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The most comprehensive case and fit interview preparation book for top-tier consulting firms has finally arrived.
99% of case interview applicants fail, yet all rely on the same faulty guides and memorized frameworks from 20 years ago.
The book The 1%: Conquer Your Consulting Case Interview; is finally cleaning up the mess that consulting firm applicants face. It is based on the battle-tested strategies of a former McKinsey consultant, Dr. Florian Smeritschnig, founder of StrategyCase.com and currently the most successful case interview coach on the web, with over 1,000 case interviews conducted and 400+ 5-star reviews on PrepLounge.com. Work with the strategies that enabled 150+ McKinsey offers, 280+ total MBB offers, and 420+ total consulting offers in just 3 years!
You will learn:
- How to achieve case interview mastery
- How to solve any interview problem thrown at you
- How to master the fit interview
- And everything else you need to finally get the offer you deserve
The book combines an effective step-by-step methodology to tackle case interviews and each individual element with modern problem-solving strategies and consulting-like communication and behavioral approaches.
On top of that, it comes packed with other high-value content such as:
- Techniques to structure any case and brainstorm about any topic in a deep and insightful manner
- Approaches, shortcuts, and tricks for chart interpretation and case interview math
- The most common case interview charts and math problems
- The meaning and application of hypothesis-driven thinking and synthesizing in a case interview
- The practice of delivering strong recommendations
- The right communication strategies and phrases for every stage of the case
- Instructions on how to move through a candidate-led case vs. an interviewer-led case
- Tips to avoid or recover from mistakes and move on if you get stuck
- Detailed information on case interview scoring and evaluation you have never seen before
- Mastering the differences between first-round interviews and partner-round interviews
- Acing written case interviews and unusual case formats
- Consideration of differences between interns, full-time hires, and professional hires
- Pre-drafted answers to all fit interview questions you have to expect at top-tier firms (resume questions, fit questions, expertise questions, and story questions)
- Personal storytelling using the SCORE framework developed by the author
- Tricks to create rapport with interviewers and how to deal with stress interviews
- The right questions to ask at the end of the interview
- Effective preparation plans and exercises for different time spans (alone, with others, and with case coaches)
- Important business concepts and tools you need to know for case interviews
- Mindset hacks and habits to perform at your best
- Specific deep dives on the McKinsey Problem Solving Interview and the Personal Experience Interview
- And even details such as what to wear on the day of the interview
Whatever question you have about case interviews, this book answers it in the most effective manner, all with the goal to help you belong to the top 1% of case interview candidates.
Get the book. Join the 1%.
“I just got an offer from McKinsey! Florian's instructions are the MOST constructive that I have ever seen in my 100+ case practices. I institutionalized his advice into my practice and reached a new level.”
Extract of verified PrepLoung customer review, 2022
