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Hello! I need to admit that your post made me laugh :) Although I agree with avoiding caselingo, none of the ones that you mention isolated would be a red flag to me! Just try to be balanced, and that´s it! Hope ... (read entire answer)

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Revenue and Cost levers for IT transformation case

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Anonymous A asked on May 27, 2021

Hi, for one of my case exercises, I'm trying to create a laundry list of revenue and cost savings levers in an IT transformation for a bank. What are the usual levers and examples you can think of as benefits from impro ... (read entire question)

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Loss of marketing gains due to bad weather

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Rong asked on Aug 08, 2019

Shall we also consider the loss of marketing gains due to bad weather?

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Cost Reduction - Structure

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Hi Ish, In general, for determining cost issues, you need to break down the problem into a tree/root-cause analysis and ask the highest level (but specific) questions first! In this way, you essentially move down the ... (read entire answer)

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Ex-MBB, Experienced Hire; I will teach you not only the how, but also the why of case interviews

Anonymous, Case questions will obviously depend on the interviewer and the group you are trying to join. When I looked st the credit card side for example, I was given credit card related questions. In general, I'd ... (read entire answer)

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Opportunity Assessment Structure

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Hi Anonymous, at the highest level approaching a "strategic action case" entails the following three elements: 1. Define the OBJECTIVE of the client (without knowing the objective, it is logically impossible to come ... (read entire answer)

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Hi, Not sure if I understood your question correctly, however the best source of cost structures will be: 1) Cases - you simply solve 50-70 cases and get a broad knowledge of different industries, common pitfalls an ... (read entire answer)

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Basic Cost Frameworks?

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Hi, As a candidate, I've struggled a lot with cost reduction cases since most of the case books don't have them, while you can face these cases on the case interviews. This is especially relevant for McKinsey intervie ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey: Operations salaries same as strategy salaries?

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Nov 09, 2017

Hi Anonymous, McKinsey has a very rigorous salary structure. As an incoming Associate you will be compensated the same as any other associate. The only exception would be if you were hired as an Expert.

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