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MC Coach Interview: My First Year at McKinsey

Management Consulted

Today we get a sneak peek into a former McKinsey consultant’s first year of life at the firm. Because of this, we sat down with consulting veteran Lisa Bright (who is now part of the MC interview coaching team!) Because of this, we sat down with consulting veteran Lisa Bright (who is now part of the MC interview coaching team!)

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PARADE Method

CaseInterview.com

The PARADE Method (tm) is an approach to answering resume-oriented job interview questions. It is an approach I developed that is tailored for answering these questions in job interviews for management consulting, as well as interviews for senior executive positions in industry. Interviewers want to know what you did.

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Coronavirus: Analysis, Conclusions & Takeaways

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1) Sample-Size Problem As of March 5th, 4 pm ET, the United States had: Total Cases: 164 Total Deaths: 11 Friends of mine have said, “Why is everyone freaking out over 11 deaths?” Only 164 cases, that's not bad compared to other countries." The closest proxy metric that’s easy to measure is # of NEW cases today vs. yesterday.

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The consulting case study: What you need to know

freshminds

Why are Case Studies used? Note that they are not looking for a “right answer”; they are looking for a “right method” Types of case studies. Here are some examples of different approaches across industries; Management Consulting : tend to use “operational” type case studies (more details below).

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. The firm has made up for its youth, however, by growing rapidly through innovation, famous cases and a lot of acquisitions. the consulting firm started off like a lot of American startups do – in a small, forgettable warehouse somewhere on the outskirts of town (in this case, in Annapolis, MD).

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

In my time at McKinsey, easily half the people who left the firm went into the financial world (from hedge funds to PE), and salary was undoubtedly a major factor in the decision. At the Big 3 (Bain, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey), you can expect travel 50-75% of the time. We offer resume editing and interview prep.

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How to Pass the McKinsey Problem Solving Game

CaseInterview.com

In the case interview process for McKinsey, one of the early evaluations is “Solve,” McKinsey’s digital assessment game (formerly called the McKinsey Problem Solving Game). What Is McKinsey's Digital Assessment Game? What Does McKinsey's Digital Assessment Game Test For?