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… grade in case interview math
10:15 – Candidate A vs. Candidate B: same answer, different score
11:26 – 3 case math mistakes that cost candidates offers
15:32 – How to do mental math under pressure
19:32 – How to find the insight behind the number
21:01 – What a strong case math recommendation sounds like
23:59 – Worked example: scaling and sizing a $10,000 monthly cost
30:47 – Why interviewers forgive math errors: 2 stories from George
34:32 – How Black Belt coaching closes case math gaps
40:24 – Wrap-up
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… that level of expectation.
Good luck in the interviews. It’s going to be a wild couple of months. This is disruptive in a way it has never been before. But just know: the firms know, they’re paying attention, and they want to see your real, raw thinking skills. That’s what the case interview is all about.
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… horror stories of some of the case interviews. You know, you have to estimate the number of golf balls that fell on an airplane, you can't write anything down, all the math has to be done entirely in your head, and kind of this misrepresentation maybe of what a case interview is. And I was very turned off by that. So I went into investment banking and I was in investment banking for about a year and a half. And I was actually able to work alongside consultants. I was able to work with them on some of our …
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… toward advanced professional degree candidates, in addition to sophomores, because this is the season for those two groups.
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