21: A tough client's lessons and failures
Podcast: Day 0 with a tough candidate Early this year, we spent a week in Middle East helping a candidate prepare for his case interviews. The son of a former client, this series of podcasts outlines ...
15 Jul 201123min
20: The types of cases that exist
Many candidates are confused between the different types of cases: interviewer led, interviewee led, brainstorming, market entry, market sizing etc. In this podcast we will discuss the different types...
9 Jul 201111min
19: Types of cases between firms
McKinsey, BCG, Bain and Roland Berger use similar but not the same case styles. Within even one firm, styles may differ. Each firm uses a very different interview style. We discuss the different style...
3 Jul 201114min
18: Comparing Offers between firms
How do you pick the firm to build your career: prestige, ranking, salary, feedback from friends or friendliness of the interviewer? Actually none of these will help you. In this podcast we explain how...
27 Jun 201113min
17: Arithmetic skills actually needed for cases
We were forced to prepare this podcast after realizing how poorly candidates prepare for the arithmetic rigor they need to display. For some reason candidates believe practicing hundreds of math probl...
21 Jun 201112min
16: Advising a McKinsey Consultant
On Monday this week, we had an early lunch at Crush restaurant at King West in Toronto. We wanted to advise a recently placed McKinsey associate who was struggling to make the transition. The challeng...
15 Jun 201117min
15: Importance of Confidence in Cases
We would say 90% of candidates with whom we speak do not understand what is confidence, how to build it and how to demonstrate it. We will talk about experiences we have had with candidates with weak ...
9 Jun 201110min
14: Did you pay $150K for a McKinsey interview
MBA programs want you to believe that joining a school like Stanford, Harvard etc in the MBA program will dramatically improve your chances of success. It will not and that is a huge myth.
3 Jun 201112min
