Get a job at McKinsey, BCG, Bain
245 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsConsulting is the greatest job on earth. But getting a job offer at the top global firm is tricky. In this Podcast we will hack the process and get you into your best possible shape for the application. I have coached many people into getting and offer and will share all I know. Plus i‘ll interview recruiters and those who made it in. Buckle up for a ride. This will be fun and will get you ready for an amazing career.
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[063] I am not that special. But I know how to make the few things that went really visible
February 05, 2020 23:12 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBThere is always a many ways to tell a story. You could paint my own life as a series of failures, or of success. Learn how to make the things that went well shine brightly. Stop thinking you are not enough. I share my own story, so that you can contrast and compare. Oftentimes, tangible proof of „intelligence“ contains a lot of coincidence. You are as smart as the others, maybe there had not yet been these coincidences where public recognition comes. Cheer up and trust yourself --- Send in...
[062] How do i prepare myself before a client meeting (same way you should before the case interview
February 04, 2020 23:34 - 18 minutes - 17 MBToday I’ll show you how I prepare mentally before a client meeting. How I get myself to be the very best I can be. This is key life education if you want to be a high performer. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[061] the key to higher performance is to change the stories you tell yourself about yourself
February 03, 2020 23:50 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBStop doing case prep. You are working on the wrong problems. Learn here what it really takes to upgrade your performance --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[060] this change in mindset impacted my life massively.
February 03, 2020 05:09 - 6 minutes - 6.35 MBModeling success instead of trying to learn everything the hard way is key for rapid progression. And hear which single sentence changed my whole life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[059] You will fail miserably if you do not understand this key framing of the case interview
January 30, 2020 23:59 - 6 minutes - 5.78 MBThe case interview is one of the most misunderstood recruiting processes in the world. Most recrutees have a completely wrong mindset. And this probably means you! Now listen to this and learn how to ace the interview. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[58] what does the recruiting process look like? What goes on inside the firm in recruiting
January 30, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBOnce you understand the perspective from within, you will have a much easier time in the recruiting process --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[057] Q+A. Knowledge management. Rookie advice. Mentorship. How is the teamwork
January 30, 2020 00:05 - 10 minutes - 10 MBPart 3 of Q+A --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[056] Q+A Session. Personal Development. Career progression. Normal day in the life of a consultant
January 29, 2020 00:36 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBMore Q+A --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[055] Getting into MBB is EASY! There are 4 simple steps. You can easily beat the competition
January 28, 2020 10:22 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MBWe discuss the 4 steps of preparation and then we do a Q+A Session based on questions submitted in the group. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[054] Blow away the interviewer with these answers to questions concerning your resume
January 27, 2020 00:01 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBOftentimes you are asked to give an overview of your resume. Or a question to a certain line of your resume. Here is the exact way and mindset how to answer these questions --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[053] Get rid of fear and doubt with this exercise. Super powerful!
January 24, 2020 00:00 - 9 minutes - 9.23 MBThe biggest danger for your performance comes when you get nervous. Here is a simple exercise to get you rid of the thoughts that cause nervousness in the interview. Change your thoughts, change your life. It’s as simple as that --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[052] 5 exercises that will dramatically alter your game in the case interview
January 23, 2020 00:00 - 10 minutes - 9.69 MB„Solving a case“ is only about 30% of what the interview is a about. The rest ist the question whether you can act like a consultant. Here is 5 exercises that will dramatically improve your performance in the remaining 70% --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[051] These 3 key tools will immediately boost your confidence and performance in the case interview
January 21, 2020 23:16 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBKey learnings from Case Interview training session CIT002. Learn how to become more confident, how to talk high level and how to treat the interviewer like a client --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[050] Stop doing case interview training for a moment and listen to this first. You are misled
January 21, 2020 07:42 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBCase Training is important, but it is only half the necessary preparation. The case interview is only the format in which something deeper is checked. Learn here what this is and develop the right mindset for it --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[049] Never buy courses from people who claim to know how it works .... is a fatal limiting belief
January 20, 2020 07:19 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBI share my learning from failing for years at entrepreneurship and how I finally got onto a success path. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[048] breakthrough bragging skills training. Put the spotlight on yourself
January 17, 2020 10:40 - 8 minutes - 7.42 MBI was teaching to brag. But I have to refine my teaching here. You need to brag with facts, not empty phrases. Learn how. Join the Facebook Group to get Feedback --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[047] breakthrough bragging skills training. Put the spotlight on yourself
January 17, 2020 10:40 - 8 minutes - 7.42 MBI was teaching to brag. But I have to refine my teaching here. You need to brag with facts, not empty phrases. Learn how. Join the Facebook Group to get Feedback --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/moritz-gruber/message
[047] The case interview master‘s way ... is the way of risk mitigation (and umbrella first :-)
January 16, 2020 12:04 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBKey insights on how to be great in the case interview. Based on a live training we did in the FB group (go join it. It is free and you will learn things that no other prep training teaches you). Also you will learn what the „Umbrella First“ method is. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[046] You are good enough. You don't need to be better. But you might need to do things differently
January 14, 2020 09:40 - 9 minutes - 8.36 MBAny other thought about the topic is a „limiting belief“. Let me explain in this episode what the right mindset is when you prepare for the consulting application process --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[045] What are the hiring criteria of top-tier consultancies?
