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Do’s and Don’ts of Case Interviewing

Tom Spencer

Interviews are difficult – they involve researching the company, preparing for informational interviews, and practicing behavioral questions. If you are aiming for a consulting internship or full-time job, there is also an unavoidable hurdle you will need to jump – case interviews. Case interviews can be stressful.

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More on Confidence in Case Interviews

CaseInterview.com

Email: I am a regular reader of your emails discussing ways in which to succeed at case interviews and can without doubt say that they assisted me in getting an offer for an associate position with McKinsey in Johannesburg. I had prior to the final round).

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Bain vs McKinsey

CaseInterview.com

I now have to decide between offers from Bain and McKinsey! As I started the interview process, I looked over some of the other resources that are out there. The feedback I received after first round interviews was that my frameworks were not tailored enough to the cases I was trying to solve. here's my take.

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Networking to Get McKinsey, Bain & BCG Offers

CaseInterview.com

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). I interviewed last autumn for a post-MBA/PhD position at the top firms in Germany.

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Humor in Case Interviews

CaseInterview.com

One issue that I would like your opinion on is to what extent humor can be a plus in an interview and where you would put the limit. I read in various sources that a touch of humor could help you in building a link with the interviewer, but in my opinion, it carries a lot of risk too. Some interviewers do this deliberately.

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Big 4 Accounting Firm vs McKinsey, Bain and BCG

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apply to McKinsey and Bain as well). really get to meet, and work with, the 'top dogs' of companies - people. Perhaps in my case it is also caused by working in a developed (Big 4) vs. developing (BCG) market, but I had to work more than double the number. Yes, I would like to Subscribe to the Case Secrets Email Newsletter.

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Second Chance Case Interviews

CaseInterview.com

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. I interviewed with McKinsey for the second round and did not make it past that. I'm a Ph.D.