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Spending too much time on cases, how to improve?

approaching a case Time limit

Most recent answer on Jul 03, 2020

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gave the best answer on Jun 30, 2020

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Hi there, I see two possible reasons for your issue with the cases where you are going long: You don’t use a hypothesis-driven approach or you don’t clearly present the first level of the structure first, as menti ... (read entire answer)

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on Jul 03, 2020 on Jul 03, 2020
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offer for consulting position runs out before further interviews

contract Time limit time to sign the offer

Recent activity on Aug 01, 2018

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

gave the best answer on Aug 01, 2018

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

Hi, I believe you have two more options: Negotiate the new deadline for the offer acceptance You can also talk to McK, BCG and ask them to expedite the process since you have another offer. If it is an offer fro ... (read entire answer)

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on Aug 01, 2018 on Aug 01, 2018
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Are candidates penalized for not getting through the whole (interviewer-led) case?

case study Interview Interviewer-led MBB Time limit

Recent activity on Apr 04, 2018

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

gave the best answer on Sep 06, 2018

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

Hi, Out of all MBB companies, only Bain expects you to crack the case and get the final number in 70% of the cases. At McKinsey (especially with the interviewer-led cases) and BCG very often it's just about discussing ... (read entire answer)

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on Apr 04, 2018 on Apr 04, 2018
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Time to structure a case

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Mar 22, 2018

Hey Tim, If you're taking 90sec...this means you are doing just great (assuming your frameworks are good obviously!). More important than the time you take, what really matters is the quality of it (often spending les ... (read entire answer)

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on Mar 24, 2018 on Mar 24, 2018
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