Hi everyone,
Has anybody used Insider Secrets: How Case Interviewers Decide and/or My Guide to the Personal Experience Interview from Victor Cheng? How would you rate it/them?
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Honestly, not that good – a lot of things just taken from a thin air: not really specific to any MBB, but a usual Victor Cheng-style melange.
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Hello!
It depends on the point where you stand in your preparation.
At the very beggining, is good to have a read at this "classic" materials, but only to "land".
This is a learning by doing topic, hence, casing with experienced people who give you good feedback and from whom you can learn is the only way forward.
Hope it helps!
Cheers,
Clara
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Dear T!
Of course, you can go through this information. But I agree with other experts: the more you practice the better results you have. So I'd recommend you to solve cases and listen to LOMS regularly. Every time, having more experience, you’ll be finding something new.
Good luck with your preparation!
Best,
André
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Hello Theo,
After the initial part of the preparation, I would suggest to focus your effort on practicing with other people, that's the best way to imporve quickly. If you want to add some material, I would just suggest the LOMS program from Cheng, that some of my candidates found really useful.
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Luca
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Hi Theo, I recommend not adding too much material on theory/books/videos/articles/... Focus on mock interviews and practice with others.
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Antonello
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