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Is practicing a case/day for 3 weeks enough for MBB interviews?

First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated! McKinsey & Company Mckinsey middle east
Most recent answer on Sep 28, 2022
Anonymous gave the best answer on Sep 21, 2022
Hi there, my thoughts on your journey - it seems to be much too crowded. Do not forget preparation to a MBB interview is more than excelling on case, you at least need some time to reflect on your personal motivation (f ... (read entire answer)
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Case interview prep

case interview preparation First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated! frameworks mckinsey Getting Up to Speed McKinsey & Company
Most recent answer on Aug 31, 2022
The best answer (on Aug 31, 2022) is from:
Clara
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Clara
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! Best of luck with those results! My honest advice, and what helped me very very much years ago, is not to rush in the interview prep. This is a hard enough process and super competitive, you simply can't do it in ... (read entire answer)
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Data Science Interview - First Round

DataScience First Round First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated! McKinsey & Company
Most recent answer on Feb 20, 2022
The best answer (on Feb 20, 2022) is from:
Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Ian
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, While I don't coach for the data science roles, but understanding is that there are indeed live coding questions and they do ask you technical questions to test your expertise. I'm not aware of practice cases ... (read entire answer)
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Pharmaceutical/Life sciences consulting cases

Analyst Interview First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated! pharma and health care cases
Most recent answer on Oct 10, 2021
The best answer (on Oct 09, 2021) is from:
Hagen
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#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
Hagen
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gave the best answer on Oct 09, 2021
#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years
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: In my perspective, the key questions is whether in your specific situa ... (read entire answer)
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Which case style EY Parthenon consultants do in the interview? Thanks

acethecase EY-Parthenon First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated! HelpASisterOut interviewhelp needhelp
Most recent answer on Sep 30, 2021
The best answer (on Feb 19, 2020) is from:
Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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gave the best answer on Feb 19, 2020
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi, It really depends on who you are interviewing with: If you are interviewing with ex MBB (and Parthenon has many of them) - your interview will be very MBB-like If you are interviewing with ex Big4, etc - the ... (read entire answer)
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Estimating Used-Car Market Size

Bain & Company BCG BCG Case Interview BCG online case Client and MBB First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated! I'm preparing to McK coming next week Imbellus
Most recent answer on Aug 29, 2021
The best answer (on Aug 28, 2021) is from:
Antonello
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McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching
Antonello
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gave the best answer on Aug 28, 2021
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching
Hi, in addition to the solutions proposed by the other coaches in the discussion, I would like to suggest similar cases in the platform to practice with: https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/how-much-would-you ... (read entire answer)
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I am about to sit a written case interview, haven't done one before. The case will be on comparing two site options for an event. Any tips on things I should consider in writing the executive summary?

First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated! written case
Most recent answer on Mar 01, 2021
Anonymous gave the best answer on May 23, 2017
Hi Lorraine, As with all cases you ever do, the most important thing to remember is structure. I would set context in a few sentences then dive into the challenge. Finishing off with a recommendation or summary. Con ... (read entire answer)
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I have no consulting/case interview experience. What's my best strategy?

first First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated! firsttime novice
Most recent answer on Feb 05, 2021
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Gaurav
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Gaurav
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gave the best answer on Feb 03, 2021
Ex-Mckinsey|Certified Career Coach |Placed 500+ candidates at MBB & other consultancies
Hi Shahmir, Remember that the interview is not only about cracking the case. 1) First you need to secure your interview invite. For that, you need to work on your application (CV and Cover Letter - you can have the ... (read entire answer)
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McKinsey Middle East First Round Interview!

business analyst position First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated! McKinsey
Most recent answer on Dec 31, 2020
The best answer (on Nov 21, 2020) is from:
Francesco
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Francesco
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gave the best answer on Nov 21, 2020
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Hi there, Yes, they may interview in January as well. Whether it is enough time or not depends on: Your current level of case preparation The material you will use to prepare How many hours you can dedicate pe ... (read entire answer)
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Cheapest/most efficient way to prepare for MBB interviews?

Case Interview Prep First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated! MBB case interview prep
Most recent answer on May 11, 2020
The best answer (on May 11, 2020) is from:
Francesco
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Francesco
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gave the best answer on May 11, 2020
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Hi there, I would recommend the following steps to organize your preparation: Define a calendar for your preparation. Check if there is any deadline for the applications. Then identify how many hours you have befo ... (read entire answer)
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Having trouble with Question 4 - Can Someone Please Explain?

case math First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated! HelpASisterOut OnlineGo
Most recent answer on Jan 16, 2020
The best answer (on Jan 16, 2020) is from:
Clara
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Clara
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gave the best answer on Jan 16, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! Before putting the numbers, might help u to solve it "theoretically". Write both equations from both situations (revenue - fixed cost - variable cost) and outline which is the factor you are missing, since that ... (read entire answer)
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How would you launch a no branch credit card company in an emerging economy?

bank case partners credit card First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated!
Most recent answer on Nov 10, 2019
Anonymous A asked on Nov 09, 2019
How would you use innovation to drive the product? How will you mitigate credit risk considering a major population has no access to credit. Give a detailed explanation of the operational challenges and how you'll ... (read entire question)
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Expected overall market size for the company, regardless of the business model selected?

Deloitte First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated! Market analysis market size
Recent activity on Mar 22, 2019
The best answer (on Mar 22, 2019) is from:
Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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gave the best answer on Mar 22, 2019
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Sorry, what's the question exactly?
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Can someone help me create two P&L's for this case? (From Deloitte's website)

Deloitte Deloitte Consulting Deloitte S&O First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated! HelpASisterOut P&L
Recent activity on Oct 08, 2018
Anonymous gave the best answer on Oct 06, 2018
Hi TR! So, this looks quite intimidating but actually it not very difficult to do - you just need to break the information down. I'm not sure about the format they want your answer presented in, but if this is a P&a ... (read entire answer)
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Help: How many cashiers McDonald has - Brain teaser

brainteaser First Time Case Interview! Help Appreciated! Market sizing
Recent activity on Feb 01, 2018
Anonymous B gave the best answer on Dec 19, 2017
Our Goal: #Cashiers_McD #Cashier = (Cashier/McD) * (McD) = 3/Store (assumption) * {(McD/person) * (Pop. Size)} = 3/store * 1 store/100K (assumption1) *7 Billion (global population size) assumption 1: Whil ... (read entire answer)
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