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S23E29: How to Build Business Acumen for Consulting
Season 23
Episode 29
Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Description
Building business judgment is learnable – most candidates just go about it the wrong way.
Tauseef Charanya spent 10 years at BCG, conducted over 300 case interviews, and coached hundreds of candidates through the process.
In this episode, he explains what business acumen actually looks like in a case interview, why work experience alone doesn't build it, and the 4 layers you need to hit to get an offer.
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