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Catherine Lee discusses the critical mistakes MBAs make in their job preparation and how to avoid them.

Send us Fan Mail Only 19% of McKinsey's new hires today are MBAs. In the mid-90s, that number was over 80%. The # of spots available for MBAs is shrinking – the competition isn't. MC coach Catherine Lee – ex-Deloitte, ex-BCG, Harvard MBA – breaks down 3 mistakes that sink most incoming MBAs before they ever reach an interview: Starting too late (fall semester is already too late)Treating prep like a sprint instead of a marathonPracticing cases without a system to track your gapsPlus: the summ...

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Guest: Catherine Lee

Topics covered

• MBA preparation
• job competition
• interview strategies
• consulting careers
• case practice

Keywords

• MBA
• McKinsey
• interview preparation
• consulting
• job market

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Organizations: McKinsey, Deloitte, BCG, Harvard

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