Get a job at McKinsey, BCG, Bain
By Moritz Gruber
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Consulting is the greatest job on earth. But getting a job offer at the top global firm is tricky. In this Podcast we will hack the process and get you into your best possible shape for the application. I have coached many people into getting and offer and will share all I know. Plus i‘ll interview recruiters and those who made it in. Buckle up for a ride. This will be fun and will get you ready for an amazing career.
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[204] Same Boat
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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[203] I applied for a job!
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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[202] List of traits
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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[201] Elephant Rider
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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[200] Trusting yourself vs. Believing yourself
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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[199] Thought Addiction
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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[198] What is Meta-failing?
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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[197] I'll switch your THINKING into WINNING MODE!
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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[196] Change your PERFORMANCE with this MINDSET turnaround!
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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[195] What Are You Waiting For???
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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[194] How do you get the SUCCESS you want?
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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[193] What should you do when you find out you're an idiot? (Btw. you're NOT!)
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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[192] Let's bear the fact we don't know everything!
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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[191] Feedback as proof that my insights are working
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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[190] Why your image of reality determines your success?
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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[189] Is the crisis we face a reality or a false belief?
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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[188] Be structured instead of knowing the structure!
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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[187] 1 Minute to CHANGE your Life!
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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[186] The Case Interview is NOT about acquiring knowledge...
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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[185] The essence of the Case Interview is WRONG...
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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[184] I like doctor games...
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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[183] All you need to know about the case interview in 10 minutes.
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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[182] Sometimes I felt suicidal.
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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[181] Rejected 104 TIMES! Then, got an offer from McKinsey! (FASCINATING!)
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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[180] what made this candidate get an offer from McKinsey?
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May 28, 2021 |
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[179] Key insights from a successful candidate at McKinsey
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May 25, 2021 |
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[178] What is the role of the devil in the case interview?
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May 17, 2021 |
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[177] THE BEST Summary of what the case interview is like!
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May 12, 2021 |
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[176] "He shouldn't be successful".... (Don't listen to this!)
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May 06, 2021 |
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[175] Why did I give my panda LSD for breakfast?
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May 05, 2021 |
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[174] Turning hate into love. (MIND-BLOWING)
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May 04, 2021 |
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[173] This will immediately allow you to take actions you never thought you are capable of!
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May 03, 2021 |
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[172] What is really being tested in the consulting interview (can you guess it?)
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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[171] I was a very poor consultant yesterday - here is why...
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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[170] You are a coward!
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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[169] Wake up to the power of your own mind
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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[168] I was an ungrateful idiot
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Nov 21, 2020 |
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[167] You are a success researcher (all your life long)
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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[164] The ultimate competitive advantage is failing
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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[163] How perfectionism killed success and how I overcame perfectionism
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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[162] Why is it so difficult to just love yourself and be succesful
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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[161] How to be happy despite a rejection
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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[160] Mind hacks for great performance in the case interview
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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[159] Do you deserve to be a top consultant?
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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[158] what on earth is “a framework” good for anyway???
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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[157] How can you learn analytical thinking
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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[156] The "Case in Point" Trap
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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[155] It means nothing about you if you are rejected
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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[155] Good News: You do not need to solve the case
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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[154] How to eliminate limiting beliefs
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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[153] The single one biggest challenge in the case interview finally identified
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Sep 26, 2020 |
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[152] How do you squeeze the maximum value from your internship
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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[151] I am not good at math. How do I still do complex math in my head?
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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[150] I am NOT particulary intelligent. This is how i still managed to get into McKinsey twice!
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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[149] The key mistake 99,9% of candidates make when preparing for the interview
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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[148] Are you as intelligent as these McKinsey Consultants?
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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[147] tell better stories. It’s 50% of the interview
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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[146] you Need only this for the interview: Common Sense and Simple Math
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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[145] The magic success formula (revealed in this episode)
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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[144] You are probably wrong in the case interview
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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[143] What the interviwer SHOULD say at the beginning of the interview
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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[142] All you need to know for the case interview in 15 minutes
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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[141] Navigate the process to MBB. What is easy and what is hard?
