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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790: McKinsey senior partner networking success (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

790: McKinsey senior partner networking success (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we share a networking success story with a McKinsey senior partner.   We always ask our clients, especially those...

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789: Why should you bring energy to the interview? (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

789: Why should you bring energy to the interview? (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss why you should bring energy to the interview.   Lots of candidates leave it to the interviewer to dete...

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788: Estimation Sensitivities During Calculations (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

788: Estimation Sensitivities During Calculations (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we look at how to make estimations when calculating smaller values or working with enclosed spaces like restauran...

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787: Bonus vs. salary resume editing (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

787: Bonus vs. salary resume editing (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss bonus versus salary resume.   Bonus versus salary resume is a very simple test we do on resumes. This ...

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786: Key differences in Bain FIT questions (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

786: Key differences in Bain FIT questions (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss key differences in Bain FIT questions.   In looking through our database of over 240 former clients an...

4 Jun 202513min

785: How do you gain more experience? (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

785: How do you gain more experience? (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss how to gain more experience. Many candidates are declined with the suggestion to gain more work experi...

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784: Religion, politics, culture etc. (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

784: Religion, politics, culture etc. (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss religion, politics, culture, etc. When interviewing with a partner or associate from a different cultu...

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783: Do not read your interviewer (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

783: Do not read your interviewer (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss about the typical errors candidates make in trying to read too much into the behavior of interviewers:...

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