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T2 Consulting or Big4 Strategy Specialization Unit

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Francesco

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Hi there, Congratulations on the offers! In terms of your question: Q: Should I defy the brand and start at a Big4 consultancy and pursue my passion? Or start with Big4 Strategy and switch later for the "brand"? It depe ... (read entire answer)

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McK Solve server unreachable

Assessment Imbellus McKinsey

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Dennis

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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe

Dennis

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gave the best answer on Mar 14, 2024

Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe

Hi there, sorry to hear about this. I think you have done what you could and tech support has to help you further here. I would just maybe also send a message to the recruiter to keep them in the loop about your issues ... (read entire answer)

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Does McKinsey solve result really matter?

McKinsey McKinsey & Company

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gave the best answer on Mar 14, 2024

Yes, IT MATTERS. Sure, how much it matters depends on how good is the rest of your application. If everything else is great then, yes, you are likely to be just ticking a box (also likely to do a good job anyway). But ... (read entire answer)

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External Consultancies 2024 | Wait or sign?

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Niklas

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McKinsey Jr. Engagement Manager | Interviewer at McK| Coached numerous candidates to secure MBB offers | University of Oxford

Niklas

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gave the best answer on Mar 20, 2024

McKinsey Jr. Engagement Manager | Interviewer at McK| Coached numerous candidates to secure MBB offers | University of Oxford

Congrats on getting offers! :) I would do the move as this improves your chances of getting an offer from MBB in the future.

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McKinsey Solve Game

McKinsey recruitment

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Francesco

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Hi there, Q: If I receive an invitation to complete the Solve game, does that imply that I have already passed the CV screening stage, or is the Solve game part of the CV screening stage itself? Depending on the country ... (read entire answer)

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Mckinsey framework structuring question

McKinsey

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Gero

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Gero

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gave the best answer on Apr 28, 2024

Ex-BCG │200+ Interviews & Interview Coachings @ BCG │ 20+ candidates coached into MBB │WHU/LSE/Nova │ Teacher & Trainer

Hi there, Accurate observation! A McKinsey interview is interviewer-led, meaning you get a sequence of questions you answer separately. That means the interviewer effectively determines which areas you investigate furth ... (read entire answer)

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I have an engineering background, and I know nothing about business. Do I just trust the process on Preploung or I need to do something extra ?

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Agrim

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BCG Dubai Project Leader | Learn to think like a Consultant | Free personalised prep plan | 6+ years in Consulting

Agrim

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gave the best answer on Apr 29, 2024

BCG Dubai Project Leader | Learn to think like a Consultant | Free personalised prep plan | 6+ years in Consulting

Consulting, and case interviews are designed to be a testing tool that can be relatively well-applied to people from a large variety of background. However, being an engineer is often the more helpful of backgrounds for ... (read entire answer)

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Relocation bonus negotiations - advice

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Hagen

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Hagen

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Hi there, First of all, I am sorry to hear about your negative experience with the relocation bonus! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your situation: First of all, I would advise you to reconsider reaching out d ... (read entire answer)

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Math formulae

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gave the best answer on May 22, 2021

Hi there, 100% Recommend Rocket Blocks. Online "Drills": Preplounge has some Math sheets (print these and do them on paper): Google "Math Drills" In addition to that, you can ask other PrepLoungers to case yo ... (read entire answer)

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Quantify/Calculate Synergies - Formulae

Synergies

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gave the best answer on Oct 02, 2021

It's difficult to give a complete answer to this, so let me mention a few relevant points and maybe other coaches can complete the answer: At a high level you compare the Merged company profitability with the “As is” co ... (read entire answer)

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Can someone explain why this is the formula for the number of smart-meters?

Smart Meters

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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! Not sure that I understand what you don´t understand, could you rephrase? My understanding is that: Households property in Hamburg * Smart Meters per householdsproperty + + Commercial property ... (read entire answer)

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Area formulae MBB

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Anonymous B gave the best answer on Jul 24, 2021

Unlikley but its pretty basic... you would question the CV as you would have covered them in middle and/or high school...

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Hi Mary, Q: I also have more than 2 years of full-time experience. Is it possible to convert my application into a Junior Associate role or even an Associate role? With 2 years of experience, you should still match the ... (read entire answer)

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Basic Tips and Formulas for Financial Question

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Apr 30, 2020

Hi! Given your background in engineering, it is unlikely the interiewer would grill you on very techincal M&A or investment questions. That said, do prepare for basic business and finance knowlege. Read the cou ... (read entire answer)

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Common math formulas

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gave the best answer on May 10, 2021

Hi there, Some key formulas/concepts: Breakeven NPV (with + without growth, perpituity + 1-2 years from now) % Change ROI Margin Markup Inventory turnover Some other helpful Q&As: https://www. ... (read entire answer)

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Formula for growth

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Vlad

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Vlad

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Hi, It's the rule of 72: 1) 72 or 70 (whichever is easier to calculate) is devided by 5. Thus 70 / 5 = 14. It's the number of years it takes to double the investment 2) If you have 10 years, then your investment w ... (read entire answer)

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Price Formula Help

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Vlad

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Vlad

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gave the best answer on Dec 21, 2018

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Hi, I don't think you can not solve it without knowing the quantity or revenue. You could solve it however if 30% was the gross margin. Best,

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Technical interview about M&A: WACC formula for a private company

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Clara

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Clara

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gave the best answer on Apr 12, 2021

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Hello! I agree that this seems more complicated than what you are going to find in such interviews. What you need to know how to do is: NPVs, knowing the: r, disccount rate C, capital n, number of yea ... (read entire answer)

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When to formulate an hypothesis?

Case Interview hypothesis

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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 Hubert! My general recommendation is: delay the explicit statement of a hypothesis until you have something to ground your hypothesis on! Just stating a hypothesis for the sake of it serves absolutely no purpose! M ... (read entire answer)

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Business math cases

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Cristian

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#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Cristian

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gave the best answer on Apr 23, 2024

#1 rated MBB & McKinsey Coach

Aviv, Great to see that you're targeted in terms of practicing your business maths. Honestly, you don't need ‘Income Statement, Balance sheet, Valuation (Both Comparables and DCF).’ for consulting interviews. Unless yo ... (read entire answer)

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