First round with L.E.K. — what can I expect? Associate role. What should I be prepared to ask?

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First round is two cases (usually one growth/strategy case and one market sizing case). They’ll be 30 minutes each and the interviewer may ask a couple behavioral questions before each case.

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Thank you LEK 1. Do you have recommendations on prep for these cases? Also - how many rounds of interviews in total are there?

Second/Final round will be 3 cases with partners- same format. Typical case prep resources will work. I’d focus on case starts to structure your thoughts as interviews focus heavily on structure. And then make sure to nail the market sizing because those are formulaic

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