I have my first round McKinsey phone case interview today and honestly feel nervous enough to throw up. Anyone done this type of screen before/have any tips or pointers to pass?

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Also I'm happy to do case interview prep if you'd like! Send me a dm if you're interested

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Don’t try and prep now - trust on your abilities. It’s going to be absolutely fine. Try and make friends w the other person and you’ll feel comfortable

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This is bad advice if OP has never done case prep before. It's possible this is their first time doing a consulting interview.

I did a phone case with mckinsey last summer. Just think of it as a normal case interview with basic math, since it's over the phone there won't be any charts or diagrams of course. Very basic.

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Very basic happy to chat and run cases

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Do you mind sharing the questions you were asked

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