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Case Interview Basics
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Mental Math Tool
Stress Questions
Drills
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Brainteaser
How to Use The Case Interview Basics for Your Preparation
Get an overview
Learn the basics
Solve some cases
Practice with peers
Interview First Aid
Starter's Guide to Case Prep
Get ready for your case interview with our Starter's Guide to Case Interview Prep. Learn everything you need to crack the case and start a career in consulting.
How to Start The Case Interview Preparation
Conduct Mock Interviews with Peers and Coaches
Crack the Case Interview
Find out how to crack any case in your consulting job interview with our Case Interview Basics. We help you to get ready for a career as top consultant!
Preparation for Case Studies
Approaching a Case
Interviewer-Led vs Candidate-Led Cases
Note-taking in Case Interviews
Ace the Personal Fit Interview
You want to ace the personal fit interview? We got what you need to display your personality. Start your consulting career with our Case Interview Basics!
Personal Fit Interview
Key Questions in the Personal Fit Interview
Recruitment Tests in Consulting Interviews
Get ready for online assessments such as the McKinsey Imbellus Game, BCG Online Case or Bain Sova Test during your interview in consulting.
BCG Online Case
McKinsey Imbellus Game
Bain Sova Test
Pymetrics Game Assessment
Case Cracking
Identify Your Case Type
Identifying your case type is the first and most crucial step to ace your case interview. Learn how to crack consulting cases with our Case Interview Basics.
Market Sizing
Market Entry
Profitability Cases
Growth Strategy
M&A Cases
Competitive Response
Pricing
Valuation
Brainteaser
Structure Your Thoughts
Use the best consulting techniques to structure your thoughts and ace your case interview. Learn how to crack consulting cases in our Case Interview Basics
Issue Tree
MECE Principle
Pyramid Principle
Porter's Five Forces
4C Framework
4P Framework
2x2 Matrices and the BCG Matrix
The Stacey Matrix
Influence Model
ADKAR Model
McKinsey Growth Pyramid
Practice Your Basics
Practice the basics like math skills and reading data charts to ace your case interview. Learn how to crack cases in our Case Interview Basics!
Charts and Data in Case Interviews
Why Math Matters
Math Skills Required in Case Interviews
Fast Math
Important Facts
Correlation and Causality
Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
ROI and ROAS
Business Concepts
Useful Business Analysis Tools
Our collection of business analysis tools contains the most important frameworks for case analysis. Learn more in our Case Interview Basics.
Pareto Principle
ABC Analysis
7S-Framework of McKinsey
The Capability Maturity Model (CMM)
Break-Even Analysis
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Benchmarking
Core Competencies
SWOT Analysis
The Value Chain
The 5 Cs of Credit
Product Life Cycle
The Business Model Canvas
The Balanced Scorecard
The Cynefin Framework
Kotter Change Management Model
The Competing Values Framework
The PESTEL Analysis for Consulting
SMART Goals in Consulting
Public Value Strategic Triangle
GROW Model
Hoshin Kanri Matrix
Common Terms of Business
Learn everything you need to know about the common terms of business in your case interview. Our Case Interview Basics prepare you to crack the case.
Opportunity Costs
Economy of Scale and Economy of Scope
The Tuckman Model
Servant Leadership
Net Present Value - NPV
Balance Sheet
Design Thinking
Income Statement
Cash Flow Statement
Supply and Demand
Fixed & Variable Costs
CAGR - Compound Annual Growth Rate
The Scrum Framework: A Guide for Aspiring Consultants
The Kanban Framework
The Blue Ocean Strategy
Lean Management
Peter Principle
Emotional Intelligence
The Amazon Interview Questions
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
DevOps
Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Kolb's Learning Circle
Interpersonal Communication
Six Sigma
The Role of the Hypothesis in Consulting
The Roots and Effects of Inflation
Amazon Leadership Principles
Learning Organization
Theory of Planned Behavior
Situational Leadership
Theory of Constraints
Herzbergs 2-Factor Theory
Capability-Based Planning
Unique Value Proposition (UVP)
Our case interview basics will teach you everything you need to know about case interviews.
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