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Management Consultant Targeting MBB

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Most recent answer on Feb 29, 2024
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Ex- BCG Principal | 8 years experience | Previous BCG Miami Recruiting Director | Yale MBA
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Ex- BCG Principal | 8 years experience | Previous BCG Miami Recruiting Director | Yale MBA
You can definitely prepare and be ready for case interviews in 2 months. This is about the amount of time I had between doing my first case and my first interview. However, it will take a lot of dedicated practice in th ... (read entire answer)
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Social Media and activism - background check

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Most recent answer on Jan 29, 2022
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
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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, It's honestly hard for us to say. We don't know what this exact profile is, but as long as you individually have not made obscene comments online you *should* be ok. I'm sorry but it's hard to predict exactl ... (read entire answer)
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Should I use a background during a zoom interview?

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Most recent answer on Oct 26, 2020
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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Adi
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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Natural background please and nothing artificial i.e whereever you are. Hopefully not somewhere crazy :). At best you could use a plain white background to create contrast if you happen to be in a not so well lit roo ... (read entire answer)
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How do Legal professionals with non-business/non-maths experience manage to succeed at the interview?

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Most recent answer on Apr 30, 2020
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Robert
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McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author
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McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author
Hi Jihane, I brought already many candidates into McKinsey - ranging from classical business background over lawyers to military leaders. So yes, definitely a legal background is also fine like any other background. ... (read entire answer)
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