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  1. Consultant

    Are the stakes higher for take home case interviews compared to the in person ones? Since in theory, we have a lot more time to complete the take home ones.

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  2. Associate

    Which online case simulators do everyone prefer?

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  3. Consultant

    Have you ever had an interviewer who didn't seem to like you or at the very least, seemed to enjoy tripping you up during your case interview? I swear I just had one of those experiences. It was the s...

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  4. Consultant

    I just completed a case interview that took me over two hours to complete. I've never had one of these take longer than 45 minutes or so. I'm exhausted. What's the longest you've spent doing a case in...

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  5. Consultant

    Isn't it normal to get some kind of feedback after you complete a case interview? Today, the interviewer just said okay, thank you for your time. Either way, I suppose that's not a great sign?

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  6. Associate

    How did you guys build your mental math skills? I'm fine with math if I have a calculator. But I really struggle without one.

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  7. Manager

    Good god, is there anything worse than those estimation questions? I can usually pull through but they're still the worst part of the interviewing process.

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  9. Consultant

    Say you don't have any friends in the consulting field, who do you practice your case interviewing skills with? I tried using my girlfriend, but that wasn't too realistic.

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  10. Consultant

    How long do you guys spend prepping for a case interview? I feel like anything more than 10 hours is excessive.

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  11. Consultant

    How intense is the security around McKinsey's remote case interview? Does their software track if I click off the browser window?

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  12. Associate

    HELP!!!!!!! I just got an email asking me to come in for a case interview for a management consultant role on Tuesday morning. I have less than 48 hours to prepare, what should I be focusing on?

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  13. Consultant

    Do you try to get an idea of the salary range of a job before agreeing to do the case interview or do you do the interview first and worry about salary later?

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  14. Associate

    How long after I've completed the interview process with Bain should it take for me to hear about whether or not I got the job?

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  16. Consultant

    Once I complete my MBA, will I be less likely to be asked to do case interviews? Fingers crossed.

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  17. Management Consultant

    Case in Point 9 by Marc Cosentino is from 2016. Is it outdated?

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  18. Associate

    I'm new to the field and have only completed one case interview so far...it did not go well. I need to start practicing. Are there any decent and free case interview prep materials you guys would reco...

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  19. Consultant

    My colleague has been arguing that case interviews are completely useless. I'm pretty sure that they must have failed a case interview lately or something, considering how passionately they're going o...

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  20. Consultant

    Do you think how crazy it is that case interviews take so much preparation? What other career interviewing process makes its professionals prepare so much?

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  21. Consultant

    I have a case interview for a Business Analyst role at KPMG next week. How should I be preparing?

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