I seem to always bomb the first round of any case interviews despite practicing and prepping… Anyone have any tips or am i just stupid? 😂

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In what way do you ‘bomb’ them? With a bit more detail I’d be happy to provide some tips 😊

Thanks! so i remember one time it was because my math was not on point. Recently, though, im not entirely sure because it was an interviewee-led case (with little to no math), which i feel like i did well on and uncovered the problem, but perhaps there was some additional information to uncover and analyze.

Overall i feel like i dont always know when to ‘stop’ when uncovering information and it’s difficult to link everything together

Maybe a coach would help. I used one; former BCG Partner. Money well spent

Me too please dm

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