Case Interview Secrets: A Former McKinsey Interviewer Reveals How to Get Multiple Job Offers in Consulting

Join me in this episode where I answer the following questions: * What is a case interview? * How does the timeline for MBA recruiting look? * What are the main types of cases? * What are typical case structure, frameworks and components? * What is the hypothesis driven approach? * What are second level insights and how they will set you apart as candidates? * What kind of useful resources are out there?

Show notes:

3:48 - broad overview of what is a case interview

8:24 - the timeline for consulting interviews in the MBA (internship and full-time positions)

16:00 - main types of interview cases

19:47 - typical structure of a case and specific tips for each phase

27:34 - second level insights

29:40 - useful resources

Useful Resources:

  • Victor Cheng: Case Interview Cases - Great book that covers case essentials https://amzn.to/2QhPsvA | Look Over My Shoulder: Listen in on case interviews with 22 different candidates https://bit.ly/2wXrjl0
  • FastMath Course - Quick online course specially built for consulting math https://bit.ly/1OjPyy9
  • Management Consulted Case Bank - over 500 of cases to practice https://bit.ly/2wXWspl