Start from the case question. The chart can have 20 numbers and only 3 matter.
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I sometimes get exhibits with several charts and a lot of numbers, and I end up describing too much. How do I decide which data points are actually worth discussing first?
Start from the case question. The chart can have 20 numbers and only 3 matter.
I can usually pull an insight from an exhibit, but then I struggle to reconnect it to the rest of the case. How do I transition from the chart insight back to the structure and decide what to investigate next?
When I get an exhibit, I tend to stare at it silently for a while before speaking. What should I say while I am reading the chart so the interviewer can follow my thinking without hearing a running commentary on every number?
Mayank G.CoachYou do not need to narrate every number. Give the interviewer a short orientation, take a brief pause to read, then talk through the few observations that matter.
I sometimes see one chart pointing toward a positive story and another suggesting the opposite. In a case interview, how should I reconcile conflicting exhibits without just picking the one that supports my initial hypothesis?
Mayank G.CoachTreat the contradiction as something to explain, not something to eliminate. Two exhibits can measure different segments, periods, or mechanisms and both be correct.