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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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How to answer the "why consulting?" question
Sébastien Ritter

Why Consulting: How To Answer This Question

Today I will show you how to answer the “Why consulting?” interview question.  In fact, “Why consulting?” or “Why management consulting?” is one of the questions you must answer in ALL your job interviews. Yet most candidates struggle with crafting a good answer to the “Why consulting?” question.  Even worse: many candidates do not meet the interviewers’ expectations and fail their interviews because of poor answers! For instance, most candidates make at least one of the two

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Bain Recruitment Process
Sébastien Ritter

All About Bain Recruitment Process

If you want a job at Bain, you might ask yourself, what is the Bain recruitment process? Bain & Company is the third largest of the prestigious “MBB” (McKinsey & Company, BCG, or Bain & Company).  Bain, founded by former Boston Consulting Group consultants, has grown by 15% annually for two decades. Of the big three, Bain stands out for its culture. Bain is known for entrepreneurship, tailored solutions, and a work-hard & play-hard culture. Bain

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BCG Recruitment Process
Sébastien Ritter

All About The BCG Recruitment Process

If you want to get a job at BCG, you might ask yourself how does the BCG recruitment process work? Or if you would fit with the Boston Consulting Group culture? Creative. Team player. Impactful. Passionate. These are the characteristics of a Boston Consulting Group consultant. Do these characteristics describe you?  The second largest of the prestigious “MBB” (McKinsey, The BCG, or Bain & Company), Boston Consulting Group is one of the most selective of the Top 3 consulting

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