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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[140] How to master decision making as a consultant
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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[139] How to tackle the core reason for failure (Special episode on mindset and beliefs)
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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[138] "Case in Point" scares me. Here is how you prepare better than starting to read this
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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[137] What does it take for you to become amazing?
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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[136] How my own beliefs became my worst enemy. A special on limiting beliefs
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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[135] The case interview is easy (if you can accept that fact)
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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[134] Focus on your task at hand
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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[133] The secret to effective storytelling
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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[131] I don't have fears .... (what a misconception!)
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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[132] How do you prepare the best way? (structure first, then plug in tools)
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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[130] Interview with the BCG Head of Recruiting Germany/Austria. Part 6: Networking ... and don't be hectic
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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[129] Interview with the BCG Head of Recruiting Germany/Austria. Part 5: What is her advice how to be great in the case interview?
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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[128] Interview with the BCG Head of Recruiting Germany/Austria. Part 4: What happens in the discussion after a case interview?
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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[127] get rid of the thoughts that keep you from stepping up to greatness
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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[126] Interview with the BCG Head of Recruiting Germany/Austria. Reflections on part 3 (episode 125) of the interview
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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[125] Interview with the BCG Head of Recruiting Germany/Austria. Part 3: What is a mistake? Networking advice and her recommendations for the case interview
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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[124] Interview with the BCG Head of Recruiting Germany/Austria. Reflections on part 2 (episode 123) of the interview
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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[123] Interview with the BCG Head of Recruiting Germany/Austria. Part 2: State of recruiting in an economic crisis
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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[122] Interview with the BCG Head of Recruiting Germany/Austria. Reflections on part 1 (episode 121) of the interview
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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[121] Interview with the BCG Head of Recruiting Germany/Austria. Part 1: If she was your secret coach - what advice would she give you?
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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[120] What if I still have pile of unfinished tasks that keep me from getting started with the journey to consulting
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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[119] The one key tool for networking. THE DREAM 100.
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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[118] How to become a superstar at networking with people inside consulting
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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[117] Being aspirational while not making false promises
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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[116] what are steps you can take while there is a downtime in hiring?
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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[115] What is the situation in the hiring market due to the Corona crisis?
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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[114] The reason why there are things you cannot do
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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[113] Why smart people fail.
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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[112] I need all my own teachings to get something done. So ... you are not alone in your struggles
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May 26, 2020 |
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[111] The key to a real step change in your performance.
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May 25, 2020 |
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[110] I was nervous before the interview with the BCG Head of recruiting
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May 19, 2020 |
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[109] The biggest learning of your life will be the moment you understand that the problem is not what your thoughts imply, but the problem is the thoughts
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May 18, 2020 |
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[108] How not to stand in your own way (and thereby be amazing)
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May 15, 2020 |
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[107] How to be successful at BCG!
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May 14, 2020 |
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[106] How should you allot your time in preparation for consulting
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May 11, 2020 |
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[105] "I am good enough" ... i cannot emphasize this enough :-)
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May 07, 2020 |
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[104] Is common sense really that rare? Oh, yes! Here is an anecdote
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May 05, 2020 |
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[103] Whenever you think "I cannot do this", think again and tell yourself "I do not allow myself to do this"
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May 04, 2020 |
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[102] Interview with McKinsey Senior Partner (Part 3/3). "Let other people in, so that you understand the unknown unknowns!" is his key message
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Apr 25, 2020 |
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[101] Interview with McKinsey Senior Partner (Part 2/3). "Be yourself" is his key message
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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[100] Interview with McKinsey Senior Partner (Part 1/3). "Have a north star!" is his key message
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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[099] what are limiting beliefs? And how do they prevent success?
