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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336: Joining McKinsey with a 2.1 GPA

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334: Seeking external validation? How it impacts your case interviews, career and life

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333: When to use interviewer-led vs. interviewee-led styles

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332: Why is Business Judgment So Hard to Build?

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331: Can You Complain About a Bad Case Interview Experience?

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330: How to Position an Online Degree?

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