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7 Essential Tips for Your McKinsey Case Interview
To pass the McKinsey interview it is important to properly prepare for it. It is essential to know that the McKinsey case interview is interviewer-led and not interviewee-led. Additionally, it is crucial to prepare with authentic cases. There are many outdated materials floating around online with cases that are far from what you see in your actual McKinsey interview. Morever, memorizing 100s of frameworks is not the way t ogo. Instead it is crucial to be able to structure ca
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8 Common Mistakes when Preparing for the McKinsey, BCG & Bain Case Interview
Candidates make several crucial mistakes when preparing for their case interview. The most common ones are using outdated material and unrealistic cases. Surprisingly, some candidates are not doing any mock cases at all which is a very bad idea. Some resources online also recommend memorizing 100s of frameworks which is also completely unnecessary. Moreover, using friends or siblings with absolutely no case interview experience as interview partners is also a very bad idea.
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