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The case interview course
- Lessons
- 12
- Reading
- ~135 min
- Drills linked
- Every lesson
- 01
- 01Listen
- 02Clarify
- 03Structure
- 04Analyse
- 05Recommend
Casing14 minThe case interview method
How a case runs from the first sentence of the prompt to the final recommendation, what to say at each step, and how interviewers score it.
- 02Split the problem
- Mathematical
- Revenue - cost
- Process
- Steps in order
- Segment
- Customer, product, region
Frameworks9 minIssue trees and MECE
Split any problem into clean branches with no gaps and no overlaps, built for the client in front of you. The skill underneath every framework.
- Mathematical
- 03Case maths
- Profit
- Growth
- Investment
- Value
Case maths14 minCase maths essentials
Seven formula families cover almost every calculation in a case. Learn them, the mental maths shortcuts that make them quick, and how to talk through numbers so the interviewer trusts your answer.
- 04
- 01Clarify
- 02Choose approach
- 03Segment
- 04Estimate
- 05Sanity-check
Case maths12 minMarket sizing
A five-step method for any market sizing question, when to go top-down or bottom-up, and two estimates worked end to end, with the anchor numbers that make them quick.
- 05Profit
- Revenue
- Volume
- Price
- Cost
- Fixed
- Variable
Frameworks11 minProfitability cases
The most common case type, cracked the same way every time: split profit, find where it moved, compare with competitors, then find the root cause. Includes a full airline case.
- Revenue
- 06
- 01Attractive?
- 02Can we win?
- 03How to enter?
- 04Does it pay?
Frameworks11 minMarket entry and growth cases
Four questions decide any entry or growth case: is the market attractive, can we win, how do we enter, does it pay. Answer each with numbers and finish with a clear go or no-go.
- 07
- 01Pause
- 02Split
- 03Fill
- 04Prioritise
Casing9 minStructured brainstorming
Turn 'what ideas do you have?' into a few MECE buckets, specific ideas in each and a clear view on which to pursue first.
- 08
- 01Title and units
- 02Big picture
- 03Outlier
- 04So what
Casing9 minReading charts and exhibits
A four-step routine for any chart or table, what to say in the first 15 seconds, and the traps interviewers build into exhibits.
- 09
- 01Answer
- 02Reasons
- 03Risks
- 04Next steps
Casing10 minThe 60-second recommendation
How to close a case with an answer a CEO could act on: the answer first, three reasons with numbers, the main risk and the next steps.
- 10
- 01Rationale
- 02Standalone value
- 03Synergies
- 04Price
- 05Risks
Frameworks11 minM&A cases
Decide whether an acquisition creates value: test the strategic logic, value the target on its own, count only the synergies you can defend, and work out the most the client should pay.
- 11
- 01Cost floor
- 02Competitors
- 03Customer value
- 04Volume check
Frameworks10 minPricing cases
Set a price the way consultants do: between a cost floor and a customer value ceiling, placed against competitors, then tested on the volume it needs to pay off.
- 12
- 01Situation
- 02Task
- 03Action
- 04Result
Behavioural13 minFit interviews and the McKinsey PEI
What McKinsey, BCG and Bain test when they ask about you, how the McKinsey Personal Experience Interview probes one story in depth, and how to build stories that survive ten minutes of follow-ups.