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How to give a strong conclusion, especially the "risk" part?

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Moritz

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Great question that is ultimately about prioritizing what to cover in the little time available during an interview. There´s generally risk related to any decision. However, is it worth mentioning over other aspects of ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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At the end of the case interview, what should we do as a closing conclusion? How would you structure a synthesis?

Case Interview conclusion Feedback synthesis

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Hi Charles and Olzhas, as a structure for the conclusion, I would recommend the following three steps: 1) Repeat the objective. This will ensure you are indeed answering to what is relevant for the case. Forget to r ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Best way to end up case: advices

conclusion final recommendation

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Vlad

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Hi, First of all, here are the general ways to provide the recommendation: Always take 30 seconds to structure your recommendation. Never give a recommendation without taking time for preparation After taking th ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Is it alright to take a moment to recap and draw a structure before concluding a case?

BCG Case Interview conclusion

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Vlad

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Hi, The basic flow is the following: You ask for 30 sec to prepare the recommendation You check the original objective to make sure you are answering the right question You think of the arguments and spend 30 ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Risks?

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Vlad

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Vlad

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Hi, It really depends on whether you have anything else to explore, that is more important than risks. The typical structure is the following: What was the objective Your recommendation Arguments why the recom ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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McKinsey-style Case Conclusion / Summary

CEO conclusion interviewer led Interviewer-led McKinsey summary

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Vlad

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Vlad

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Hi, There are two problems with McKinsey recommendations: As you've mentioned, you have to address the completely different parts of the analysis where the interviewer guided you In many cases, you can't provid ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How much answer-first should the conclusion be?

conclusion final recommendation

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Vlad

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Vlad

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Hi, Purely based on my understanding of the root causes you've mentioned (I'm not sure what is the contracting market size and if it is the only root-cause) I would answer in the following way: 1) Our objectives wer ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How long should I take to say my initial structure and my conclusion?

Case Interview conclusion Framework

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Vlad

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Hi, Agree with the other experts: 1-2 min for initial structure. But the faster the better Up to 1 minute for the conclusion. Again, the faster the better. But always take the time! Your conclusion should be ver ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Does your conclusion still have to be action oriented (+ 3 prong justification, risks and next steps) when you have not reached a conclusion in the case, i.e. you ran out of time and still did not prove your hypothesis?

Bain BCG conclusion McKinsey

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Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 30. Juli 2017

I had this happen to me at a BCG R1 (I did clear it to R2, fyi). I had a very interesting pharma case where there was a particular question the partner had that no one could solve that day (it was a MBA recruiting event ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Closing/Summing up the case interview

Case Interview case interview preparation case studies conclusion Structure summary

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Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 31. März 2017

Dear Anonymous A, Congratulations on advancing with your Case prep. Regarding your concerns about concluding/closing a Case, you should almost never use the approach you described (commonly referred to as a deductiv ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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