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Is there such a thing as asking too many clarifying questions?

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Most recent answer on Nov 01, 2023

Nikita

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Hi there,Is there such a thing as asking too many questions? Yes, there is such a point. I would say that a candidate shouldn't spend more than 2-3 minutes at that stage. 5 or 10 minutes is definitely excessive. At what ... (read entire answer)

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Speed issue?

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Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Sidi

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gave the best answer on Oct 24, 2023

McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi! I believe you have to be EXTREMELY careful with this feedback that you have received ("You need to be faster!"). It sounds to me that you are practicing with people who do not know very well what they are talking ab ... (read entire answer)

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How to structure my case properly and use MECE structure?

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Most recent answer on Jul 01, 2023

gave the best answer on Jun 29, 2023

Hi there, This is literally what you're case prepping for! It is the hardest thing in casing and why people prep for months. It's also why consulting firms get paid millions of $ and why they invest a ton of time/effort ... (read entire answer)

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[Case Solving] Valuation: what are the factors you could used to assess a start-up

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Most recent answer on May 14, 2022

Lucie

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10+yrs recruiting & BCG Project leader

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gave the best answer on May 14, 2022

10+yrs recruiting & BCG Project leader

Hi there, each of us can eventually a use different approach to solving the case… this is precisely what consulting looks for, not standardized frameworks (that usually limit the options), but a new way and out of the ... (read entire answer)

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Market Sizing (Case interview)

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gave the best answer on Feb 26, 2022

On market sizing, or on the replacement theory? The “replacement theory” is just a small tool within market sizing (and honestly I don't find it intuitive at all).If it is about market sizing here you have a couple of u ... (read entire answer)

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Resources to build industry specific knowledge for Case solving (specially in Indian context)

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Sep 30, 2020

Hi Avya! Great that you want to structure your case prep! The beautiful thing about consulting interview cases is that you basically don't need any industry specific knowledge. The toolkit that you build during the ... (read entire answer)

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Will solving business cases make me a better entrepreneur?

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Vlad

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

Hi, The best way of learning entrepreneurship is basically failing a couple of times. Solving the cases will help you learn how to approach complex problems (consulting at MBB will help you much more btw), however, I ... (read entire answer)

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Non Traditional Approach to Solving a Strategy Case

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Vlad

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Vlad

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gave the best answer on Nov 11, 2017

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Hi Daria, Seems like you came up with a solution even before studying the problem properly. Several examples: What if the downturn is in a particular country but we can still sell the machines in less-developed co ... (read entire answer)

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