I have an upcoming interview with McKinsey — are the case interviews focus on strategy or is theta math built into the case interviews?

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Math is built in. I fumbled the math. Don’t fumble the math.

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No trig if that’s what you meant ;). But yes, there will most likely be 1-2 sections that are math-heavy. Good luck!

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New case question, timely and relevant: How much money can we get fined for unethical business practices and still retain our client base and reputation?

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I’m balled out on the math but wasn’t quite structured enough. Don’t overemphasize the math like I did.

There will be specific questions that will test your math abilities. But always remember to tie in any quantitative and qualitative data to the high level question/problem you are solving.

The McKinsey website has practice cases that are identical to what the process looks like with your interviewer. Generally three questions: 1) structure the braid problem 2) respond to a presented visual within a specific topic and 3) quantify some component of the case

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