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What are some must-do cases in the PrepLounge case library?

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Question edited on Sep 30, 2021

Anonymous gave the best answer on Apr 23, 2018

Hi Aman, I can't speak to specific preplounge cases. However, I can share my favourite resources for case interviews while I was going through interviews. You should be able to find all of these online quite easily: ... (read entire answer)

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Building a network in consulting

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Adi

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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

Hey, In addition to what other coaches have written, strongly recommend you check out this & its embedded threads. Plenty of discussion on this subject- https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/how-to-network ... (read entire answer)

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50+ cases, performance still not good. What can I do?

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Hi, Thanks for sharing this. I understand it is very frustrating to experience what you're going through, but hang in there. Sometimes all it takes is 1-2 good cases to get your confidence and the correct rhythm going ... (read entire answer)

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What are the best practices of networking to get a management consulting opportunity?

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Hi, Here are some tips on consulting networking. You can do several things: 1) Leverage your own network - find friends or friends of friends who can practice cases with you or make you a reference. 2) Attend comp ... (read entire answer)

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Daniel gave the best answer on Jun 14, 2019

Hi, why don't you use the one provided by PrepLounge (https://www.preplounge.com/en/mental-math.php)? It's pretty good! Best, Daniel

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Got into MBB, have some time before start. Next steps?

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Hi, The most important thing you need to understand is that consulting is a client business and client is always first. Here is my subjective view of what's needed to succeed on different levels of hierarchy. Pls take ... (read entire answer)

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Keeping track of key points after a case

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Hi Mouna, I would structure the key takeaways into 3 buckets: 1) Key learnings about "case types": these are points you learned regarding the different types of cases that are interesting to have in the back of your ... (read entire answer)

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Case practice material for Middle East

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McKinsey | BCG | CERN| University of Cambridge

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Hi Daniel, Typically, the cases on Middle East office revolves around government-sponsored projects or state-owned enterprises. The industrial sectors themselves may vary across infrastructure (e.g. smart cities), air ... (read entire answer)

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