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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[098] A weird question that tells us a lot about mindset issues
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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[097] applying for consulting in a downturn
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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[096] How to get a positive reply from McKinsey within 3 hours
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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[095] how to identify limiting beliefs
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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[094] SELFISHNESS kills your performance. Consulting is about SERVING OTHERS
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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[093] the key to unlock your own greatness and amazingness is an abundant mindset
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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[092] Consultants DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER, but they have a great process how they arrive at the answer
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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[091] Getting into consulting in a economic crisis. How to make this an exercise in building an unstoppable mindset
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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[090] How to overcome the built-in mental mechanism that prevent us from moving towards a brighter future
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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[089] Break through the barrier of your self-judgement of success vs. failure.
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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[088] key learning from a successful final interview
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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[087] I completely missed a key clue because I was nervous
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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[086] Let's explore what the "collectively exhaustive" means in MECE
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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[085] How to make any calculation in the case interview manageable. Part of Moritz' self test in case interviewing
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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[084] The most important mindset difference in the case interview
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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[083] The key to success is claiming your space for inquiry and thinking. Summary of key learnings from a successful interviewee.
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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[082] Thinking about "MECE" destroys your performance. You need to be in charge of the interview and not let yourself be rushed into an answer.
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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[081] what is the most powerful tool in the whole application process that is treated poorly?
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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[80] You are just one last step away from success. Don’t mess it up now. Here is the key
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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[079] How to have fun with data. Core scripts for the case interview part 4 (analysis)
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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[078] you will miss this critical (yet so easy) step if you are not aware of it. Part 3 of script
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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[077] How to act greatly and with lots of risk mitigation in problem structuring part of the case
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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[076] Fear is good. Why? Listen now
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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[075] The foolproof script for the case interview. Core acting skills and scripts. Part 2
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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[074] Case Interview practice: core acting skills and scripts. Part 1
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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[073] being coachable is a fundamental key to success in consulting (and almost anywhere in life)
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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[072] in most cases you lack the permission to act amazingly, not the skill
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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[071] my scariest thought (and my biggest hurdle)
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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[070] Application-Motivation talk. Mindest exercise concerning: what job should I go for?
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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[069] how to be MECE in structuring cases and arguments.
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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[068] how to pitch yourself effectively and avoid the biggest mistake
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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[067] 4 key building blocks of success in the case interview (and life in general)
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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[066] how to figure out if you should even apply for consulting. SURPRISE answer included
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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[065] Don‘t be a forced seller. How to prepare yourself mentally to be on top of your game
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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[064] How to decide whether you should apply for recruiting events. And how to network
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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[063] I am not that special. But I know how to make the few things that went really visible
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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[062] How do i prepare myself before a client meeting (same way you should before the case interview
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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[061] the key to higher performance is to change the stories you tell yourself about yourself
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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[060] this change in mindset impacted my life massively.
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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[059] You will fail miserably if you do not understand this key framing of the case interview
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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[58] what does the recruiting process look like? What goes on inside the firm in recruiting
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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[057] Q+A. Knowledge management. Rookie advice. Mentorship. How is the teamwork
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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[056] Q+A Session. Personal Development. Career progression. Normal day in the life of a consultant
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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[055] Getting into MBB is EASY! There are 4 simple steps. You can easily beat the competition
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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[054] Blow away the interviewer with these answers to questions concerning your resume
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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[053] Get rid of fear and doubt with this exercise. Super powerful!
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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[052] 5 exercises that will dramatically alter your game in the case interview
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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[051] These 3 key tools will immediately boost your confidence and performance in the case interview
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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[050] Stop doing case interview training for a moment and listen to this first. You are misled
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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[049] Never buy courses from people who claim to know how it works .... is a fatal limiting belief
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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[048] breakthrough bragging skills training. Put the spotlight on yourself
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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[047] The case interview master‘s way ... is the way of risk mitigation (and umbrella first :-)
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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[046] You are good enough. You don't need to be better. But you might need to do things differently
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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[045] What are the hiring criteria of top-tier consultancies?
