The cornerstone of the rigorous McKinsey recruiting process is the case interview. We would like to provide you with a framework that is considered a good approach to case interviews.

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Clarify

• Listen closely to problem definition
• Ask questions to improve understanding
• Paraphrase to confirm problem statement

• Describe your overall approach
• Break the problem into discrete pieces
• State crisp hypothesis
• Use framework (only if appropriate)

• Walk the interviewer through your thinking
• Prioritize issues
• Ask relevant questions
• State findings for each analysis

• Summarize the discussion
• Discuss trade-offs
• Develop overall recommendations
• Relate back to problem statement