MBB 101 - Nail McKinsey, Bain and BCG case interviews
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If you’re applying to consulting firms or have a case interview coming up you’re in the right place. This course teaches you exactly how to solve cases used in case interviews, whether it’s at MBB firms (McKinsey, Bain, BCG), other consulting firms or other firms that use case interviews. Our students have a 25% acceptance rate vs the 1% industry average acceptance rate, so be sure to boost your chances with MBB 101! (checkout mbb101. com for more reviews)
If you have a non-business background, the first module will take you right from step one of understanding fundamental business topics such as revenue, profit, profit margins and more. We’ll also cover market dynamics that you’ll be expected to understand, such as the impact of consolidated vs fragmented markets on incumbents and new entrants. Don’t worry if you don’t know what these words mean, you will by the end of module one!
If you’re up to speed on business basics then you can skip to module two where we break down the case interview into it’s key steps – from understanding the brief, asking the right questions, generating a hypothesis and structuring right the way through to solving the case and providing your recommendation.
We take a deep dive into structuring different types of cases and marketing sizing in the following modules, but it’s important to remember that interviewers expect you to create frameworks tailored to the case, rather than memorising them. So these modules teach the logic and thought process behind structuring these cases, so you can apply them to even the most unconventional cases.
The course also covers key technical topics such as graph interpretations and company valuations to take your business knowledge and skills to the next level.
We can’t forget about personal fit though – nailing the case interview is a big part of the interview but they need to be sure you’ll fit into the company culture. We cover the basics of what the interviewer is looking for and how to tailor your background no matter what it is.
To save you time we have easily digestible study notes for key topics – take them with you as you start practising case interviews, in case you need to brush up on your knowledge.
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4An overview of consulting interviews
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5Flow of a case interview
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6Asking clarifying questions: The BOLT method
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7Generating and Using a Hypothesis
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8What is MECE?
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9Structuring Part 1: The core principles
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10Structuring Part 2: How to be MECE
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11Presenting your structure
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12Solving the Case: Prioritise, Analyse, Synthesise Repeat
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13Presenting Your Final Recommendation
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14EXTRA: What To Do If You Get Stuck In An Interview
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35What are interviewers assessing + what types of questions can they ask?
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36Competency questions: Tell me about a time...
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37Motivation Questions: Why this job?
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38Hypothetical / character/ curve-ball questions: What would you do if X?
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39Presentation skills + pyramid principle
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40How to connect with your interviewer
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41How to leave a great lasting impression
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42REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES: Personal fit answers