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Case interview prep
Case Interview Opening Statement: Three Minutes That Decide Who Drives
Open a case interview so the interviewer hands you the case: a recap with a number in it, two questions that change the tree, and four branches they can act on.
Case interview prep
Hypothesis-Driven Case Interviews: Bet on a Number, Not an Answer
Interviewers can't hear what you believe, only what you ask for next. How to state, price, and kill a case hypothesis, with a worked example you can redo.
Case interview prep
Case Interview Exhibits: The Insight Is Never Printed on the Chart
How case writers build exhibits, the five derived numbers that carry the insight, a worked clinic table you can reproduce, and what the scoring sheet rewards.
Case interview prep
Case interview communication: pass the interviewer's 30-second test
Why 'think out loud' gets misread, the 30-second test interviewers run on you, a 120-word close you can time, and one recommendation scored two ways.
Case interview prep
Case Interview Mistakes: Which Ones Actually Reach the Debrief
How interviewers turn a 25-minute case into a one-sentence verdict, which mistakes make it into that sentence, and a drill to keep yours out of it.
Case interview prep
Five Forces in Cases: Score Who Takes the Margin
Interviewers reward weighting which force captures industry profit, not a five-chapter tour. Worked stampings case, scoring heuristic, and when to leave Porter alone.
Case interview prep
Case Interview Questions: What Each One Is Really Scoring
Every case interview question is one of seven, and each is scored for something other than its literal answer. The sheet, the leaks, and a worked example.
Case interview prep
Stop Counting Cases: How Interviewers Want You to Practice
Why stacking full cases stalls your score, how to match a 45-minute firm clock, and a two-week practice ledger that closes one leak at a time.
Case interview prep
Case Interview Synthesis: Answer the Question You Were Asked
How to close a case interview: turn the prompt into a one-sentence decision, budget 150 words, add one number, one risk, one next step. Worked example, scored.