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S24E15: McKinsey's Cases Are Interviewer-Led – Most Candidates Practice the Wrong Way
Season 24 Episode 15
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Most consulting interviews let you drive the case. McKinsey doesn't.
McKinsey is one of the only firms that runs interviewer-led cases…
4 hours ago
S24E14: Why McKinsey Asks up to 25 Follow-Up Questions in the PEI
Season 24 Episode 14
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Most candidates prep for the McKinsey PEI like a regular behavioral interview.
McKinsey built it to do more than that. One story, and …
4 days, 1 hour ago
S24E13: The AI Hire Every Consulting Firm Is Struggling to Find
Season 24 Episode 13
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Every firm on our new 2027 Top Enterprise AI Consulting Firms ranking wants to hire the same person right now. And none of them can f…
6 days, 2 hours ago
S24E12: A McKinsey Coach's Playbook for Winning Case Competitions
Season 24 Episode 12
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Last year, 500 students on 100 teams competed in the Case Competition World Cup. Before they saw the case, coach Divya – 8 years at M…
1 week ago
S24E11: Inside Private Equity Consulting: AI Bets, Harder Exits, and Real Diligence
Season 24 Episode 11
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A private equity firm bought a paint company. Turned out their sales reps were handing out 50% discounts to any contractor who asked …
1 week, 4 days ago
S24E10: The Toothbrush Test: Why Most Case Frameworks Fail at MBB
Season 24 Episode 10
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If your case framework doesn't pass the toothbrush test, it's too generic for McKinsey, Bain, and BCG.
Ex-Bain coach Abi Chen walks th…
1 week, 6 days ago
S24E9: Inside a Bates White Economic Consulting Case Interview
Season 24 Episode 9
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Bates White let us inside a real economic consulting case interview.
Annie Olecki, a senior consultant in Bates White's antitrust prac…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
S24E8: Private Equity Consulting Firms Have a Sameness Problem
Season 24 Episode 8
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Namaan talked to dozens of PE practice leaders for our 2026 ranking. Almost every one said the same three things: 1) Cross-practice i…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
S24E7: MBA Case Prep in 2–4 Weeks: An Ex-Bain Interviewer's Plan
Season 24 Episode 7
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Most 2nd-year MBA candidates have 2 to 4 weeks to get case interview-ready this cycle, not the usual 6 to 8.
More cases won't close th…
3 weeks ago
S24E6: McKinsey Solve Game 2026: What It Is and How to Prepare
Season 24 Episode 6
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McKinsey screens candidates with a video game – McKinsey Solve – before they ever see a case interview. Most candidates either try to…
3 weeks, 4 days ago