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Coaches per PE Case Studies?

coach coaching Private Equity

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Hagen

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Hagen

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Hi Francesco, If you would like to get specific coaching for private equity case studies, please don't hesitate to contact me directly. Being the most experienced coach in terms of consulting, recruiting, and coaching c ... (read entire answer)

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T2 Consulting or Big4 Strategy Specialization Unit

consulting tier2

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Francesco

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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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Hagen

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Hi there, First of all, I am sorry to hear about your technical difficulties with the McKinsey Solve pre-interview assessment! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your situation: First of all, you have taken severa ... (read entire answer)

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Does McKinsey solve result really matter?

McKinsey McKinsey & Company

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Hagen

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Hi there, First of all, congratulations on completing the McKinsey Solve pre-interview assessment! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question: First of all, it's important to recognize that while online foru ... (read entire answer)

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External Consultancies 2024 | Wait or sign?

consulting External Consulting

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Hagen

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Hi there, First of all, congratulations on the offer(s)! I would be happy to share my thoughts on your situation: First of all, almost all major strategy consulting firms (in Germany) are still hiring, albeit at a slowe ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey Solve Game

McKinsey recruitment

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Francesco

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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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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 ?

preparation

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Hi Abdulrahman, Coming from an Engineering background myself, I feel your pain. Although PrepLounge is a great platform to leverage, you will need to complement it with other tools at your disposal. Let me try to help y ... (read entire answer)

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Relocation bonus negotiations - advice

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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

Consutingmath

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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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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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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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Converting an internship application into a full time application - McKinsey Europe

Application associate internship McKinsey

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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

financial analysis M&A Case Net Present Value

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Cristian

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Cristian

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Yes. For you and anyone else who is preparing for case interviews, I’ve put together this material that covers virtually all the formulas you need: Cheatsheet: The Must-Know Consulting Terms for Interviews Best, Cristi ... (read entire answer)

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Common math formulas

math quantitative

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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

case math

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Cristian

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Cristian

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For anyone else who is preparing for case interviews, I’ve put together this material that covers virtually all the formulas you need: Cheatsheet: The Must-Know Consulting Terms for Interviews Best, Cristian

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Price Formula Help

BCG Case Interview McKinsey

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Cristian

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

M&A M&A Case Valuation

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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! 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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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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