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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561: Diving deep into enduring business ideas (with Adi Ignatius)

Welcome to an episode with the Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Business Review Group, Adi Ignatius. In this episode with Adi Ignatius, we discussed timeless pieces from the Harvard Business Review, dee...

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560: Be your own hero (with Carolyn Buck Luce)

560: Be your own hero (with Carolyn Buck Luce)

Welcome to an episode with one of America's most respected and accomplished voices on women as leaders and their relationship with power, Carolyn Buck Luce. Have you ever wondered what the world looks...

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559: How to use scarcity to drive sales (with Dr. Mindy Weinstein)

559: How to use scarcity to drive sales (with Dr. Mindy Weinstein)

Welcome to an episode with a leading expert in digital marketing, Dr. Mindy Weinstein. In this episode, Mindy discussed how to leverage the principle of scarcity to influence customer decisions, boost...

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558: Why you need case interview structures (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

558: Why you need case interview structures (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss why you need case interview structures. Despite the words "framework" and "structure" used so often, m...

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557: Drowning in case feedback (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

557: Drowning in case feedback (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss about candidates drowning in feedback. They want as much good feedback as possible and speak to as man...

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556: Disclosure rules on resumes (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

556: Disclosure rules on resumes (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss the disclosure rules on resumes. Candidates sometimes divulge too much confidential details, or too li...

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555: Build hypotheses with decision trees (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

555: Build hypotheses with decision trees (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss how build hypotheses with decision trees. Building hypotheses is very difficult. Most candidates in a ...

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554: Example of poor case dialogue (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

554: Example of poor case dialogue (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss an example of poor case dialogue. Interviewers can only respond to what you say, and poor communicatio...

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