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Struggling with understanding simple revenue exhibits (M&A case)

exhibits Net Present Value Revenue analysis Valuation

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Dear, Thank you for the questions. Let me see if I can be of help with the 2 points you mentioned. Question 1 I see there might be a bit of confusion/unclarity here. At first, when I looked at the exhibit you posted, I ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Ask for time in exhibit interpretation or talk on-the-fly?

Case Interview case interview preparation exhibits graph reading

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Hi Tian, Q: Which would be a better method? If none, what would be your method of approaching an exhibit? Between the two, the first method is better but I would recommend something different from what you listed. The a ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Exhibits drills and best practices?

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Hi there, 1) What is the best practice to approach exhibits in a case interview? I would recommend the following: 1. READ THE GRAPH Ask for 30 seconds to understand the graph Summarize the graph. Read in particular the ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Online interviews

exhibits MBB Online interview

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Hi there, I conducted online interviews as interviewer for McKinsey and I can assure you of two things: There will be no less exhibits and the McKinsey format hasn't been "compromised" in any way Interviewers are acutel ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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exhibit

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Hi there, Basically the graph shows the % distribution of the countries. Try to not read the lines in the graph, but rather the volume. So that means that if in 100 ‘units’, Russia went from ~47 in 2006 to ~15 in 2010, ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Exhibit cases

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Hi there! It might have been here: https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/charts-and-graphs-interpretation-8334 Or here: https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/practice-exhibit-reading-10485 Labco and En ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Multiple exhibits in virtual interviews

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Hey there, In case you get two exhibits at once in a Zoom call, the interviewer will most likely screenshare both at the same time. If not, you can ask to go back and forth. If you need to calculate with the numbers, ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How to handle big exhibit / data dump during case interview?

Data Analysis exhibits

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Hi Kyle, it sounds like you are still waiting for feedback from your interview. Good luck! Regarding the question: 1. Understand the bigger picture What kind of analysis do they show? How is the data roughly ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Engaging the interviewer while doing math / figuring out an exhibit

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Hi, For math you should: Present the interviewer your approach (formula, calculation steps, equation, etc) Check with him whether the approach is correct Start calculations Come back to the interviewer with ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Chart and Graph Reading

Case Case Interview case question Charts Charts reading exhibits Graph MBB McKinsey Table

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A little late for this question, but thought I give it a shot, since I use charts in my cases often. What's the biggest mistake I see? Looking for patterns in values. To give an example: Let's say, I show a simple bar ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How often is some of the information at the exhibit not relevent?

Case Interview exhibits

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Sidi

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Hi! Almost always. It is the very reason why you get presented with an exhibit - to test your ability to identify the relevant information and how it helps to answer the core question. The classical mistake committe ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How detailed should the analysis on exhibits be?

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Vlad

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Hi, Don't do any calculations if they are not required by the interviewer. Usually, it's the major loss of time for the candidates. You can use the following approach: Take a minute to look at the graph Read ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Sticking to the Structure

case structure exhibits issue tree

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Vlad

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Vlad

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Hi, You should jump directly to the table for the following reasons: Your major enemy is time. If you don't do it now - most probably you will not solve the case in time The interviewer is managing the time, so ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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