Toughest case interview you had with a strategy consulting firm?

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McKinsey internship - case was a SE Asian government debating the feasibility of vouchers to send agrarian families to school in lieu of work. I was a nontarget too, I felt like they were trying to bounce me with that haha.

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Definitely my Bain final round for internships. Really in-depth retail case with an absolutely brilliant partner.

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Seeking advice: I am a young sales consultant and sales engineer working for a tech startup company. I have 6 years of sales experience. And I have been helping run my family business for the past 10 years. I was intially interviewed for a senior account executive position at a $70k offer. Instead they told me I needed more training and hired me as a Junior account executive at a $50k salary + commission. Today is my 6th month mark and I have done very well. And no talks of a promotion / raise..

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Hi guys, I am a systems engg in TCS with 3 years exp. Technologies known: C, C++, Java, COBOL, Oracle DB, SQL, Unix/Linux, Shell scripting.
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Hey Fishies
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