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Oliver Wyman Case Interview: Collaborate, Then Hit the Number
Oliver Wyman publishes its interview method on its careers site. How conversational and case rounds work, what the sheet rewards, and a worked constraint case.
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McKinsey Ecosystem Building: Confirm Roster Before You Prep
Ecosystem Building is the older Solve food-chain game. What McKinsey confirms on its own pages, what is candidate-reported, and how to prep without chasing leaks.
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EY-Parthenon Case Interview: Diligence Endings, Not Consulting
How EY-Parthenon cases differ from EY Consulting: commercial diligence structure, implied-growth math, published process steps, and a worked buy/no-buy example.
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McKinsey salary 2026: posted bases, not year-1 folklore
McKinsey US pay from firm postings and MBA reports: BA and Associate bases as ranges, how to build year-1 cash, and what EM and AP still hide.
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BCG salary: trust the posted base, not year-1 screenshots
BCG US Associate and Consultant bases from firm job postings ($110K and $190K), how year-1 totals get inflated, and why the $2K MBB gap is noise.
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Bain salary 2026: posted bases vs year-1 folklore
Bain posts US AC and Consultant bases; year-1 cash is a range. Title map, internship monthly pay, and how to read an offer against HBS consulting medians.
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McKinsey Sea Wolf: Why Pretty Microbe Teams Still Fail
Sea Wolf is McKinsey Solve's microbe cleanup game: firm facts vs candidate reports, a worked three-site decision, and the errors that sink legal teams.
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McKinsey Red Rock Study: Phases, Timing, and Math
How Red Rock Study works inside McKinsey Solve: phases, question types, timing, scoring caveats, and a worked weighted-average example. Confirm your invite.
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BCG Case Practice: Drill the Next-Move Handoff, Not Frameworks
A partner's system for BCG live-case practice: score the next-move handoff, run a timed ferry case with no answer key, and wire each miss to a single drill.
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McKinsey Case Interview: What Each Stage Actually Scores
McKinsey's interviewer-led case is five scored hand-offs, not one continuous debate. Stage-by-stage rewards, a worked HarborCold mini-case, and PEI beside it.
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Deloitte Case Interview: Score the Next-Steps Line
Deloitte publishes a five-step case rubric and free practice cases. How interviewers score next steps, what the library trains, and a worked example you can reproduce.
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Case Interview Examples: Work the Moves, Not the Industry
Work two original mini-cases end to end — structure, exhibit, math, close — then use McKinsey, Bain, BCG, and Deloitte practice cases as prompts.