128: Productivity is core operations
In brainstorming the interviewer is looking for your approach to define an objective function, understand the direct drivers of the function, prioritize the drivers and explain how to manipulate them....
12 Apr 20134min
127: Merging BCG and McKinsey Approaches
Merging the BCG and McKinsey approach, elegantly. This is a simple discussion on how to merge both approaches so you do not need to worry about learning different techniques. One caveat, as explained ...
6 Apr 20135min
126: Career Rotation vs. Progression
Candidates always want to show improvement on their resumes in the months leading up to their applications. For those working in industry or rival consulting firms, showing leadership and career devel...
31 Mar 20134min
125: Estimation = Brainstorming = Structures
We always teach clients estimation technique first, followed by brainstorming technique and finally full case technique. There is a simple reason for this, which is explained in this podcast. Estimati...
25 Mar 20135min
124: Leadership versus Teamwork Answers
If you are thinking through responses to leadership and teamwork questions, the starting point should be knowing the differences between both. At its core, to McKinsey especially, leadership is about ...
19 Mar 20133min
123: Changing Practice Styles Manages Uncertainty
Over the course of the case interview training program, it becomes very important for us to change our coaching style. First, candidates become used to solving cases in just this one style and we need...
13 Mar 20134min
122: Why Candidates Fail Profit Cases
Most candidates would tackle a McKinsey profitability case by presenting a revenue-cost framework and offer options to lower costs and increase revenue. The reality is that such a framework and explan...
7 Mar 20134min
121: Six Priorities for Case Interviews
This podcast provides a simple set of priority areas that a novice aspiring consultant should focus upon in the building up to the MBA full-time September interviews. It ties together themes from exis...
1 Mar 20139min
