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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

This F1Y's report of the preparation needed to secure a McKinsey offer should be useful to you. Keeping in line with your synthesis style, here's my conclusion first: I just got an offer from McKinsey! The second I saw your website, I knew I would rely on you exclusively as my sole source for preparation.

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JUNE 24, 2019

I recently was sent this question from a CaseInterview.com student looking for advice on how to prepare for a Bain Written Case Interview. What follows is the student’s original question and my advice on how to prepare. Question: I've purchased LOMS and have just completed my first attempt at all the cases.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 21, 2013

Andy had failed a case interview with one firm but had a confirmed chance with McKinsey London, and he didn’t want to walk away without the offer. Just got off the phone with McKinsey and have been offered an Associate position!!!!!! Jenny Rae: Hi Andy, how are you? Andy: I’m fine, Jenny, how are you?

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 31, 2020

According to Business Insider , the odds of getting hired by McKinsey & Company are less than 1%, although this is not unique to McKinsey. To secure a final round interview at Bain, you would have to be in the top 3% of applicants for that office. Could you have practised more cases? Reflect on the Situation.

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Management Consulted

MAY 8, 2016

Last month, we reviewed the nuances of case interview anatomy , emphasizing how interviewer- and interviewee-led interviews have similar case anatomy. Fit interviews, case interviews, frameworks, and 80/20: there are a whole heap of words that don’t mean a lot to a lot of people outside of our world.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 8, 2015

Now that you have a basic understanding of case interviews – you know their purpose, format, and structure – it’s time to move on to the meatier topics. Because of that, nailing the case interviews is a challenge. Top interviewers make use of a variety of tools that enable them to master the case interview.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 8, 2022

Interview process and preparation. In some cases, especially for firms with emerging practice areas, experienced hires are used to fill expertise gaps that strengthen their offering. You can’t shine in an interview without first finding an open position. In particular, we will look at: Experienced hire context.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

Imagine you’ve practiced your cases relentlessly. You get to your McKinsey case interview. You hear the case. It used to be that all you had to do was pass the case to get an offer. For McKinsey specifically, this is called the “ Personal Experience Interview.”. You’re nervous.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

What follows are helpful tips on case interview preparation that I received from an F1Y. A couple of weeks back I got an offer from McKinsey's [ U.S. However, I was completely alien to a case interview till about 6 months back. However, I was completely alien to a case interview till about 6 months back.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 10, 2014

During an interview, it is common to be asked “Tell me about yourself.” ” Even though you’re mentally prepared for the question to be asked, suddenly your heart starts racing, your mind goes blank, and you just plain forget how to talk like a normal human. Au contraire, peeps. Why Consulting?

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JANUARY 9, 2020

Below are numerous case interview preparation resources available to help you get ready and prepare for a Bain case interview. About McKinsey Bain and BCG. Bain Interview Format. Bain Written Case Interview. Bain Case Interview Math Practice. Case Interview Prep.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The UK has 3,500 known cases of the virus and London will probably be shut down in the next week, if not before. Top consulting firms have hundreds of current consultants either sitting idle or working a limited case load. The larger firms like Bain, BCG, and McKinsey kept their promises. Commerce has ground to a halt.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

This McKinsey F1Y's story reminds us how important practice and prep work are in securing an offer. Success Story: I wanted to shoot you an email to let you know that I just received an offer for an Associate position with McKinsey. In fact, the feedback I received after getting the offer was that I had "nailed" the cases.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 16, 2019

Below is a success story from a student that received offers from both McKinsey and BCG. The student shares her tips on how hard work and preparation are the keys to case interview success. I was just offered positions at both BCG and McKinsey!! Success Story. Hi Victor!

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Management Consulted

APRIL 27, 2014

Many history, English, and art majors, engineers, and law students – all of interest to consulting firms, but lacking in business basics – come to us asking how they can develop their business understanding to prepare for consulting interviews. To learn more about this book, read our McKinsey Way Book Review.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Using your frameworks and guidelines, I was able to recently secure offers from Oliver Wyman and McKinsey (I accepted the McKinsey offer). My school is a non-target and I am not sure if anybody from my school has received a non-MBA position at McKinsey in the past 10 years.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

Below is an email I received from a CaseInterview.com student that has final interviews with McKinsey and BCG coming up asking for advice on how to prepare for the final round and my response with the best way to prepare for MBB final round interviews. How should I prepare for this type of cases?