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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[044] The magical shortcut to a job in consulting
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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[043] understanding the thinking behind the PST makes it much easier to solve it
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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[042] The Ninja's path to mastery in the PST (Problem solving Test)
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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[041] How to get yourself into massive preparation action AND how to prepare the right way for the PST
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Jan 07, 2020 |
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[040] Impress your interviewer with a profound answer on the personal challenge question
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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[039] Easily become a star at the "Influencing others" question PLUS Bonus: Key learnings from leadership answers
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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[038] What is the hidden, underlying question behind the personal-conflict-question
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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[037] The answer to the team conflict question
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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[036] How to answer the question „tell me how you managed a team conflict“
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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[035] How to turn an anxious overachiever into a high performer in the interview
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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[034] How to confidently answer the leadership question in the interview. Key mental hack included!
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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[033] BULLSHIT BINGO! How to easily remove meaningless fluffy words from your CV and cover letter
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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[032] How to turn yourself into an impeccable performer in the case interview. MINDSET SPECIAL
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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[031] How to show business acumen even if you are unfamiliar with the topic at hand
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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[030] How to handle data in the case interview and how to conquer your fears immediately
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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[029] The magic formula to the question why you want to enter consulting.
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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[028] Avoid this KEY MISTAKE when preparing for the case interviews
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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[027] Be a smart aleck!! Yes, now! Get rid of limiting beliefs around that topic
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Nov 29, 2019 |
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[026] This one piece of understanding will take you 95% through the case interview
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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[025] Fuck structure! Be yourself. What??? When structure is helpful and when not? Hear the answer
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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[024] Be great in the case interview with this simple structure
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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[023] Make the case interview a fun dance between you and the interviewer by learning these simple steps
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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[022] How to achieve 50 Mio USD in client fees every year
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Nov 23, 2019 |
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[021] FREE Kick- in-the-ass that finally gets you going towards your dream career... plus some motivation
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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[020] How to get breakthrough results from NETWORKING (and what is a waste of time)
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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[019] This one shift in mindset will boost your performance 10x in the consulting application
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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[018] Miss this ONE KEY CONCEPT and you will never have a chance of successfully applying
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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[017] The SECRET that will make YOU confidently select the best bullet points for your CV
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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[016] How to compile a breakthrough CV even if you are just a slightly above average student
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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[015] Warning; Do not even think about writing the skills section of your CV before listening. Section 4
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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[014] Kick-Ass CV: part three - other activities
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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[013] The SPECIFIC STEPS to a KICK-ASS CV. Section 2: Work experience
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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[012] The SPECIFIC STEPS to a KICK-ASS CV. Section 1: Education
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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[011] The surefire WAY TO FUCK IT UP! ..99% of you are doing it right now! Stop doing it!
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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[010] What program or job should I pursue to prepare my resume to appeal to a consulting firm
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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[009] The REAL CRITERIA according the mind of a consulting firm interviewer. What is expected from me in the case interview?
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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[008] The most powerful tool to CONTROL THE MINDSET OF THE INTERVIEWER is...
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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[007] The biggest mistake of my life was trying to be smart. DO NOT REPEAT MY MISTAKE
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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[006] Mindset trumps intelligence! If you are struggling with the application, it might be that you are trying to solve the wrong problem
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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[005] The KEY HACKS to get the reader of your CV EXCITED. Learn what the best of the best do
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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[004] The SECRET that makes the recruiter say "Wow!" when reading your CV .... Yes, there is a PROVEN FORMULA. Check it out.
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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[003] "Am I McKinsey material?" ... This episode will answer that question for once and for all. But it might not the answer you expected...
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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[002] A CV is not a table of contents of your life!!! It’s a marketing tool. Here is how you do it right
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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[001] „Solve the case“ is the completely wrong mindset for the consulting interview
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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