S23E7: 30 Cases Wasn't Enough for MBB

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced by a confident candidate who failed to progress in consulting interviews despite extensive preparation.

Send us Fan Mail He got McKinsey and Bain interviews and practiced 30 cases with friends – but didn't make it past round 1. Overconfident Ollie is a target school student with every reason to be confident. He joined Black Belt, made a plan – then mostly went at it alone. His KPI was cases completed and when MBB's first round came, his floor wasn't high enough. Katie and Japheth break down what went wrong, what's at stake if the approach doesn't change, and the specific steps Ollie is ta...

People in this episode

Hosts: Katie, Japheth

Topics covered

• recruiting
• consulting
• case interviews
• career advice
• job preparation

Keywords

• consulting
• MBB
• interview preparation
• case studies
• recruitment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McKinsey, Bain

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