Hi there,

This is indeed an interesting question which is probably relevant for quite a lot of users, so I am happy to provide my perspective on it:

• First of all, I would advise you to at least try to schedule the interviews in a way that also fits your personal situation. I feel that especially graduates shy away from taking on a proactive role in scheduling the interviews ahead - yet nobody expects you to reschedule all your commitments for the sake of an interview.
• Moreover, I would advise you to reduce the number of case studies practiced per week to the minimum to keep your readiness level once you have reached the desired level. There is no meaning in getting more and more fed up with case studies (which is a normal development over time) without any concrete reason.

In case you want a more detailed discussion on how to best keep up your desired level of readiness without getting fatigued, please feel free to contact me directly.

I hope this helps,

Hagen

Hi there,

Quite simply, the same way you pace yourself in everything else in life! (finals/exams, a big trip, a big project, etc.)

Make sure to keep “living” in the sense of seeing friends/family, going out and doing the things that recharge you, etc. etc.

UItimately, you need to pace yourself!

You know yourself best, so you know best what it takes for you to perform on interview days. Meditation and jogging worked wonders for me on interview days (or any other stressful situations), but completely different things might work for you.

At the same time, please don't overthink, as I don't think ‘interview fatigue’ is a a real factor. From my experience as an interviewer at BCG and LEK, strong candidates do well across interview days, so just make sure that you come prepared.

Good question.

The advice I give is to not practice for the sake of practicing.  In other words, you have to have specific goals, specific things that you are working on and if you are progressing there, you will have less fatigue.  

Every time you start to practice, tell your partner what you'd like feedback on.

Hope this helps!

Allen

Every time you feel you have reached a plateau in terms of case performance, or start feeling tired, you should take some rest, and take a step back and after that review your approach. 

A lot of times fatigue comes from lack of progress (this is why you have to review your whole approach). If it is just from lack of rest… there is no substitute to actually resting.

In addition to above, once you feel like your case performance is stabilizing, what typically helps is to reduce the interval of case prep (e.g. from 1 case / day to 1-2 per week). However, make sure to not cool off completely for a week or more - otherwise one can become rusty quite quickly.

1. Take rest time throughout the preparation process. 
2. Remember you will get more experience with each interview you complete. 
3. Practice and prepare intentionally - quality over quantity will get you further.