questions right there :) Two things are most important for all of these questions/cases, which by the way also apply to most other cases: I) Answer the question. That will put you ahead of ~60% of ot ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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