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What is the minimum number of gas stations needed in the United Kingdom

Case Calculations case studies consulting interviewer led

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To determine the minimum number of gas stations needed in the United Kingdom, various factors must be considered, such as population density, travel patterns, and existing infrastructure. A detailed analysis by transpor ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What do I do if don't know wether an interview is candidate or interviewer led?

approaching a case candidate-led Candidate-led interviews Candidate-led or Interviewer-led? interviewer led Interviewer-led

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Hi there, Always be ready for candidate-led. Essentially go in expecting candidate-led. Try to drive the case forward. If they decide to prompt you and guide you, then let it happen. Think about it like riding a bike. C ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Presenting your structure in interviewer-led cases

case structure Case structure and frameworks interviewer led Interviewer-led Structure TKMC Case: Portfolio expansion in the material trade business

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hi Dominika, I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it: First of all, I would highly advise you not to overestimate the difference between ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How to have a comprehensive structure for interviewer led case interview

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Bain & Co interviewer (~3 years) | MBB-prep focused | Expert: Market Sizing; P&L cases | 50+ coachees at MBB

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Bain & Co interviewer (~3 years) | MBB-prep focused | Expert: Market Sizing; P&L cases | 50+ coachees at MBB

Hi! Great question, and good point from Gwennael! I would add that even if you are not leading the interview, you will still be judged on your ability to drive an independant piece of work. You might be cut in your ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Interviewer-led vs. Candidate-led Case - How do I find out which one?

BCG candidate-led Case Interview interviewer led MBB Mck McKinsey

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Hi Anonymous, I agree with Vlad, in general you can keep a proactive approach assuming the case is interviewee-led and move the case forward. If the interviewer wants to keep an interviewer-led approach, he/she will a ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Interviewer led case - difference in case structuring process

frameworks mckinsey interviewer led

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Hello! Agree with Vlad here, there are many misconceptions arround this interview-interviewee lead cases. If you can master one, you will the other. There is not so much of a difference, and in both you will need t ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Day of Phone Interview - What to do??

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Hi, Just do these 4 things: Sleep as much as possible Do 10-15 min of quick math exercises Eat the right food (long carbs, no sugar. probably some sugar right before the interview) Brush up the FIT stories i ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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DHL Consulting Interview Process

Case Interview DHL Consulting interviewer led

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When I interviewed, it was interviewee-led. Happy to relate more if you like.

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Clarifying questions for an interviewer-led vs interviewee-led case interview

interviewee-led interviewer led McKinsey

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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! 1. There is no difference between interviewer-led and intervieww-led cases with respect to the clarifying questions! 2. The questions you ask at the beginning have the following objectives: Completely unders ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How many clarifying questions are appropriate and when should they be asked?

Actively preparing for interviews at McKinsey and BCG asking questions BCG BCG Case Interview brainstorming brainstorming questions Candidate-led interviews Case Interview case question case questions case structure case study Clarifying questions Interview interviewer led issue tree MBB McKinsey Open question order of operations preparation questions rule of thumb Structure timing

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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! You touch on an important point here. Many candidates don't understand what distinguishes the clarifying questions at the start from later analysis-related questions (asking for market data. financials, ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What are the common questions in A.T. Kearney 10 minutes screening call

A.T. Kearney AT Kearney ATKearney Big4 business analyst interviewer led Phone interview

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ex-Manager - Natural and challenging teacher - Taylor case solving, no framework

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Hi Maha, This type of screening is relatively recent, so I've never seen it when I was at ATK. Knowing the firm and given the time frame, I guess this a very level filter to make sure : - you communicate in a clear wa ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Consulting at FTI Consulting - Business Transformation practice

Cases FTI FTIConsulting interviewer led

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Clara

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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

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gab die beste Antwort am 27. Mai 2020

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! On top of the insights already shared in the post, next week will be pusblished in PrepLounge´s Shop material related. In concrete, the "Integrated FIT guide for MBB". It provides an end-to-end preparation fo ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Mckinsey Interview feedback not specific

BCG Case Interview interviewer led McKinsey McKinsey & Company Solution analyst

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Francesco

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Hi Anonymous, it is pretty common to receive general feedback after a consulting interview. The feedback is normally correct, but so far that there are no clear examples of what you should have done it is difficult to ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Time vs accuracy

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Senior Consultant @ Google | McKinsey, BCG, Bain exp. as Client | 100+ REAL MBB cases

Aws

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Hi A, It depends on the interviewer and the question asked. In my experience, most interviewers would would be ok with an estimation upfront and then would allow you more time to come to the actual number, if that is ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How to make the interview feel like teamwork?

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Hi, It is just a way of saying, you won't actually doing a team-work :) The roles will remain distinguished, but you can do a few things to make the interviewer feel part of your reasoning (that's what they intend as ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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framework/approach in interviewer led case

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Vlad

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Vlad

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Hi, It doesn't matter who leads the case, the approach is the same: You listen to the problem Ask clarifying questions Make the recap Take a minute to make a structure Present the structure In the inter ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Is it ok to ask for time after each question in interviewer led case?

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Vlad

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, It doesn't matter who leads the case. It's ok to take: 1-2 min for initial structure. But the faster the better. 1.5 looks fine Up to 1 minute for the conclusion. Again, the faster the better. But always tak ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Upcoming Bain Interview

Bain & Company interviewer led

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Hi Anonymous, below you can find the answers to your questions: 1) Vlad's point is correct, to have updated information in Germany besides basic information (eg Bain strong in PE) would be good if you could connect ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Mckinsey style cases in French

Cases French interviewer led McKinsey

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Vlad

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Vlad

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gab die beste Antwort am 4. Mai 2019

McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, A bit off-topic but if you've done only Cheng cases and no real practice with the partners, and your interview is in a week - pls reschedule your interview asap. Best!

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Puzzling estimation question

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Vlad

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Vlad

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, You could use the following data: iPhone sales in the previous launches Similar recent flagship phones sales # of iPhone users and iPhone replacement rate (1/lifetime of an iphone) Best

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