January 13, 2020 09:30 - 14 minutes - 6.17 MBTop Tier consultancies are looking to hire the best of the best. But what exactly does that mean for me. where do they need my grades to be? what do I need to show in addition? in this episode of the podcast we will treat these questions and we will also find that while most of you can show some level of excellence, you all screw it up to actually present this excellence clearly. This is what this podcast is about: to actually get you to show how great you are --- Send in a voice message: ...
[044] The magical shortcut to a job in consulting
January 10, 2020 18:17 - 6 minutes - 6.23 MBBullshit! There is no shortcut. In this Episode I make a plea to persuade you to prepare better for this huge chance in your life. Don‘t miss it --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[043] the magical shortcut to a job in consulting
January 10, 2020 18:17 - 6 minutes - 6.23 MBBullshit! There is no shortcut. In this Episode I make a plea to persuade you to prepare better for this huge chance in your life. Don‘t miss it --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/moritz-gruber/message
[043] understanding the thinking behind the PST makes it much easier to solve it
January 09, 2020 20:40 - 11 minutes - 5.09 MBA big step in learning to solve the PST is understanding the psychology of my former colleagues who wrote these tests. Plus you need solid strategies to solve the questions --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[042] understanding the thinking behind the PST makes it much easier to solve it
January 09, 2020 20:40 - 11 minutes - 5.09 MBA big step in learning to solve the PST is understanding the psychology of my former colleagues who wrote these tests. Plus you need solid strategies to solve the questions --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/moritz-gruber/message
[042] The Ninja's path to mastery in the PST (Problem solving Test)
January 08, 2020 16:51 - 13 minutes - 5.93 MBWe discuss more fundamental strategies for cracking McKinsey's PST Test. There is a key recipe in preparation that most miss out on. You need to develop the necessary mental tools first, before doing many on the tests. Quantity does not help. You need to first deeply understand what the logic behind the questions is and what mental tools you need to solve them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[041] How to get yourself into massive preparation action AND how to prepare the right way for the PST
January 07, 2020 16:57 - 14 minutes - 6.22 MBIf you find it hard to muster the energy, focus and determination in preparation, most likely your mindset is the problem. In this episode, we will talk about how to check where you stand mentally and what to do about it. Remember: Mindset is 90% of success. Also, we start to talk about the McKinsey problem solving test (PST). There are key secrets to preparation. If you miss this, you do not stand a chance of passing. One of the things, the firms are testing, is whether you are determined a...
[040] Impress your interviewer with a profound answer on the personal challenge question
December 20, 2019 11:41 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBTell me about a personal challenge you had to push hard to overcome. That is a tricky question ... unless you know what the real background of the question is. Learn it in this episode --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[039] Easily become a star at the "Influencing others" question PLUS Bonus: Key learnings from leadership answers
December 19, 2019 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBPart of the interview will likely be a question around influencing others. Here you have to know the background of the question plus the concept that underlies the answer. Both can be found in the episode. There is also a link that I post in the facebook group to a great paper published by McKinsey. Plus we discuss some key learnings from the postings in the Facebook group. Share this podcast with 3 friends! Spread the word if this is helpful for you --- Send in a voice message: https://p...
