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What is some example of opening hypothesis?

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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! In such a situation I recommend to delay the hypothesis until you have something to ground your hypothesis on! Just stating a hypothesis for the sake of it serves no purpose! Instead you can say “I would like to f ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey cases - Questions on the 'opening' of a case response

Case opening Interviewer-led McKinsey

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McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author

Hi! ad 1) For sure it's just an educated guess without having had a coaching session with you - it sounds like you are taking down too many notes which you would remember without putting it down on paper. So try to di ... (read entire answer)

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Opening McK case

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

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

Hi, I see the 2 options here: The interviewer takes the leadership from the beginning asks you to think specifically just about the potential structure. (E.g. "Could you please develop a structure on how to assess ... (read entire answer)

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