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JULY 17, 2019

I interviewed with six major consulting companies + three others during my MBA program 1.5 I took another offer in industry in a different country where I am currently working and decided to reapply in one year's time because I was encouraged to do so by McKinsey partners. Prepare well. The McKinsey Mind.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The following field report is from a McKinsey new hire from a Top 200 U.S. While McKinsey and the other top firms are heavily represented by graduates of Ivy League universities (and their international counterparts), it is not staffed exclusively this way. I prepared by reading Case InPoint. university.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

I wanted to share this field report from an F1Y who took a non-traditional route into consulting, had to prepare without the resources available on campus, and faced numerous disadvantages but still secured an offer. I had to learn how to do a case interview. Thus, I thought I would be OK with a few hours of preparation.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

Following is a success story I received from an BCG new hire who persevered after a McKinsey rejection, reinforcing the importance of preparation and perseverance in the case interview process. Success Story: Thank you for creating a wonderful source for case interview studies. Naturally, I was rejected.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Case & Fit Practice. Excelling in the Interview. So, the rest of this post will focus on the two remaining areas: proper case practice, and things to remember during the interview. Case & Fit Practice. Case Practice. The Application Process.

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APRIL 30, 2019

Recently I received the following email from a reader who was recently rejected by McKinsey in the second round. What follows is our exchange and my advice on how to prepare for second chance interviews after a rejection. Readers Email: I have a question pertaining to second chance interviews and case interview preparation.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 15, 2021

Success Story: I received a letter inviting me to join Mckinsey& Company in Latin America. Your website was no doubt the best case interview preparation material I found, and that was the case even before Look Over My Shoulder ® was rolled out. In my first consulting interview , I stunk up the whole room.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

Management Consulting Networking Success Story: I just want to drop you one additional thank you e-mail, as I heavily relied on your preparation sources throughout my interviewing journey (and the corresponding case interview preparation). However, I got invited by all top firms (McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Berger)!

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

So maybe you’ve gotten to the second round, maybe you’re still waiting to hear back, or maybe you’re hoping to interview again in the next recruitment cycle. Regardless of whichever bucket you fall into, it always helps to see things from the interviewers’ perspective. Here are the top three things they’re looking for: 1.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

has been helpful in leading me towards receiving multiple job offers - eventually accepting an offer from McKinsey Milan, Italy. Your materials have been helpful in many different ways, from the psychologic preparation to the technical approach to solving the case. Live, written, creating cases for yourself.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

I an MBA graduate and I have just been invited to an interview with a boutique firm. I am a bit surprised that they have scheduled me for two consecutive interviews in the same day: one at 8:30 in the morning with an associate, and a second one at 9:30 with an associate partner. And what's the point of having several cases to crack?

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Management Consulted

MAY 5, 2015

What started off as an informal blog about management consulting with just a few readers became interview prep sessions, resume edits, videos on YouTube and Vimeo, books and the presentations we give at colleges around the world. The case interview is the great equalizer. And after all that, even with 1.5M Who is it for?

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MAY 9, 2020

You can take every precaution, prepare in every conceivable way, and despite all that, there will always be major setbacks and failures. In both cases, there’s pain. Members get access to 6 hours of video tutorials on case interviews , the actual frameworks I used to pass my interviews, and over 500 articles on case interviews.

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

I had no background in consulting -- including case prep, etc. -- as I had been exploring other things. I'm glad my case interview preparation and case interview practice materials were useful. Monitor Deloitte Group Interview. Monitor Deloitte Role Play Interview. Additional Resources.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Case Interview Dress Code. I often get questions about the dress code in a case interview. I cannot thank you enough for providing: The free case interview preparation videos on your blog. your frequent "insightful" emails sharing interview experience of other candidates.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

I have previously been interviewing with several of the big firms but without success (especially in the case interview part). I just received an offer to join a European McKinsey office as an intern. My Reply: Congratulations on your McKinsey internship offer! My Reply: Congratulations on your McKinsey Offer.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

That was when I participated in my first formal case competition and had the opportunity to speak with industry representatives and recent graduates about their career choices in consulting. Afterwards, my curiosity grew and I took the initiative to participate in other case competitions and business plan competitions.

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APRIL 19, 2019

Regardless of one's natural intellect and career qualifications, I continue to be amazed by the number of emails I receive from people who put in only one or two days of preparation, got rejected and are surprised by the outcome. Looking back, I realize that I'm pretty good at consulting and I did well in the case interviews.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 9, 2019

I want to share their stories so you can see what case interview preparation tools and strategies worked for them. As I did well on the GMAT-like test, I got called back to have first round Bain interview , McKinsey interview , and BCG too. I'm glad you found my BCG case interview practice materials useful.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 3, 2016

As a prospective consultant, one of the things that can seem the most mysterious in the case study prep process is wondering what the interviewer is going to ask you next. Many of you have heard about interviewer-led and interviewee-led case interviews and are wondering how to approach each one appropriately.

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