[038] What is the hidden, underlying question behind the personal-conflict-question
December 17, 2019 11:41 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBHow do you best answer the question „tell me about a time where you solved a personal conflict“. PLUS: a rant about how to be more happy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[037] The answer to the team conflict question
December 17, 2019 11:03 - 3 minutes - 1.65 MBAn example answer to the question how I managed a team conflict --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[036] How to answer the question „tell me how you managed a team conflict“
December 13, 2019 22:13 - 13 minutes - 5.64 MBThis question is a key part of all interviews. You need to have an answer ready. If you listen to this episode you can also observe me utterly failing at following my own teachings :-)) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[035] How to turn an anxious overachiever into a high performer in the interview
December 12, 2019 10:46 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBEverything we can achieve in life, we have to first be able to imagine.The key to success is to allow yourself to actually go down that path and you only allow yourself to go down that path if you make the result part of your identity. This episode teaches you the most important thing about the case interview: how to get into the right mindset to be great --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[034] How to confidently answer the leadership question in the interview. Key mental hack included!
December 11, 2019 09:32 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBThe leadership question can be daunting for many, but in fact it is not required to have gigantic leadership experiences. The background of the question is rather “do you see yourself as a leader” or even more precisely “can you see yourself as a leader”. The question really is: is it part of your identity (is it part of your mental blueprint) that you are a leader? Because this is the key element that enables you to grow as a leader. You have to be convinced that you are a leader. That is wh...
[033] BULLSHIT BINGO! How to easily remove meaningless fluffy words from your CV and cover letter
December 09, 2019 11:19 - 12 minutes - 5.31 MBMenu if you use meaning less fluffy words in order to spice up your cover letter and CV, but in fact this doesn’t help you at all. It just clogs up the synapses of the reader. Instead you need to replace any meaningless fluff with specific examples. These examples then make the whole concept come to life. Actually, having meaningless bullshit in there just tells me that you didn’t take the time to really write about yourself and that you’re not courageous enough to write about your own story....
[032] How to turn yourself into an impeccable performer in the case interview. MINDSET SPECIAL
December 06, 2019 10:49 - 8 minutes - 8.15 MBThe state you are in on the day of the interview will be more important than your intelligence. In this Episode i share a powerful learning on how to think about the whole process to enable your best performance --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[031] How to show business acumen even if you are unfamiliar with the topic at hand
December 05, 2019 12:40 - 14 minutes - 6.19 MBIn the last Part of the case interview you approach “recommendations”. Can you come up with some smart thinking on how to overcome the issues identified? Here is the key insights on how to be a rockstar at this. Join our Facebook Group. There is more hands on training happening there. It has the same name as this podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[030] How to handle data in the case interview and how to conquer your fears immediately
December 04, 2019 17:07 - 15 minutes - 6.55 MBThe case interview is about common sense and basic maths. Everyone can be a rockstar at it. I will explain how. The case we are working on is the Diconsa Case from McKinsey. Www.mckinsey.com/careers/interviewing/diconsa --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[029] The magic formula to the question why you want to enter consulting.
December 03, 2019 10:30 - 7 minutes - 3.3 MBI will tell you the magic formula how to answer the question why do you want to enter consulting --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
Avoid this KEY MISTAKE when preparing for the case interviews
December 02, 2019 08:42 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBMost of you miss a key part of the preparation for the case interview. Therefore, you might practice a lot, but you never get past you blind spot. You do more of the same wrong thing. I give you the recipe how to get over your blind spots in the case interview. This episode contains an improvement to your case interview preparation that will send your preformance skyrocketing, while drastically decreasing the amount of time and effort required to prepare. It is fool-proof (even worked for me...
[028] Avoid this KEY MISTAKE when preparing for the case interviews
December 02, 2019 08:42 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBMost of you miss a key part of the preparation for the case interview. Therefore, you might practice a lot, but you never get past you blind spot. You do more of the same wrong thing. I give you the recipe how to get over your blind spots in the case interview. This episode contains an improvement to your case interview preparation that will send your preformance skyrocketing, while drastically decreasing the amount of time and effort required to prepare. It is fool-proof (even worked for me...
