Anyone care to share their biggest case interview mistakes? Anything you'd do differently knowing what you know now?

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Overpreparing. Don't wear yourself too thin. It's easy to devote all your free time to prep but don't make yourself miserable.

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Practice the delivery of logic, hypothesis and final recommendation

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I made it past my first round but the lack of preparing with another person was the weirdest thing. It was hard to pick up on the nuances of the human interaction otherwise

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YouTube videos, drills, etc

Make sure that you stick to the structure and keep referring back when executing. This shows you have confidence in your structure and are working to a plan. Good luck!

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