838: Sanity Checking Estimations in Cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

838: Sanity Checking Estimations in Cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

Many candidates forget to sanity-check their calculations in a case. That is a bad idea. Without a sanity-check there is no way to meaningfully assess the accuracy of your answer. More important, how you perform the sanity check is the key. All sanity-checks must involve the reduction of the answer to a number that you can intuitively compare to your own experiences. Unless you do this, you can never defend your answer.

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601: Winning in the age of digital and AI (with McKinsey senior partner, Kate Smaje)

601: Winning in the age of digital and AI (with McKinsey senior partner, Kate Smaje)

Welcome to an interview with the author of REWIRED: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI, Kate Smaje. The book REWIRED delivers a road-tested, how-to manual that Mckinsey co...

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600: Watching cases vs. listening to cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

600: Watching cases vs. listening to cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we speak about learning cases through listening and watching. When learning cases, it is far more effective to wa...

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599: Neat calculation sheets are important (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

599: Neat calculation sheets are important (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we explain why neatness and writing style is so important. It is really surprising how little care candidates tak...

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598: Mathematical precision hurts (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

598: Mathematical precision hurts (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we speak about mathematical precision. As counter-intuitive as this sounds, mathematical precision in cases hurts...

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597: Speaking advice for cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

597: Speaking advice for cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we speak about communication skills. If you read forums worldwide everyone is obsessed with cracking the case. Ye...

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596: Failing to Provide Sufficient Case Detail (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

596: Failing to Provide Sufficient Case Detail (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we speak about case details. Candidates are typically surprised to hear they have been declined for not providing...

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595: So-what rule for FIT and writing (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

595: So-what rule for FIT and writing (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we speak about the so-what rule for FIT and writing. When thinking through a possible FIT / PEI or cover letter r...

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594: Offering case solutions too early hurts you (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

594: Offering case solutions too early hurts you (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we speak about case solutions. Candidates sometimes prefer to be cautious and offer a solution earlier rather tha...

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