The Case Interview Podcast

The Case Interview Podcast

By Julio and Bruno from Crafting CasesBusinessCareers
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The Case Interview Podcast episodes

  • 3 types of mock interview partners

    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)
    8 min
  • The REAL reason behind the "so what?" question

    This clip is an excerpt of episode 15. The #1 mistake good candidates make in analytical questions, where we talk about the #1 mistake in analytical question that even the best candidates out there make, why it's such a big mistake, and exactly what you should do to avoid 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)
    7 min
  • The birth of case interview drills

    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)
    8 min
  • Why McKinsey, why Bain, why BCG? How to know if you're a good fit with the firm you're interviewing with

    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.

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

    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)
    7 min
  • Why do people STILL use Case in Point if it's so bad?

    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 already 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)
    13 min
  • Use this if you're hiring a case coach

    This clip is an excerpt of episode 12. The ultimate case prep hack, where we talk about how to apply your case solving skills into the planning of your case interview preparation and why doing that brings exponential results.  We also show you a framework so that you can start doing this immediately. 

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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)
    11 min
  • How Julio designed his fit stories using case-solving skills

    This clip is an excerpt of episode 11. The #1 consultant habit you should steal from us, where we talk about how to apply the problem-solving skills from case interviews into the problems of your everyday life and about why that will bring you (1) more practice time and (2) higher quality practice.

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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)
    9 min
  • Beware of the Root Cause Trap in profitability cases

    This clip is an excerpt of episode 10. 3 Vicious Traps of Profitability Cases, where we talk about three traps that most candidates bring upon themselves when solving profitability cases, and how to avoid them. If you can avoid those traps, you will find it much easier to solve easy and tough profitability cases, and place yourself ahead of the 80-90% of candidates who aren't aware of these traps.

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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)
    13 min
  • How to choose between offices

    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 student's problem-solving skills, and his opinion on how to prepare effectively for case interviews.

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

    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)
    7 min
  • "I spent 15 minutes on a calculation at a McKinsey first round interview"

    This clip is an excerpt from episode 05. Case interview math: 4 myths that hold candidates back, where Julio debunks the 4 myths about case interview math that keep great candidates from getting their consulting offers. If you like it, I highly recommend you check out the full episode for more insights.

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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)
    11 min

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In The Case Interview Podcast, you will learn what it takes to get offers at top consulting firms (such as McKinsey, BCG and Bain). Every Monday morning, we share the hard-earned wisdom and stories…

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