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Final Round MBB pressure interview unusual case

Most recent answer on Nov 20, 2023

Raj

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Congratulations on completing your partner round interview. It sounds like you faced a challenging case with a partner who had a conversational approach and interrupted you frequently. It's not uncommon for partner roun ... (read entire answer)

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How many people can visit the best 1,000 tourist spots in their lifetime?

case question Guessestimation unusual case

Most recent answer on Feb 14, 2023

Benjamin

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Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer

Hello, A very interesting estimation question indeed. Couple of thoughts from an interviewer's POV You are right in that there are many variables and potential nuances in trying to size a question like this As an inter ... (read entire answer)

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Broad case question

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Most recent answer on Jan 02, 2023

gave the best answer on Dec 30, 2022

Hello, Here are my thoughts: 1) Yes, absolutely you should ask clarifying questions to get a better idea on how to approach the question. But once you have enough info, do the following. 2) Make a broad MECE structure l ... (read entire answer)

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on Jan 02, 2023 on Jan 02, 2023
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Where to find really hard cases

Case Prep Cases hard MBB Strategy& Interview unusual case

Most recent answer on Dec 09, 2020

Anonymous gave the best answer on Oct 21, 2020

Hi Tobias, I join Henning in questionning the method you are following to prepare for your upcoming interviews. Are you practicing cases with case partners (experts or candidates) or are you going through the cases al ... (read entire answer)

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Struggling with the suitability of an hypothesis driven approach in some particular cases

Case Interview Framework hypothesis unusual case

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Sep 18, 2017

Dear Ben, As you mentioned, in some cases you can easily communicate your hypothesis and which ones are you prioritizing in your analysis, after you set your initial structure. However, there are cases (like the NGO e ... (read entire answer)

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