119: Capturing And Using Feedback Correctly
Candidates good through a lot of trouble finding practice partners and reaching out to current and former consultants. We do, however, find that despite all of this effort, they tend to be very weak a...
17 Helmi 20134min
118: Math and Estimation Case Guidelines
In this podcast we examine the performance of our clients to isolate best practices you can use in your own math calculations in cases. The best practices focus heavily on the types of math calculatio...
11 Helmi 20135min
117: Giving Interviewers Benefit of the Doubt
This podcast is about the importance of you, the candidate, never ever giving the interviewer the benefit of the doubt, why this is vital, how to do this in a case and the improvement it will immediat...
5 Helmi 20138min
116: Confidence and Content Traps in Case Interviews
This podcast is about the impact of confidence on cases and the importance of avoiding the content trap. We use simple ratios to explain why you need to be confident and how the content-trap sinks man...
30 Tammi 201310min
115: Important Case Interview Elements to Consider
Analyzing customers, competitors and the market: 3 areas which must always be considered in cases, even when it is not clear why. In essence, all businesses exist to serve customers. A business cannot...
24 Tammi 20139min
114: Start Math Problems From A Known Variable
The importance of starting estimation cases from a known versus unknown variable cannot be underestimated. This may sound like a strange piece of advice, but makes a monumental difference on the ease ...
18 Tammi 20135min
113: Four Classic Math Mistakes In Cases
Candidates mess up calculations for 4 primary reasons: missing units, complicated equations, weak visual layout and poor technique. Notice that we ignore speed and arithmetic. There is a reason for th...
12 Tammi 20138min
112: Why You Need Case Interview Structures
Despite the words "framework" and "structure" used so often, most candidates cannot explain what it is and why it is used. Unless you know the latter, you tend to misuse the framework and incorrectly ...
6 Tammi 201311min
