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Preparing for 2nd Round with Kearney in SE Asia

2nd round ATKearney Charts Difficulty Final Round Investment market entry Market sizing Partner Interview quantitative

Most recent answer on Apr 15, 2023

gave the best answer on Apr 13, 2023

Hi there, I've supported a number of candidates with Kearney in the US (and successfully interviewed there myself!). I also have the questions they asked my candidate 2 weeks ago. Feel free to reach out. Kearney is best ... (read entire answer)

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BCG Interactive Case Library

BCG Case Interview Difficulty

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Vlad

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Vlad

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

Hi, I haven't seen the library, however, I would not be confident in the performance purely based on the feedback from peers or based on the number of cases solved. I've seen the candidates with 100+ case and very poo ... (read entire answer)

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Hardest case interview you've ever done/heard of?

Case Interview Difficulty hard Hardest MBB pressure interview stress

Most recent answer on Feb 29, 2020

Clara

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Clara

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gave the best answer on Feb 02, 2020

McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello! I wouldn´t think in absolute terms here, since what is the most difficult for one person doesn´t need to be even difficult to other. It truly depends on the prior experience, similar cases you have practiced wi ... (read entire answer)

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List of popular ways in which MBB interviewers like to challenge candidates?

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Most recent answer on Feb 02, 2020

Francesco

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Hi Anonymous, I agree with Vlad, the points you mentioned are quite standard and you may expect in the majority of the interviews. Additional points where you could be challenged are: Graph interpretation – provid ... (read entire answer)

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L.E.K. Interviews

best practice Difficulty LEK

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Aws

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Senior Consultant @ Google | McKinsey, BCG, Bain exp. as Client | 100+ REAL MBB cases

Aws

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Senior Consultant @ Google | McKinsey, BCG, Bain exp. as Client | 100+ REAL MBB cases

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Are there any firms that tend to give relatively easy interviews?

2nd tier Case Interview Difficulty tier3

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Riccardo

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Hi, I agree non-MBB interviews are generally easier but what also influence how challenging interviews can be is: - The office (main offices e.g. London / NY tend to have more competitive recruiting processes & you ... (read entire answer)

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How do you feel the difficulty of BCG potential test compared with the samples from IgotanOffer?

BCG BCG Potential Test Difficulty

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Oct 02, 2018

Hi, From what I have seen in the site you mention the answer is yes, it is quite comparable in both type of questions and difficulty. Nevertheless, I would say that perhaps what is more difficult in the test is when y ... (read entire answer)

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