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When I am structuring the case, I struggled and get lost.

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Most recent answer on Dec 31, 2023
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Lorenzo
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It's not uncommon to feel overwhelmed or forget frameworks when faced with a case interview, especially when the pressure is on. Here are some strategies to help you overcome this challenge: Practice Regularly: Regular ... (read entire answer)
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Any tips for McKinsey Euro interviews?

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Most recent answer on Dec 05, 2023
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Cristian
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Yuxi,  I'm going to be direct here, this doesn't matter :) The cases can be from the interviewer's library but most interviewers develop their own cases. You don't have access to this library so it doesn't matter.  EU a ... (read entire answer)
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Laundry list of considerations by industry or case type

Case Interview case types industry specific laundry list memory
Most recent answer on Nov 13, 2023
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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! Precisely for the high amount of questions (1) asked by my coachees and students and (2) present in this Q&A, I created the “Math & Formulas - Economic and Financial concepts for MBB interviews”, recently ... (read entire answer)
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Categories of case questions

Bain BCG case types Cases MBB McKinsey strategy
Most recent answer on Oct 26, 2023
The best answer (on Jun 03, 2022) is from:
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 Jun 03, 2022
McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Hi! If you want to become really strong in thinking through cases, forget about all these types listed in the books (market entry, product launch, m&a etc.) These categories are completely useless. At the core, ther ... (read entire answer)
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Types of Cases

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Question edited on Aug 28, 2022
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Sidi
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Sidi
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Hi! I am not sure what the purpose of this list is. If you want to come up with a specific approach or "framework" for each of these types (or even more), then I believe you have a big problem, since this would show tha ... (read entire answer)
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Most frequent case types (MBB)?

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Most recent answer on Nov 17, 2020
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Vlad
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Vlad
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Hi, It depends on the particular company and office. e.g. Bain has many profitability, market sizing, Private Equity. McKinsey has many non-profit cases. In the countries / offices with heavy industries, there will ... (read entire answer)
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How many types of cases will be asked within Mckinsey interviews (both 1st and 2nd rounds)

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Most recent answer on Oct 31, 2020
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Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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Hi, I would add: New product Investment decision (not the same as M&A. Rather investment in new technology, business) Operational math problems - (How to reduce the traffic jams on a bridge with certain ou ... (read entire answer)
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Case type distribution during the all cases & objective of the client

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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 Jul 09, 2019
McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Hi! 1) Usually interviewers don't know exactly which cases you have solved in previous interviews. Hence, it is irrelevant for the kind of questions you will receive in their case. One Exception: a prior interviewer m ... (read entire answer)
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What case types are typical in interviews for an internship at Strategy& Germany (Frankfurt)?

Case Interview case types frankfurt germany internship strategy& Strategy& Interview
Most recent answer on Jun 23, 2020
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Luca
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Luca
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 gave the best answer on Jun 20, 2020
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Hello, I have done interviews for Strategy& in Italy and I can confirm that business case are quite standard. Case typology is more correlated to your interviewer, I would suggest to try to ask for your interviewe ... (read entire answer)
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Goetzpartners Interview Day: Cases, Math Test etc.

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Most recent answer on Feb 06, 2020
Anonymous gave the best answer on Feb 06, 2020
Hi A, es ist ein standardisiertes Assessment Tag (von 9:00 bis ca. 18:00) mit mehrstufigem Interviewverfahren, inkl: CV Screening und Personal Fit Test 2 cases am Vormittag Lunch Nach dem Lunch machen di ... (read entire answer)
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Can someone please tell me the major case types and what could be some of the MECE structures for them?

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Recent activity on Feb 11, 2019
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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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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Hi Anonymous! There is a fundamental misconception among many folks trying to build their case solving muscle: assuming that there is an essential difference between "Market entry cases", "Company acquisition cases", ... (read entire answer)
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Can anyone tell me where can I find good Government/Education/Public sector cases which are different than usual cases?

case types Public Sector
Recent activity on Feb 11, 2019
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Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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Hi, These cases are rare is that the casebooks (that are in general not a good source of cases). To provide a bit of structure, there are several types of non-profit cases: Factors influencing the price (What ar ... (read entire answer)
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What are the primary types of Case Interview problems?

Case Interview case types
Recent activity on Aug 06, 2018
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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 Aug 06, 2018
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi, Below you can find a list of the most common case types and some high-level recommendations on approaching them. Have in mind that the case might have a mix of several problems (e.g. the profits are going down, bu ... (read entire answer)
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How to solve vague cases that don't fit into any frameworks?

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Recent activity on Jul 21, 2016
Anonymous gave the best answer on May 26, 2016
That's a ton of questions right there :) Two things are most important for all of these questions/cases, which by the way also apply to most other cases: I) Answer the question. That will put you ahead of ~60% of ot ... (read entire answer)
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