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Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying your time on PrepLounge and that your case interview preparation is successful so far! I have some great news for you: We just launched a new product on PrepLounge: Project Simulations. The project simulations allow you to go through interactive projects and get to know different industries and topics in order to prepare for your career in management consulting. We have prepared nine projects that will enable you to simulate your work on the job! If you are really keen to be the first one to try the project simulations, send me a private message! I will ... (read entire question)

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Completed final round of interviews and recruiter asked about...

Final Round recruiting

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Hi all, I completed my final round of interviews in the morning. In the evening, I received an email from the recruiter asking if I am interviewing with other consulting firms or have any offers on hand. May I know what ... (read entire question)

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Imbellus

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Hi there, It depends. I helped a few INSEAD candidates recently and they confirmed the test was sent to everyone who applied for their school. In other cases, they first screen the CV, then invite you for interviews. If ... (read entire answer)

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Resume Typo

MBB Resume

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Anonymous A asked 9 hours ago

Hi all, I recently received a referral for MBB and sent in my application. However, upon going through my resume again, it seems that I made a small error. Instead of ‘pronunciation’, I mistakenly spelled it as ‘pronoun ... (read entire question)

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Can current consultants coach candidates/students online while working at an MBB firm?

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Hi, I am curious about whether can a current employee of an MBB firm coach someone (paid) on PrepLounge or etc. Are there any rules or guidelines by the MBB firms on this? If not, why do MBB prevent so?

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Strategy&

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Hello, Hope all is well, I was wondering if anyone has tips and cases to practice/focus on regarding case interview for Strategy&. Thank you so much for your help.

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Bain Dubai - need coach to prep

Bain & Company case coaching Middle East

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Hi,Any coach with experience of preparing candidates to Bain ME office (preferably in recent years)?Need one to:- assess current level of preparedness (case only)- help improve by learning Bain specific and ME specific ... (read entire question)

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Cost of downtime

TKMC Case: Premiumstahl AG and the global procurement market

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In the calculation, the cost of downtime is 8 shifts / 3 per day - is the 3 per day derived from assuming shifts operate 24 hours a day?

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Leasing cost reduction

Chinese Chess - Airline Business During COVID-19

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Thanks for the case! It was fun and offered great insight! I have a question on the sentence: (Long Term) Leasing costs can be cut through the purchase of planes through capital received by government – new monthly cos ... (read entire question)

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Math word problem help

Math problem

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Hagen

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Hi there, unfortunately, the answer is not correct, you will need a total of 1,278 wind turbines in the future, so you need to build additionally 828 wind turbines. You seem to have made the right calculations in terms ... (read entire answer)

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Simon Kucher's culture

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Hagen

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Hi there, This is indeed an interesting question which is probably relevant for quite a lot of users, so I'm happy to give you my perspective on that: While I agree with what other coaches said about platforms like Vaul ... (read entire answer)

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Arthur D Little

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Hi! There are for sure some differences, but it also depends on the specific office. I would suggest you reach out directly to ADL consultants and ask for more detailed information on this. Best, Anto

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work accomodations - mbb

Client and MBB

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Hagen

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Hagen

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Hi there, This is indeed an interesting question which is probably relevant for quite a lot of users, so I'm happy to give you my perspective on that: Generally speaking, there has been a shift in recent years and consu ... (read entire answer)

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How much lead time is expected from application to interviews?

application process

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Ian

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Hi there, I generally advise my candidates to apply when they are 80% ready. The lead time can be as short as 2 weeks, so one must feel “about ready” when they apply. Based on your context, you should probably be applyi ... (read entire answer)

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Does background check check every employment you have took?

background check

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Hi! I don't think so :) Best, Anto

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Bain online assessment 2020 - Nordi offices

Bain nordic Online Assessment

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Antonello

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Ciao Francesca, I have some mock Bain tests to share, feel free to text me Best Antonello

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CV Review

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Ian

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Hi there, Send it through! I'll do a (quick) review and provide my initial high-level thoughts.

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Public sector consulting in London

Public Sector

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If you are looking specifically at London/UK market, Accenture, McK, Deloitte, PwC are strongest. Smaller firms PA Consulting , BJSS & Baringa are good too.

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Booz Allen Hamilton Middle East

booz allen hamilton Corporate Strategy

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Hagen

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Hi there, That is indeed an interesting fact you're pointing out, so I'm happy to give you my perspective on that: Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) really seems to have climbed the ranks in the ME over the past years, especial ... (read entire answer)

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Good time to apply to MBB from Tier 2

MBB strategyconsulting switch tier2

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Hagen

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Bain & Company Project Leader | 200+ interviews conducted | 5+ years of coaching and mentoring

Hi there, That is indeed an interesting question which is probably relevant for quite a lot of users, so I'm happy to give you my perspective on that: Even if most consulting companies would deny it, the COVID-19 crisis ... (read entire answer)

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▶ New on PrepLounge: Consulting Project Simulations ◀

Completed final round of interviews and recruiter asked about...

Imbellus

Resume Typo

Can current consultants coach candidates/students online while working at an MBB firm?

Strategy&

Bain Dubai - need coach to prep

Cost of downtime

Leasing cost reduction

Math word problem help

Simon Kucher's culture

Arthur D Little

work accomodations - mbb

How much lead time is expected from application to interviews?

Does background check check every employment you have took?

Bain online assessment 2020 - Nordi offices

CV Review

Public sector consulting in London

Booz Allen Hamilton Middle East

Good time to apply to MBB from Tier 2