598: Mathematical precision hurts (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

598: Mathematical precision hurts (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we speak about mathematical precision.

As counter-intuitive as this sounds, mathematical precision in cases hurts most candidates. Many candidates focus heavily on being mathematically correct because it is far easier to see if your answer of $230MM is the same as the prescribed answer of $250MM. It is human nature to focus on what can be easily measured versus focusing on what should be measured. Candidates tend to confuse mathematical precision with being analytic. They are not the same and candidates should focus on being analytic, as explained in this podcast.

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804: Stressful interview situations (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

804: Stressful interview situations (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

This podcast examines the typical tell-tale signs candidates show when placed under stress in a case interview and offers suggestions on how to manage these situations. The key to managing this proble...

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803: Invisible presentation technique (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

803: Invisible presentation technique (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

Solving a case while talking an interviewer through your thinking (written or otherwise) is, for the interviewer, a little like trying to understand a presentation without seeing the slides. Or at the...

4 Aug 202511min

802: Confidence and content traps in case interviews (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

802: Confidence and content traps in case interviews (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

This podcast is about the impact of confidence on cases and the importance of avoiding the content trap. We use simple ratios to explain why you need to be confident and how the content-trap sinks man...

30 Juli 202510min

801: Structure fails at 60% McKinsey cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

801: Structure fails at 60% McKinsey cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

At least 90% of aspiring management consultants assume that all McKinsey et al cases MUST be solved with frameworks. That is a dangerous myth. At least 60% of all McKinsey full cases (we are not refer...

28 Juli 202511min

800: Important case interview elements to consider (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

800: Important case interview elements to consider (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we talk about important case interview elements to consider.   Analyzing customers, competitors and the market: 3...

23 Juli 20259min

799: Brainstorming with definitions (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

799: Brainstorming with definitions (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we talk about brainstorming with definitions.   Brainstorming is very difficult and a crucial skill to have when ...

21 Juli 20255min

798: Giving interviewers benefit of the doubt (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

798: Giving interviewers benefit of the doubt (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we talk about the importance of you, the candidate, never ever giving the interviewer the benefit of the doubt, w...

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797: Building Hypotheses From Data Exhibits (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

797: Building Hypotheses From Data Exhibits (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

Reading graphs is a perennial problem for many candidates. Yet, the problem is not the interpretation of the graphical data itself. Rather, it is knowing what to do with that data once you have interp...

14 Juli 202513min

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