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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345: Consulting Interview Questions. Earning $17 per hour, no degree and dreaming of McKinsey and an MBA

345: Consulting Interview Questions. Earning $17 per hour, no degree and dreaming of McKinsey and an MBA

"Consulting interview questions: Earning $17/hour, no degree and dreaming of McKinsey and an MBA" is episode 345 of our Case Interviews & Management Consulting channel. KEEP IN TOUCH: Instagram / Fac...

8 Feb 201922min

344: Consulting Interview Questions. What advantage PhD students have over MBAs and undergrads?

344: Consulting Interview Questions. What advantage PhD students have over MBAs and undergrads?

"Consulting Interview Questions: What advantage PhD students have over MBAs and undergrads?" is episode #344 of our Case Interviews & Management Consulting iTunes channel, ranked top 5-10 in many coun...

3 Feb 201920min

343: The Consulting Offer participants. Enter Haris

343: The Consulting Offer participants. Enter Haris

In this episode, we introduce you to another participant from The Consulting Offer IV.  KEEP IN TOUCH:  Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn  WANT TO LEARN FROM FORMER STRATEGY PARTNERS FROM MAJO...

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342: The Consulting Offer participants. Enter Francisco

342: The Consulting Offer participants. Enter Francisco

In this episode, we introduce you to another participant from The Consulting Offer IV.  KEEP IN TOUCH:  Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn  WANT TO LEARN FROM FORMER STRATEGY PARTNERS FROM MAJO...

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341: TCO Intro participants. Enter Dylan

341: TCO Intro participants. Enter Dylan

In this episode, we introduce you to another participant from The Consulting Offer IV.  KEEP IN TOUCH:  Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn  WANT TO LEARN FROM FORMER STRATEGY PARTNERS FROM MAJO...

5 Jan 201911min

340: Interview with Bill Matassoni

340: Interview with Bill Matassoni

Every now and then, someone comes along and makes the subject of management both fun and insightful. That's what Bill Matassoni has done in his memoir—a combination of compelling stories and contraria...

30 Nov 201846min

339: Insights from 80% McKinsey & BCG Placement Rate

339: Insights from 80% McKinsey & BCG Placement Rate

In this detailed episode we discuss the steps we took to achieve our unprecedented 80% McKinsey & BCG placement rate. This means of all the clients we have admitted, 80% have joined McKinsey or BCG. T...

28 Okt 201856min

338: Management Consulting: Your Ego is Your Enemy

338: Management Consulting: Your Ego is Your Enemy

Since this is the time of year when FC members are going to be negotiating salaries, attending case interviews and anxiously making decisions, we thought it is a good idea to once again reflect on eth...

14 Okt 201815min

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