Be a smart aleck!! Yes, now! Get rid of limiting beliefs around that topic
November 29, 2019 11:20 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBKey insights on how to set goals for yourself. How to tackle quantitative questions in the case interview. How to get rid of limiting beliefs around trying not to be a smart aleck. Join the facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/get.a.job.at.McKinsey.BCG.Bain send me feedback: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/moritz-gruber/message
[027] Be a smart aleck!! Yes, now! Get rid of limiting beliefs around that topic
November 29, 2019 11:20 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBKey insights on how to set goals for yourself. How to tackle quantitative questions in the case interview. How to get rid of limiting beliefs around trying not to be a smart aleck. Join the facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/get.a.job.at.McKinsey.BCG.Bain send me feedback: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
[026] This one piece of understanding will take you 95% through the case interview
November 28, 2019 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBThe case interview is often misunderstood. Interviewees frantically search for a "complicated" or "hidden answer". The start to stumble and give up. In reality, 95% of a case interview is looking for common sense. Hear the podcast. Join the facebook group. Invite your friends. https://www.facebook.com/groups/get.a.job.at.McKinsey.BCG.Bain/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moritz-gruber/message
This one piece of understanding will take you 95% through the case interview
November 28, 2019 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBThe case interview is often misunderstood. Interviewees frantically search for a "complicated" or "hidden answer". The start to stumble and give up. In reality, 95% of a case interview is looking for common sense. Hear the podcast. Join the facebook group. Invite your friends. https://www.facebook.com/groups/get.a.job.at.McKinsey.BCG.Bain/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/moritz-gruber/message
[025] Fuck structure! Be yourself. What??? When structure is helpful and when not? Hear the answer
November 27, 2019 14:29 - 10 minutes - 9.34 MBLearning frameworks is extremely helpful. but it is only helpful to understand what a framework is. in the interview you have to release your notion of applying a fixed framework. nobody is interested anymore in hearing about porters five forces; but you have to be able on the spot to come up with a framework of thought impromptu. this podcast teaches you how to do this and what to do and not to do. send me feedback and join the Facebook group --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaster...
Fuck structure! Be yourself. What??? When structure is helpful and when not? Hear the answer
November 27, 2019 14:29 - 10 minutes - 9.34 MBLearning frameworks is extremely helpful. but it is only helpful to understand what a framework is. in the interview you have to release your notion of applying a fixed framework. nobody is interested anymore in hearing about porters five forces; but you have to be able on the spot to come up with a framework of thought impromptu. this podcast teaches you how to do this and what to do and not to do. send me feedback and join the Facebook group --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm...
Be great in the case interview with this simple structure
November 26, 2019 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBUnderstand the path that leads you to the right answer in the case interview. Remember: The case interview is NOT designed to be "hard". It is designed to be solvable in a very short time frame. It is designed so that any interviewee that follows a good thought process can solve it. So along the path, do not think so much about the right answer. Focus on the process. The answer will be easy in the end. Join our Facebook group, it has the same name as this podcast. --- Send in a voice mes...
[024] Be great in the case interview with this simple structure
November 26, 2019 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBUnderstand the path that leads you to the right answer in the case interview. Remember: The case interview is NOT designed to be "hard". It is designed to be solvable in a very short time frame. It is designed so that any interviewee that follows a good thought process can solve it. So along the path, do not think so much about the right answer. Focus on the process. The answer will be easy in the end. Join our Facebook group, it has the same name as this podcast. --- Send in a voice mes...
[023] Make the case interview a fun dance between you and the interviewer by learning these simple steps
November 25, 2019 10:57 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBWe are moving into the case interview, the most critical part of the interview process, today. With mindset training to get your ready to actually prepare for it instead of procrastinating until the last minute. listen to this podcast episode to get yourself ready and brace yourself for the next episodes. this is gonna be fun. send me feedback at [email protected] and join the Facebook group. it has the same name as this podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify...
Make the case interview a fun dance between you and the interviewer by learning these simple steps
November 25, 2019 10:57 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBWe are moving into the case interview, the most critical part of the interview process, today. With mindset training to get your ready to actually prepare for it instead of procrastinating until the last minute. listen to this podcast episode to get yourself ready and brace yourself for the next episodes. this is gonna be fun. send me feedback at [email protected] and join the Facebook group. it has the same name as this podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/moritz-g...