The Case Interview Podcast

I know you've asked yourself this question. You've also probably asked someone else, who gave you an unsatisfactory answer.

You might even have asked us this question via email - in which case you either got a foot-long response in your email, or you got forgotten in our inbox (sorry for that, it's not personal).

Now it's time for the real deal: How many mock interviews should you really do? No BS, what's the number?

This is what Bruno and I attempt to answer in this episode. We also talk about...

• The reasons why you should do mock interviews
• The (many) problems with mock interviews
• How to achieve these same goals with less mocks
• How many you should do if you're short on time vs. if you have plenty of time
• Bruno's 5-10 streak rule, if you want a personalized decision instead of a set number

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If you've enjoyed this or previous episodes, the #1 thing you can do to help us promote the show is leaving a rating and review.

This would mean the world to us. Thank you! (Click here to review if you're on iOS.)

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If you're looking to improve your case solving skills, make sure you check out our free course at www.craftingcases.com/course. 

Inside this free course, you will learn...

• How to identify and answer each of the six (and only six) types of questions that you will have in your case interviews (these happen in ALL types of cases!)
  
  
• How to structure ANY case with a customized structure and how to stay structured throughout the case (even if you've never seen a case like that before)
  
  
• Tons of practice drills to optimize your learning (this helps you put theory into practice and focus on your weaknesses, even if you don't have the time to do mock interviews every day)

In this episode of The Case Interview Podcast, Bruno talks about the three scenarios where candidates consider hiring a case interview coach - but there's only one where it's definitely worth the cost.

Also, we make sure to highlight alternatives to getting a case interview coach in each scenario because I know they're (very) expensive.

P.S.: Please don't mind that I (Julio) look hungover in the YouTube version of the pod. I thought they had coffee at the studio, but they didn't. So that's my morning face without my daily dose of caffeine. Sorry about that.

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If you've enjoyed this or previous episodes, the #1 thing you can do to help us promote the show is leaving a rating and review.

This would mean the world to us. Thank you! (Click here to review if you're on iOS.)

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If you're looking to improve your case solving skills, make sure you check out our free course at www.craftingcases.com/course. 

Inside this free course, you will learn...

• How to identify and answer each of the six (and only six) types of questions that you will have in your case interviews (these happen in ALL types of cases!)
  
  
• How to structure ANY case with a customized structure and how to stay structured throughout the case (even if you've never seen a case like that before)
  
  
• Tons of practice drills to optimize your learning (this helps you put theory into practice and focus on your weaknesses, even if you don't have the time to do mock interviews every day)

In today's episode, Bruno and Julio answer questions from the audience. Here's what you will find answered inside:

• How to choose between multiple offers?
  
  
• Is it true that partners mostly care about the fit?
  
  
• Why is your free course free?
  
  
• When to start prepping so I'll peak at the right time?
  
  
• Should I start preparing before I get invited to an interview, or will I be wasting my time?

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If you've enjoyed this or previous episodes, the #1 thing you can do to help us promote the show is leaving a rating and review.

This would mean the world to us. Thank you! (Click here to review if you're on iOS.)

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If you're looking to improve your case solving skills, make sure you check out our free course at www.craftingcases.com/course. 

Inside this free course, you will learn...

• How to identify and answer each of the six (and only six) types of questions that you will have in your case interviews (these happen in ALL types of cases!)
  
  
• How to structure ANY case with a customized structure and how to stay structured throughout the case (even if you've never seen a case like that before)
  
  
• Tons of practice drills to optimize your learning (this helps you put theory into practice and focus on your weaknesses, even if you don't have the time to do mock interviews every day)

In this episode, Bruno and Julio each separately created a perfect 2-week prep plan, without talking about them. 

Then they presented their plans and ended up getting into a heated argument over which one was better. 

Followed by a fistfight. Needless to say, Bruno got the worst of it.

... I'm kidding (or am I? You'll only know if you watch this episode. It's in video so you can see the full - alleged - fight, on YouTube.)

Regardless of the big fight, they do talk about the differences in their plans and which is best for what kind of people.

If you're on a short schedule with your case prep, check it out asap.

If you just want to see a fistfight between your two favorite case interview nerds, there you have it.

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If you've enjoyed this or previous episodes, the #1 thing you can do to help us promote the show is leaving a rating and review.

This would mean the world to us. Thank you! (Click here to review if you're on iOS.)

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If you're looking to improve your case solving skills, make sure you check out our free course at www.craftingcases.com/course. 

Inside this free course, you will learn...

• How to identify and answer each of the six (and only six) types of questions that you will have in your case interviews (these happen in ALL types of cases!)
  
  
• How to structure ANY case with a customized structure and how to stay structured throughout the case (even if you've never seen a case like that before)
  
  
• Tons of practice drills to optimize your learning (this helps you put theory into practice and focus on your weaknesses, even if you don't have the time to do mock interviews every day)

In this episode, you will find...

• What consulting firms are really testing for in case math questions (and what they're NOT testing for)
  
  
• The most common reason for failing a case math question
  
  
• How to know if you're first-round ready in quantitative analysis
  
  
• How to MASTER case math: The elements of a perfect preparation and how to find them

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If you've enjoyed this or previous episodes, the #1 thing you can do to help us promote the show is leaving a rating and review.

