What's the secret to crack a BCG case interview?

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is this a serious question?

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@OP- the "secret" is to do a couple months of case prep and to be good at problem-solving and communication. Any more guidance than that isn't gonna fit into a Fishbowl thread.

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You're better off asking real questions M-TR

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I practiced interviews with several BCGers. They train ever interviewer in the same approach: 1. Chart interpretation, 2. Demonstrated math competency, 3. Brainstorming solutions, basically in that order. Any BCGers to validate this?

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Nutcracker

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Strategy& isn't that all case interviews?

Oh no...people know about "the secret?" If that gets out we'll have to revamp our entire case interview process.

@strategy& - I'm a BCG interviewer and have never been given that guidance.

Hm. That's how my friends in NYC broke it down. But I guess it's less structured than I gave credit. Couple of shitty ass responses btw, maybe you should reconsider OP.

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