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

529: 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...

30 Nov 202215min

528: Discuss your analytic skills, sample answer (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

528: Discuss your analytic skills, sample answer (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we look at each of the typical McKinsey/BCG FIT/PEI questions and provide a typical answer. Note, that while repl...

28 Nov 20229min

527: Sample answer for "Talk about a leadership example" (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

527: Sample answer for "Talk about a leadership example" (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we look at each of the typical McKinsey/BCG FIT/PEI questions and provide a typical answer. Note, that while repl...

23 Nov 202221min

526: Sample answer for "Please elaborate on a weakness" (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

526: Sample answer for "Please elaborate on a weakness" (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we look at each of the typical McKinsey/BCG FIT/PEI questions and provide a typical answer. Note, that while repl...

21 Nov 202212min

525: Sample answer for "Talk me through your resume" (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

525: Sample answer for "Talk me through your resume" (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we look at each of the typical McKinsey/BCG FIT/PEI questions and provide a typical answer. Note, that while repl...

16 Nov 202214min

524: Sample answer for "Why are you interested in this office?" (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

524: Sample answer for "Why are you interested in this office?" (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we look at each of the typical McKinsey/BCG FIT/PEI questions and provide a typical answer. Note, that while repl...

14 Nov 202211min

523: The principles of change management (with Gaurav Gupta)

523: The principles of change management (with Gaurav Gupta)

Welcome to an episode with Gaurav Gupta, the Director at change management and strategy execution firm Kotter. Get Gaurav's book here: https://amzn.to/3ApxT5J The level of complexity and the pace at w...

9 Nov 202250min

522: The act of wellness (with Ashley Menzies Babatunde)

522: The act of wellness (with Ashley Menzies Babatunde)

Welcome to an episode with an attorney and the host of the No Straight Path Podcast, Ashley Menzies Babatunde. The pressure of keeping up with today's competitive world is undeniably haunting. Most pe...

7 Nov 202246min

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