Podcasts by The Case Interview Podcast

01. Lessons from 10,000 hours helping candidates get into consulting from 2023-03-20T03:00

Real lessons come from real work, struggles, and frustrations.

In this episode, we talk about our own preparation journey as candidates and our period helping hundreds of candidates ge...

Beware of the Root Cause Trap in profitability cases from 2022-02-21T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 10. 3 Vicious Traps of Profitability Cases, where we talk about three traps that most candidates bring upon themselves when solving profitability cases, and ho...

How consultants add value, and the challenges of being a consultant in the age of AI from 2022-02-14T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 20, where Bruno and Julio interview Nicolas Constantinesco, former McKinsey AP, about his career in McKinsey, his experience helping shape universities curricu...

A hypothetical history of case interview prep from 2022-02-07T01:00

This clip is an excerpt from episode 09. A new revolution in the case interview prep space, where we discuss how new technologies have revolutionized several competitive landscapes, how this is ...

You'd be screwed if you didn't ask dumb questions in these cases from 2022-01-31T01:00

This clip is an excerpt from episode 08. The dumb questions that make you sound smart in case interviews, where we discuss types of questions that candidates avoid asking because they sound dumb...

Managing lifestyle like a pro from 2022-01-24T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 20, where Bruno and Julio interview Nicolas Constantinesco, former McKinsey AP, about his career in McKinsey, his experience helping shape universities curricu...

How most candidates prepare and why it doesn't work from 2022-01-20T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 21, where Bruno and Julio interview Nicolas Constantinesco, former McKinsey AP, about his career in McKinsey, his experience helping shape universities curricu...

21. How interviewers perceive candidates, Avoiding plateaus, Choosing the best practice partners | Interview with former McKinsey AP, Nicolas Constantinesco #2 from 2022-01-17T03:00

In this episode, Bruno and Julio bring Nicolas Constantinesco, former McKinsey AP, back to the podcast. 

Nicolas currently helps top European universities adapt their curricula with hig...

The Proverbial Sausage: how casebooks are made and why you should care from 2022-01-10T03:00

This clip is an excerpt from episode 06. Are mock interviews a waste of time?, where we debate the reasons >50% of all mock interviews have absolutely no impact over candidates perform...

How to choose between offices from 2022-01-03T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 20, where Bruno and Julio interview Nicolas Constantinesco, former McKinsey AP, about his career in McKinsey, his experience helping shape universities curricu...

"I spent 15 minutes on a calculation at a McKinsey first round interview" from 2021-12-27T03:00

This clip is an excerpt from episode 05. Case interview math: 4 myths that hold candidates back, where Julio debunks the 4 myths about case interview math that keep great candidates from ...

Why senior partners ask dumb questions (and you should too) from 2021-12-20T03:00

This clip is an excerpt from episode 04. The Consultant's Turing Test, where Bruno explains what the Consultant's Turing Test is and how to be prepared for it in your interviews...

The 12-hour drill got her a McKinsey job from 2021-12-13T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 03. Two amazing practice methods our most resourceful clients created, where Julio tells the stories of two case interview coaching clients who created their o...

Disney-movie relationships = Case in Point case interviews from 2021-12-06T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 13. The Case in Point Curse, where we talk about the negative consequences of reading Case in Point, why they happen, and how to get rid of the Case in Point c...

Bain interviewer puts Julio against the wall from 2021-11-29T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 16. 5 Buzzwords to avoid in your case interviews, where we talk about 5 buzzwords that candidates use that instantly turn interviewers off, why they have this ...

Three tips to improve your"so what" from 2021-11-22T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 15. The #1 mistake good candidates make in analytical questions, where we talk about the #1 mistake in analytical question that even the best candidates out th...

The golden rule of drills from 2021-11-15T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 14. How to improve 10X in your case performance using drills, where we talk about why drills allow you to improve 10X faster and best practices when using dril...

Her potential was locked up because of this ONE mistake from 2021-11-08T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 20, where Bruno and Julio interview Nicolas Constantinesco, former McKinsey AP, about his career in McKinsey, his experience helping shape universities curricu...

This mistake cost him $3,000 and a McKinsey offer from 2021-11-01T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 13. The Case in Point Curse, where we talk about the negative consequences of reading Case in Point, why they happen, and how to get rid of the Case in Point c...

THE framework for your case interview preparation from 2021-10-25T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 12, where we talk about how to apply your case solving skills into the planning of your case interview preparation and why doing that brings exponential result...

The ONE thing you're probably doing wrong in your preparation (even if you're advanced) from 2021-10-18T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 20, where Bruno and Julio interview Nicolas Constantinesco, former McKinsey AP, about his career in McKinsey, his experience helping shape universities curricu...

