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Area formulae MBB

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Anonym B gab die beste Antwort am 24. Juli 2021

Unlikley but its pretty basic... you would question the CV as you would have covered them in middle and/or high school...

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Converting an internship application into a full time application - McKinsey Europe

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Hi Mary, Q: I also have more than 2 years of full-time experience. Is it possible to convert my application into a Junior Associate role or even an Associate role? With 2 years of experience, you should still match the ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Basic Tips and Formulas for Financial Question

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Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 30. Apr. 2020

Hi! Given your background in engineering, it is unlikely the interiewer would grill you on very techincal M&A or investment questions. That said, do prepare for basic business and finance knowlege. Read the cou ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Common math formulas

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Hi there, Some key formulas/concepts: Breakeven NPV (with + without growth, perpituity + 1-2 years from now) % Change ROI Margin Markup Inventory turnover Some other helpful Q&As: https://www. ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Hi, It's the rule of 72: 1) 72 or 70 (whichever is easier to calculate) is devided by 5. Thus 70 / 5 = 14. It's the number of years it takes to double the investment 2) If you have 10 years, then your investment w ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Hi, I don't think you can not solve it without knowing the quantity or revenue. You could solve it however if 30% was the gross margin. Best,

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Technical interview about M&A: WACC formula for a private company

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Hello! I agree that this seems more complicated than what you are going to find in such interviews. What you need to know how to do is: NPVs, knowing the: r, disccount rate C, capital n, number of yea ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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When to formulate an hypothesis?

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Hi Hubert! My general recommendation is: delay the explicit statement of a hypothesis until you have something to ground your hypothesis on! Just stating a hypothesis for the sake of it serves absolutely no purpose! M ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Business math cases

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Aviv, Great to see that you're targeted in terms of practicing your business maths. Honestly, you don't need ‘Income Statement, Balance sheet, Valuation (Both Comparables and DCF).’ for consulting interviews. Unless yo ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What formulas to use during the BCG Online Case?

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Hi Anonymous, the most common formulas you need to know as part of the interview process are: Breakeven point Rule of 72 (usually related to calculation of CAGR) Perpetuity formula and general NPV formula Besides that, ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Discount rate & NPV formulas

BearingPoint Case: Digital Business Model of a Parking App

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Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 16. Okt. 2020

In nutshell: Would you prefer to receive 1000 USD now or in one year? I guess now. So basically the 1000 USD in one year have a "smaller" value than 1000 USD now. Let's build on that. If I give you 1000 USD now ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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I want to start practicing with people online but the past 3 days, all meetings I had to attend, no one showed up. I'm not sure if something is wrong with my setup..

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This is quite a common problem as I understand from my own candidates. Unless it's a technical issue involved, then it has to do with the reliability of some practice partners. Some people just don't show up for peer ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Formula Sheet for Oliver Wyman's Numerical Reasoning Test

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Hi, Basically, any entry-level GMAT book will contain all the formulas. Since for you it's more about the theory rather than questions, you don't even need to buy anything. You can just download any outdated GMAT book ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Prepare for the job

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Hi there, First of all, I advise you not to worry too much about your business background knowledge before starting your internship. Many hires, the majority in some regions, do not come from an economic or business bac ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Bcg finance formulas

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Hi, Here is a set of things you need to know: 1) Math and formulas: Interest rates calculations Compound margin NPV using the Rule of 72, Perpetuity CAGR using the Rule of 72 Currencies exchange calculat ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Meeting with no show partner counts in amount of meetings?

No case partner

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Worth asking PrepLounge admin on this. It shouldn't count if you actually didn't benefit from the meeting. This is a common problem that candidates have. Not everybody is reliable with showing up. Once you find 1-3 pe ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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BCG Consultant Roles Questions

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Hi, Great to hear that you are applying for BCG. Three suggestions: Depending on the region you are applying in - the easiest way to apply is through a BCG organized recruiting event. They might offer business courses, ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Expected Salary for Corporate Strategy role - Senior Associate in Dubai (UAE)

Corporate corporate development Corporate Strategy M&A salary salary negotiation strategy strategy consulting UAE

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Glassdoor is a good datapoint for that type of salary questions. Not 100% reliable, but directionally right (as long as they have a relevant number of datapoints).

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Re-application to MBB after being counseled to leave.

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Hi there, Two things - I would encourage you to think hard about why you want to join MBB again since you are doing well and growing in your current role. Not only this is important for the re-application process (the ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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McKinsey Rejection Email

McKinsey & Company

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The email follows somewhat the standard rejection format, I wouldn't expect from them to reach out. There are way to many applicants at Mckinsey. Don't be discouraged; instead, consider applying to other consulting fir ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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