2 years of prep while working

Hi, 2 years is too much. Working for case prep during evenings and in the weekends few months will be more than enough

Best,
Antonello

Hi there,

If you are starting from zero and work on your own, you should target 100 hours to be offer-ready (less if you work with a coach).

Can you do this in 2 years?

• 2 years ⮕ 100 weekends ⮕ 200 days in weekends ⮕ 30 min per day

So it is totally feasible. I would argue you can restrict this to quite less time: 6 months with 2 hours per day on weekends – a lot less if you work with a coach as you won’t need as many hours of prep in that case.

Best,

Francesco

Hey there,

Good answers already here. I wanted to question your assumption in the last sentence. Applications won't get necessarily harder after 2 years.

Overall, I believe 2 years is way too long of a timeframe to prepare regardless of doing it in parallel to being employed. The marginal benefits will decrease significantly after 1 month (full-time prep) or 3 months (next to a job).

In these 2 years, I would work on the solid foundations that are often lacking and can't be built in a short time frame. That means, focus on

• your business acumen and judgement --> read business newspapers and magazines
• communication (learn top-down communication on the job, Pyramid Principle)
• math drills (make sure to become flawless with mental math)
• networking (to make sure to get the contacts before applying)

Start 3 months before your interviews with actual case and fit practice.

Cheers,

Florian