Watch out for the"Internal-External Trap"in your next profitability case from 2021-10-11T03:00

This clip is an excerpt of episode 10. 3 Vicious Traps of Profitability Cases, where we talk about three traps that most candidates bring upon themselves when solving profitability cases and how...

20. Lessons from a career in consulting, Managing lifestyle, Limiting beliefs in case interviews | Interview with former McKinsey AP, Nicolas Constantinesco from 2021-03-22T03:00

In this episode, Bruno and Julio interview Nicolas Constantinesco, former McKinsey AP, who currently helps top European universities adapt their curricula with high-impact, practical problem-sol...

19. How to learn how to solve any case (in six steps) [Part 2 of How to learn complex skills (5 principles)] from 2021-02-08T03:00

In this episode, Bruno brings out a six-step system to effectively learn how to solve any case, starting from zero.

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18. How to learn complex skills (5 principles) from 2021-02-01T03:00

In this episode, Bruno explains a framework on how to learn any complex skill (and how that framework applies to learning case interviews).

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17. The quickest way to improve your business sense from 2021-01-25T02:00

In this episode, Bruno teaches a technique that is the quickest way to improve your business sense: Just-In-Time Learning.

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16. 5 Buzzwords to avoid in your case interviews from 2021-01-18T03:00

In this episode, we talk about 5 buzzwords that candidates use that instantly turn interviewers off, why they have this effect, and what you should do instead (to really impress your interviewer...

15. The #1 mistake good candidates make in analytical questions from 2021-01-11T02:00

In this episode, we talk about the #1 mistake in analytical question that even the best candidates out there make, why it's such a big mistake, and exactly what you should do to avoid it. Listen

14. How to improve 10X in your case performance using drills from 2021-01-04T02:00

In this episode, we talk about why drills allow you to improve 10X faster and best practices when using drills so you can maximize your improvement.

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13. The Case in Point Curse from 2020-12-28T02:00

In this episode, we talk about the negative consequences of reading Case in Point, why they happen, and how to get rid of the Case in Point curse if you have it.

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12. The ultimate case prep hack [Part 2 of The #1 consultant habit you should steal from us] from 2020-12-21T02:00

In this episode, we talk about how to apply your case solving skills into the planning of your case interview preparation and why doing that brings exponential results.  We also show you a frame...

11. The #1 consultant habit you should steal from us from 2020-12-14T02:00

In this episode we talk about how to apply the problem-solving skills from case interviews into the problems of your everyday life and about why that will bring you (1) more practice time and (2...

10. 3 Vicious traps of Profitability Cases from 2020-12-07T01:00

In this episode, we talk about three traps that most candidates bring upon themselves when solving profitability cases, and how to avoid them. If you can avoid those traps, you will find it much...

09. A new revolution in the case interview prep space from 2020-11-30T01:00

In this episode, Bruno and Julio discuss a hypothetical history of the case prep space, the previous revolutions that happened in the space, and how new technologies have disrupted other competi...

08. The dumb questions that make you sound smart in case interviews from 2020-11-23T01:00

In this episode, Julio and Bruno talk about...

• The three types of seemingly dumb questions that actually make you sound smart to consultants
  
  
• Why these questions are ...
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07. Why we taught estimations first from 2020-11-16T01:00

In this episode, we explain exactly why we taught estimations first when we did 1-on-1, long-term case interview coaching, why this matters to you, and why we wouldn't move on to other, mor...

06. Are mock interviews a waste of time? from 2020-11-09T04:00

In this episode, we talk about why at least 50% of the mock interviews are just wasted time and what you can do to avoid wasting all that time (and get 2X+ results).

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05. Case interview math: 4 myths that hold candidates back from 2020-11-02T07:00

In this episode, we debunk the four greatest case interview math myths. We talk about...

• The real impact math mistakes have on your interview
  
  
• How fast you really nee...
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04. The Consultant's Turing Test from 2020-10-26T07:00

In this episode, Bruno explains what the Consultant's Turing Test is and how to be prepared for it when your interviews come.

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03. Two amazing practice methods our most resourceful clients created from 2020-10-14T09:00

In this episode, we talk about 2 unique ways to practice for cases that two case interview coaching clients created, and how you can add them to your practice.

We also talk about being ...

02. How to create great structures FAST (under 2 minutes) from 2020-10-07T11:00

In this episode we will show you how to create great structures fast in your case interviews (instead of mediocre structures slowly).

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• How fast you really ne...
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01. Lessons from 10,000 hours helping candidates get into consulting from 2020-10-05T19:00

Real lessons come from real work, struggles, and frustrations.

In this episode, we talk about our own preparation journey as candidates and our period helping hundreds of candidates ge...