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Sébastien Ritter

16 Case Interview Tips

In this article, you’ll find 16 case interview tips to help you land a job in Consulting.  All interviews with top consulting firms are divided into 3 parts: the fit interview, the case interview, and the opportunity for the candidate to ask questions.  During a case interview, the interviewer asks you to solve a complex problem in as little as 30 minutes… while carefully scrutinizing every word you say or analysis you do.  And here

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Sébastien Ritter

3 Strategies To Ace the BCG Potential Test

If you are planning to have an interview with the Boston Consulting Group soon, you will likely have to take the BCG Potential Test. And if you have no idea what the BCG Potential Test is or how to successfully pass this test, don’t panic: This article is going to help you understand the ins and outs of the BCG Potential Test. Also, you’ll learn how to ace this test feared by so many candidates.

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Sébastien Ritter

Top Consulting Firms

If you are considering a career in consulting, you might ask yourself which top consulting firms are the best fit for you?  But with the hundreds of large consulting companies and boutique consulting firms out there, you might feel confused about which ones are right for you. And surprisingly, there are many great consulting firms beyond the MBB and the Big 4 that offer an amazing work environment, a competitive salary package, and excellent exit

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Sébastien Ritter

The MECE Principle: Definition and Examples

You CANNOT get a job offer from a prestigious consulting firm if you cannot organize and communicate your thoughts using the MECE principle. But, use the MECE principle correctly, and you will: Solve complex problems like the ones you’ll have in case interviews. Communicate your ideas. For instance, during a fit or a case interview. On the other hand, do NOT use the MECE principle correctly: And you will fail your interviews (100% guarantee) and

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Sébastien Ritter

14 insightful questions to ask in a consulting interview

You’ll find in this article 14 sample questions you can ask at the end of your interview. At the end of all your consulting interviews, whether at McKinsey, BCG, or Bain & Company, you will have the opportunity to ask some questions to your interviewer. You must prepare between 2 and 4 questions (taken from the list of 14 questions presented in this article) that can help you: Strengthen your connection with your interviewers. Fine-tune

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Why McKinsey? Why BCG? Why Bain
Sébastien Ritter

How to answer “Why McKinsey?”, “Why BCG?”, or “ Why Bain?” questions

Today I am going to show you how to answer job interview questions such as “Why Mckinsey?”, “why BCG?” or “Why Bain?”.  In fact, “Why consulting firm X?” is one of the interview questions you must answer in ALL your job interviews. Plus, this question must be answered in your cover letter too.  Yet, most candidates struggle with crafting a good answer to the “Why McKinsey?”, “Why BCG?” and “Why Bain?” questions.  For instance, most candidates

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