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Structuring Framework vs. Brainstorming

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Ariadna

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Great question and a common one! Simple answer: in consulting, a brainstorming answer should always be a structured one. However, the structure to that brainstorming answer does not need to be as complex as a framewor ... (read entire answer)

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Invited for internship but rejected for fulltime

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Cristian

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Yes, I can. The market is horrible. Basically, since they are planning on hiring way fewer people, they are also inviting way fewer to the first round interviews. Which means they are a lot tougher on screening. Which ... (read entire answer)

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What are the benefits of becoming a full-stack developer?

education software technology

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Ariadna

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Ariadna

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BCG | Project Leader and Experienced Interviewer | MBA at London Business School

When ChatGPT already answers the question in the title 🙂

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Case Interview with Deck Making

Experienced Hire

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Cristian

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This is actually standard for some firms - it's called a written case. They give you the materials some time in advance (sometimes it's 20 minutes, while other firms even send them a day or two before), and then you ar ... (read entire answer)

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Application ban

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Dennis

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Dennis

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Ex-Roland Berger|Project Manager and Recruiter|7+ years of consulting experience in USA and Europe

Hi, you typically get a ban of 12-18 months after rejection, irrespective of the exact stage in the recruiting process where the rejection occurs. The timeframe is one year or more to give the candidates the chance to s ... (read entire answer)

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Hiring situation in Germany for entry level positions

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Ariadna

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Ariadna

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Hi there and congrats on getting to round 2 with BCG! I'm sure you are already doing your best to be super well prepared. In terms of “are they still hiring”, short answer is YES. There is no hiring freeze in place for ... (read entire answer)

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After signing the offer

Bain & Company BCG MBB McKinsey offer

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Ariadna

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Hi there! It is definitely on them to share the contract and any other next steps they expect you to complete. However, you can always (kindly) ask when should you expect to receive the contract from them if you are kee ... (read entire answer)

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Hello! Does anyone know if McKinsey is hiring for its Dubai and Riyadh offices nowadays?

dubai hiring Hiring freeze McKinsey McKinsey & Company Middle East

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Ariadna

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Hi there, Middle East offices are hiring, but your intuition is correct - they would first contact you for the office where you are based in / where your home country is. You can of course say you are exclusively inte ... (read entire answer)

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Case on Framework Structure - Market Entry

Case Interview Framework market entry MECE problems

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Tiago

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Hi, I think you should split them into 1. Coffee Shop Consumers and 2. Coffee Shop Competition, because of the importance of each block independently in this case. However, I want to highlight that I don't joining them ... (read entire answer)

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How important is the cover letter?

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Hi there, Q: How important is the cover letter? Depending on the company, they may or may not screen your cover letter if you attach it. The problem is that you don’t know this in advance. Given that you most likely hav ... (read entire answer)

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ROI calculation

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Moritz

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First of all, the correct answer is indeed 13%. That's the case for your equation and also the one proposed in the case. They may have been a bit sloppy by writing 113/100=13% but they are coming to the same conclusion ... (read entire answer)

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How to become an expert in Financial services

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Ariadna

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Ariadna

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BCG | Project Leader and Experienced Interviewer | MBA at London Business School

First of all congrats on your offer! Secondly, well done on having a strong hypothesis on which sector you would like to develop expertise in. Before I dive deeper into answering your question, one word of caution: dep ... (read entire answer)

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Stating your initial hypothesis

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Ariadna

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Ariadna

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I am personally a big fan on the hypothesis stating! Not before the structure, but at the same time with the structure. Something like “My hypothesis is XXX and here is the structure I would use to prove or disprove th ... (read entire answer)

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Rest of the Process after the getting the offer

Bain Bain & Company Boston Consulting Group MBB McKinsey offer

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Ariadna

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Hi there! What process do you mean? Like what happens from getting the offer to when you start working? If so, first step is obviously accepting or rejecting the offer. The most important parts there are the position y ... (read entire answer)

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Is doing a master in Marketing bad for MBBs/consulting in general?

Advice Advisory career consulting MBBS

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Yousef

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Hi there--I hope you are doing well!First of all, I am really sorry to hear that you have been rejected from your consulting applications. I know how difficult and distressing it feels to face this under any circumstanc ... (read entire answer)

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Networking

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Ariadna

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Overly simplistic answer: anyone who would talk to you, is better than no one! Of course, I still mean meaningful conversations, for which you are well prepared. Slightly longer answer, all are valuable, but for very d ... (read entire answer)

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Out of box but irrelevant answers

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Oliver

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Hi, It's crucial to ensure that every factor included in your framework directly relates to solving the case problem at hand. Focussing on topics that are unrelated to the case are indeed distracting. To refine your app ... (read entire answer)

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Who do you need as your 'right hand'?

PrepLounge: Personal Fit

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Aug 15, 2020

Good question. I always state, prior to responding, that personal fit questions are more important to the applicant than to the firm. One must always be genuine with their answers because it's critical that you work a ... (read entire answer)

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What’s an example of how you helped someone this month?

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Robert

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Robert

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Hi there, First of all you need to understand the underlying thought process from the consulting firm's point of view, before specifically thinking about the answer to this question. In consulting, you are essential ... (read entire answer)

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How to balance the breath and magnitude of case structuring

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Cristian

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gave the best answer on May 03, 2024

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‘I found myself not able to have the structure or framework similar to the answer’ >>> you shouldn't even aspire to do that. Often times the sample answer in case books was written by an MBA student who is als ... (read entire answer)

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