The Case Interview Podcast

In this episode, we talk about why at least 50% of the mock interviews are just wasted time and what you can do to avoid wasting all that time (and get 2X+ results).

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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)

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TIMESTAMPS

4:59 - What mock interviews and corporate meetings have in common, and the three biggest sources of time-waste when practicing with other candidates

9:10 - The four qualities of a bad case partner that could ruin your mock interviews

15:50 - The surprising reason why most cases used in mock interviews are too easy, poorly built, and may actually be hurting your performance

29:53 - What mock interviews are actually useful for, and why you should structure your case practice like a professional athlete

39:04 - The simple test to figure out if you should do mock interviews, and why they might not be the real problem of your preparation

In this episode, we debunk the four greatest case interview math myths. We talk about...

• The real impact math mistakes have on your interview
  
  
• How fast you really need to be
  
  
• When you can and can't do math on paper
  
  
• And the right and the wrong ways to round numbers and all the nuances in between.

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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)

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TIMESTAMPS

02:59 - How math is really used on the consulting job

15:25 - The real impact of math mistakes on your interviewer's perception of you

22:42 - How fast you really need to be in your calculations

28:53 - When it's OK to do math on paper - and when it's not

32:51 - The right and the wrong ways to round numbers and all the nuances in between

38:12 - The Rounding Hierarchy: the best way to round numbers in case interviews

In this episode, Bruno explains what the Consultant's Turing Test is and how to be prepared for it when your interviews come.

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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)

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TIMESTAMPS

3:40 - What is the Turing Test, and how this AI-testing method from the 50s can help you understand how your interviewers use their "6th sense" to see if you'll do well in consulting - regardless of how well you've done in the case

13:22 - Why "checking all the boxes" and "acing the case" is not enough and you have to subjectively "seem like a consultant" to get the offer (or you'll run the risk of seeming "over-prepared")

23:59 - Why getting the nuance and understanding your interviewer's thought process are two of the keys to pass the Consultant's Turing Test

31:47 - The most critical "Turing Test" mistake you should avoid (this one is especially common with people who've joined Consulting Clubs in school)

33:58 - The most important principle to make your interviewer feel like you're born for consulting, and 3 final practical tips to pass the Consultant's Turing Test

In this episode, we talk about 2 unique ways to practice for cases that two case interview coaching clients created, and how you can add them to your practice.

We also talk about being resourceful and how that can help you in your case prep and in your job as a consultant.

After listening to this episode you will understand why these two candidates are now high-performing consultants at McKinsey and BCG.

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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)

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TIMESTAMPS:

01:46 - Why is resourcefulness so important and why you can't be a good consultant without it

06:09 - The "12-Hour Drill Method"

13:10 - The 3 stages of learning any skill (and can you improve your intuition?)

21:53 - The "Reverse Engineering Method"

29:47 - Extrapolating The Reverse Engineering Method to non-analysis questions

In this episode we will show you how to create great structures fast in your case interviews (instead of mediocre structures slowly).

You will learn...

• How fast you really need to be when creating your initial structures (everyone says it's 2 minutes, but it's not that simple...)
• The bi-modal structuring practice technique that will help you improve the quality of your structure while decreasing the time you take to build it
• How to NEVER be caught off-guard when the interviewer finally interrupts your thinking time and asks you to start speaking

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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)

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TIMESTAMPS

01:21 - Why do candidates feel like they need to be so fast? (and how Julio froze in one of his Bain interviews)

05:03 - How to buy more time while you're structuring and how to deal with interviewers interrupting while you're building your structure

15:19 - How fast do you really need to be?

23:40 - Why you should get good before even thinking about getting fast (and how to do that)

37:16 - Small tweaks to your regular practice that will allow you to structure without time to think

40:23 - The bi-modal practice technique

Real lessons come from real work, struggles, and frustrations.

In this episode, we talk about our own preparation journey as candidates and our period helping hundreds of candidates get jobs in consulting firms.

We also share how our experience as case coaches forced us to create content that helps solve real candidates' problems and the full story behind Crafting Cases.

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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)

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TIMESTAMPS

06:35 - Why we created this podcast and where the 10,000 hours come from

12:28 - Julio and Bruno's path as candidates

20:24 - How they developed a unique case coaching practice and why their method brought incredible results to candidates

31:26 - How they dealt with specific problems candidates had that seemed impossible to solve and how this lead them to start creating unique content in the case prep space

43:23 - The birth of Crafting Cases and of their free course, Case Interview Fundamentals

01:04:43 - Where your focus should be in your preparation (spoiler alert: it's not in "types of cases")

01:07:34 - Why you should listen to the episodes in this podcast in the order they were created (and not the most recent first)

This clip is an excerpt from episode 07. Why we taught estimations first, where we explain why our coaching method involved (and our current teaching method also involves) teaching estimations before anything else, the skills estimations allow you to learn in isolation, and the frustrations and rewards it brought to the candidates who worked with us. If you like it, I highly recommend you check out the full episode for more insights.

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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)

This clip is an excerpt of episode 14. How to improve 10X in your case performance using drills, where we talk about why drills allow you to improve 10X faster and best practices when using drills so you can maximize your improvement.

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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)

This clip is an excerpt of episode 20, where Bruno and Julio interview Nicolas Constantinesco, former McKinsey AP, about his career in McKinsey, his experience helping shape universities curricula to better develop students' problem-solving skills, and his opinion on how to prepare effectively for case interviews.

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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)

This clip is an excerpt of episode 13. The Case in Point Curse, where we talk about the negative consequences of reading Case in Point, why they happen, and how to get rid of the Case in Point curse if you have it.

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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)