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In most cases, your interviewer already knows how they'll score you by the time you reach the closing. But when it's a close one, the closing is the tiebreaker, and it can rescue your score.
Namaan breaks down the 3 parts of a closing that works: the recap, the recommendation, and the risks and next steps.
Practice it in every case, so the closing is ready to rescue your score when you need it.
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Big 4 interviews are around the corner – and most candidates need 6–8 weeks of prep to be ready.
Mitali Jalan spent years at Deloitte and Bain, then coached 400+ candidates. She sees one gap sink strong applicants again and again: they practice 1-on-1 cases and never practice the other formats the Big 4 use.
Think group cases, written cases, presentations, and AI-assisted or Excel cases.
And behavioral prep matters just as much – at some firms, it carries equal weight to the case.
So if your interview is coming up, this episode shows you where to start.
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80% of AI projects fail.
Only 10 to 20% of enterprise AI pilots reach production, and 2 firms break down why.
Ugo Philippart of Emerton Data calls his firm the fire squad companies phone after an AI project has failed. Damien Chan of Adastra says over 75% of its pilots make it.
Both measure performance from day 1. Most teams wait until a system is underperforming. That gap turns a pilot into a failed project.
And if you want a career in consulting, this is what the work looks like. 80% of Emerton Data's people pair technical depth with strategy skills, and Damien expects analyst work like slide building to look very different soon. 
Useful context if AI consulting is on your shortlist.
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Midway through a practice case, one of George Cary's clients did the math and said 90,000 when he meant 900,000. George didn't care.
After 5 years and 100+ interviews at McKinsey, George will tell you the right answer is the bare minimum.
The offer comes from how you got there and what the answer means for the client.
In this episode, he walks through the 3 case math mistakes that cost strong candidates the offer, even with the math right. If case math is the part you dread, all 3 are fixable with the system George lays out.
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If you struggle with mental math, Black Belt pairs you with an ex-MBB coach who drills it with you until it's automatic
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Build the recap, structure, solve and insight habit on your own with Case Foundations, MC's free case prep course
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Divya spent 8 years at McKinsey. She sat down with Sanya, a senior at Penn, and ran a case with her, live.
Divya told her afterward it would've passed a McKinsey Round 1. 
Listen to learn how Sanya did it – built her structure, worked the math, and landed on a recommendation. 
Then Divya breaks down what worked and what she'd tighten up.
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Bates White is hiring undergrad summer consultants for 2027 and economists for PhD candidates – apply here
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