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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91: Networking with More Junior Consultants

91: Networking with More Junior Consultants

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2 Syys 201211min

90: Never Start Training with McKinsey Cases

90: Never Start Training with McKinsey Cases

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89: Communication does not mean FIT/PEI

89: Communication does not mean FIT/PEI

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88: McKinsey Corporate Finance

88: McKinsey Corporate Finance

Finding practice material for corporate finance cases is practically impossible outside Firmsconsulting. We have prepared this podcast outlining a training strategy any listener could follow should th...

15 Elo 201216min

87: Five Phrases to Avoid

87: Five Phrases to Avoid

Communication and image in a case interview is governed by both what you say and how you say. It is true that how you say something tends to carry more weight. However, in some case, certain phrases s...

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86: Using Storytelling In Cases

86: Using Storytelling In Cases

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85: Harsh Partners

85: Harsh Partners

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