84: Anecdotes on Poor Networking Calls
In this podcast we have listed some of the most common and most significant networking mistakes made by candidates. Since many of these have been made by clients, we have had an opportunity to discuss...
22 Heinä 201218min
83: Difference between Learning and Practicing
99% of clients misunderstand learning and practicing. At its essence, you cannot practice McKinsey cases until you learn McKinsey cases. Most candidates start of their case interview preparation by re...
16 Heinä 201210min
82: Sanity Checking Estimations in Cases
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 ...
10 Heinä 20125min
81: Follow a Quant-Heavy Engagement
I have written this from the perspective of the partner, since I was the partner leading this engagement. Consulting engagements at McKinsey and BCG, especially, tend to be naturally analytic in natur...
4 Heinä 201257min
80: Consulting Career
Despite all the hype about BCG, McKinsey et al, you will only have a great career after these firms if you are astonishingly strategic in your career choices and also get promoted. If you do not get p...
28 Kesä 201223min
78: How to Prepare for September
Too many candidates do their case interview preparation in August and September. While we certainly think 6 months is far to long to spend preparing, we believe candidates need to create a list of the...
22 Kesä 201218min
77: How PhD Candidates Should Prepare
PhD candidates face three unique circumstances. First, they have to overcome the lack of available timing or guidelines for internship interviews since most thesis advisers will be unlikely to resched...
16 Kesä 201219min
76: Case Competitions Do Not Help
One of the greatest myths is that entering a case competition will help you prepare for a consulting interview and will impress a consulting firm. Neither is true and this podcast explains why. We spe...
10 Kesä 201220min