This would mean the world to us. Thank you! (Click here to review if you're on iOS.)

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If you're looking to improve your case solving skills, make sure you check out our free course at www.craftingcases.com/course. 

Inside this free course, you will learn...

• How to identify and answer each of the six (and only six) types of questions that you will have in your case interviews (these happen in ALL types of cases!)
  
  
• How to structure ANY case with a customized structure and how to stay structured throughout the case (even if you've never seen a case like that before)
  
  
• Tons of practice drills to optimize your learning (this helps you put theory into practice and focus on your weaknesses, even if you don't have the time to do mock interviews every day)

In this episode, Bruno and Julio bring Nicolas Constantinesco, former McKinsey AP, back to the podcast. 

Nicolas currently helps top European universities adapt their curricula with high-impact, practical problem-solving skills. These skills are the ones best leveraged to help in the students' career progression and impact, as well as their performance in consulting interviews. 

Here are some of the topics they talked about this time...

• How do you, as a candidate, identify good case interview content among all the bad stuff out there?
  
  
• How can you break the vicious cycle of "beginners doing mocks with beginners and never improving because their case partners are inexperienced"?
  
  
• What lessons should you be learning from top performer athletes and baking into your preparation?

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If you're looking to improve your case solving skills, make sure you check out our free course at www.craftingcases.com/course. 

Inside this free course, you will learn...

• How to identify and answer each of the six (and only six) types of questions that you will have in your case interviews (these happen in ALL types of cases!)
  
  
• How to structure ANY case with a customized structure and how to stay structured throughout the case (even if you've never seen a case like that before)
  
  
• Tons of practice drills to optimize your learning (this helps you put theory into practice and focus on your weaknesses, even if you don't have the time to do mock interviews every day)

In this episode, Bruno and Julio interview Nicolas Constantinesco, former McKinsey AP, who currently helps top European universities adapt their curricula with high-impact, practical problem-solving skills. These skills are the ones best leveraged to help in the students' career progression and impact, as well as their performance in consulting interviews. We talked about a wide-ranging of topics, including but not limited to...

• Lessons learned in each stage of his McKinsey career
• How to know if you'll be a good fit in a firm before joining
• Differences between offices
• How to effectively prepare for case interviews
• The problem with case interview books and how to avoid them
• Nicolas's best interviewer and coach stories

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If you're looking to improve your case solving skills, make sure you check out our free course at www.craftingcases.com/course. 

Inside this free course, you will learn...

• How to identify and answer each of the six (and only six) types of questions that you will have in your case interviews (these happen in ALL types of cases!)
  
  
• How to structure ANY case with a customized structure and how to stay structured throughout the case (even if you've never seen a case like that before)
  
  
• Tons of practice drills to optimize your learning (this helps you put theory into practice and focus on your weaknesses, even if you don't have the time to do mock interviews every day)

In this episode, Bruno brings out a six-step system to effectively learn how to solve any case, starting from zero.

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If you've enjoyed this or previous episodes, the #1 thing you can do to help us promote the show is leaving a rating and review.

This would mean the world to us. Thank you! (Click here to review if you're on iOS.)

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If you're looking to improve your case solving skills, make sure you check out our free course at www.craftingcases.com/course. 

Inside this free course, you will learn...

• How to identify and answer each of the six (and only six) types of questions that you will have in your case interviews (these happen in ALL types of cases!)
  
  
• How to structure ANY case with a customized structure and how to stay structured throughout the case (even if you've never seen a case like that before)
  
  
• Tons of practice drills to optimize your learning (this helps you put theory into practice and focus on your weaknesses, even if you don't have the time to do mock interviews every day)

In this episode, Bruno explains a framework on how to learn any complex skill (and how that framework applies to learning case interviews).

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If you've enjoyed this or previous episodes, the #1 thing you can do to help us promote the show is leaving a rating and review.

This would mean the world to us. Thank you! (Click here to review if you're on iOS.)

-------------------------------

If you're looking to improve your case solving skills, make sure you check out our free course at www.craftingcases.com/course. 

Inside this free course, you will learn...

• How to identify and answer each of the six (and only six) types of questions that you will have in your case interviews (these happen in ALL types of cases!)
  
  
• How to structure ANY case with a customized structure and how to stay structured throughout the case (even if you've never seen a case like that before)
  
  
• Tons of practice drills to optimize your learning (this helps you put theory into practice and focus on your weaknesses, even if you don't have the time to do mock interviews every day)

In this episode, Bruno teaches a technique that is the quickest way to improve your business sense: Just-In-Time Learning.

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If you've enjoyed this or previous episodes, the #1 thing you can do to help us promote the show is leaving a rating and review.

This would mean the world to us. Thank you! (Click here to review if you're on iOS.)

-------------------------------

If you're looking to improve your case solving skills, make sure you check out our free course at www.craftingcases.com/course. 

Inside this free course, you will learn...

• How to identify and answer each of the six (and only six) types of questions that you will have in your case interviews (these happen in ALL types of cases!)
  
  
• How to structure ANY case with a customized structure and how to stay structured throughout the case (even if you've never seen a case like that before)
  
  
• Tons of practice drills to optimize your learning (this helps you put theory into practice and focus on your weaknesses, even if you don't have the time to do mock interviews every day)