Case Interview Academy

This course is built on real expertise and proven experience in the field.

As a former McKinsey consultant and leading interview coach, I’ve conducted over 2,000 coaching sessions in the past four years, helping clients worldwide secure offers at top firms. Drawing on my hands-on, daily experience, this course goes far beyond generic case interview advice to deliver deep insights that truly work.

You’ll learn everything you need to excel in case interviews:

• Frameworks and brainstorming
• Chart and exhibit interpretation
• Math and quantitative analysis

When I say everything, I mean it. This course covers not only the essential big-picture concepts for beginners but also the nuanced details that even case interview pros might overlook—details that can make all the difference. These insights are based on what I see working with my clients every day.

This course is more comprehensive than anything else on the market, ensuring you’re fully prepared for every aspect of case interviews. It’s designed to give you everything I’ve learned from coaching thousands of sessions—what works, what doesn’t, and what it truly takes to stand out and succeed.

Frameworks and Brainstorming

• Flexible problem-solving skills: Develop the ability to confidently tackle any case problem and create broad and deep case frameworks using first-principles thinking, whether it’s a broad market trend, a specific industry challenge, a business case, or a more creative public sector prompt. Traditional framework advice and memorization fail candidates, which is why our approach focuses on developing genuine problem-solving skills.
• Insider knowledge: Gain an understanding of what top consulting firms are looking for as you learn to structure and think through problems effectively.
• Step-by-step framework creation: Learn a systematic approach to building effective frameworks, ensuring you can tackle any case problem with a clear plan. This method is designed to help you structure your thoughts and create well-rounded frameworks in a step-by-step manner.
• Beyond memorization: Move beyond canned responses by learning to think creatively and precisely in tough situations. We teach first-principles thinking—the same approach top consultants use in their analyses - ensuring you stand out to your interviewers.
• Focus on communication: This course not only sharpens your problem-solving skills but also enhances your ability to communicate your ideas clearly and precisely, meeting the high expectations of top consulting roles. We continuously prepare our clients to stand out from the competition.
• Brainstorming tricks and techniques: Master key brainstorming techniques that enable you to generate exhaustive and creative solutions. These strategies will help you think outside the box and develop comprehensive answers that impress your interviewers.
• Translating case prompts into objectives: Learn to accurately interpret case prompts and translate them into clear, actionable objectives. This ability ensures that you stay focused on the client's core issues and objectives throughout the interview, especially during the framework creation process.
• Navigating unfamiliar industries and contexts: Learn how to confidently approach cases in industries or contexts you are not familiar with. We provide strategies to help you quickly grasp new situations and consider them effectively within your framework.
• Overcoming sticking points: Discover practical techniques for when you get stuck during an interview. We'll show you how to remain calm, refocus, and continue making progress, even when faced with challenging or unexpected scenarios.
• Practice plans and strategies: Develop personalized practice plans and strategies that align with your strengths and areas for improvement. Our course provides structured guidance on how to effectively practice framework creation and brainstorming, ensuring consistent progress and readiness for any interview scenario.

Exhibit Interpretation

• The role of exhibit analysis: Understand the critical role exhibits play in case interviews and how top consulting firms evaluate your performance in analyzing and interpreting them.
• Skills and scoring: Gain insight into the specific skills assessed during exhibit analysis and learn what it takes to score highly.
• The 4-step process: Develop a systematic approach to tackling exhibit analysis, ensuring you can quickly and effectively interpret and communicate key insights.
• Bulletproof communication: Master the art of clearly and concisely communicating findings from exhibits, ensuring your interviewer understands the depth and precision of your analysis.
• Exhibit types and uses: Familiarize yourself with common exhibit types, such as charts, graphs, and tables, and learn their specific applications in case contexts.
• Findings and data to look out for: Learn to spot critical data points and insights that drive case conclusions, enabling you to focus on the most impactful elements of an exhibit.
• The 3 pieces of the exhibit puzzle: Break down complex exhibits into essential components to ensure you extract and synthesize relevant information effectively in the context of the case. Unlock advanced exhibit interpretation techniques.
• Guided live practices: Participate in four guided practice sessions designed to reinforce your skills through real-time feedback and application. These sessions mimic the experience of live case interviews, preparing you to excel under pressure.
• What to do if you get stuck: Discover practical strategies to refocus and move forward when you're stuck during exhibit analysis.
• Avoid common mistakes and pitfalls: Learn about common errors candidates make and how to sidestep these pitfalls to maintain a strong impression.
• Practice strategies and plans: Create effective practice plans tailored to your strengths and improvement areas, ensuring steady progress toward interview readiness.
• Practice instructions for drills: Access detailed instructions for practice drills designed to simulate real interview conditions and fine-tune your exhibit analysis abilities.

Case Math

• The role of math in case interviews: Understand why math is critical in case interviews and how top consulting firms evaluate your quantitative reasoning.
• Skills and scoring: Discover the key math skills that consulting firms look for and learn how to excel in each of them.
• A winning case math mindset: Develop a confident and analytical mindset to handle even the most challenging quantitative problems during interviews.
• The 7-step approach to case math: Master a structured and efficient process for solving math problems in case interviews, ensuring clarity and precision.
• Bulletproof top-down communication: Learn how to clearly articulate your calculations and logic to showcase your structured thinking to interviewers.
• Segmentation of typical case math problems: Learn about the most common types and categories of math problems you’ll face in interviews.
• Important formulas and key concepts: Equip yourself with the most essential formulas and concepts to solve a wide range of quantitative case problems effectively.
• The significance of common sense: Learn how to use common sense as a powerful tool to break down math problems and analyze them.
• Guided live practices: Engage in six live practice sessions designed to reinforce your skills and provide real-time feedback.
• Introduction to fast math: Learn techniques to perform calculations quickly and accurately under time pressure.
• Tricks for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division: Master shortcuts and methods to handle arithmetic efficiently.
• Dealing with averages: Understand how to approach average calculations with speed and clarity.
• Handling fractions, ratios, percentages, and rates: Gain confidence in tackling these essential case interview calculations.
• Managing probabilities: Develop the ability to approach probability-based problems systematically.
• Dealing with large numbers and multiple units: Learn how to handle complex scenarios involving large numbers and unit conversions.
• Quick estimation techniques: Master estimation methods to arrive at accurate answers quickly when time is limited.
• Interpreting results and driving next steps: Learn how to draw actionable insights from your calculations and guide the case discussion effectively.
• Introduction to market sizing and common questions: Gain confidence in approaching standard market sizing problems with structured methods.
• Advanced market sizing and creative approaches: Learn innovative techniques for tackling complex and non-traditional market sizing questions.
• Avoid common mistakes and pitfalls: Identify and eliminate frequent errors that candidates make in math-heavy interviews.
• Preparation strategies and practice tips: Develop a personalized preparation plan that aligns with your strengths and areas for improvement.

All our courses come with 1 year (365 days) of access and a free update guarantee during that period.

This course is designed to prepare you for interviews with all different types of consulting firms, from McKinsey, BCG, and Bain to Tier-2 firms, the Big 4, in-house consulting firms, boutique consulting firms, tech consulting firms, etc. The content is relevant even beyond consulting and can be used for interviews in banking, finance, insurance, product management, etc.

We've put extensive effort, expertise, and years of experience into developing this course, and we're confident in its quality, supported by the positive feedback we consistently receive from our clients. However, if you find that the course doesn't meet your expectations, simply reach out to us within 24 hours of purchase, and we'll issue a full refund—no questions asked. Your satisfaction is our priority!

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