{"id":18616,"date":"2013-05-23T08:27:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T15:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=18616"},"modified":"2013-05-23T05:33:55","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T12:33:55","slug":"case-interview-secrets-and-more-with-victor-cheng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/case-interview-secrets-and-more-with-victor-cheng\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Interview Secrets and More with Victor Cheng"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"victor-cheng\"<\/a>Management consulting hopefuls, pay heed: Our latest episode of Admissions Straight Talk<\/em> features the guy who passed 60 out of 61 case interviews and landed 7 consulting job offers. (Yes, I did say 60 out of 61.)<\/p>\n

Victor Cheng, is now a strategic adviser and consultant to owners of mid-size business with $1M \u2013 $25M in sales and a speaker and expert on business issues. That\u2019s his day job.<\/p>\n

When he\u2019s not working at his day job, he advises applicants to McKinsey & Company and other elite strategy consulting firms how to join those firms. And it\u2019s in this capacity that Linda invited him to Admissions Straight Talk. Listen to the full recording<\/a> to hear Victor\u2019s insider advice and insights.<\/p>\n

00:02:01 \u2013 Why is a podcast about admissions worrying about post-graduation careers?<\/p>\n

00:02:30 \u2013 Meet Victor Cheng, Author of Case Interview Secrets<\/em>, and former McKinsey consultant, resume screener, and interviewer.<\/p>\n

00:03:33 \u2013 Caseinterview.com beta: Victor\u2019s senior year of college. What a story!<\/p>\n

00:06:06 \u2013 Linda shares a bit of her own story. \u263a<\/p>\n

00:07:04 \u20133 changes in how McKinsey selects candidates.<\/p>\n

00:09:56 \u2013 If you don\u2019t like case interviews, you probably won\u2019t like consulting. Really.<\/p>\n

00:12:55 \u2013 The qualities and\/or skills that make for a good consultant. (What qualifies you at age 25 to advise a Fortune500 CEO at a cost of a quarter of a million dollars a year!?)<\/p>\n

00:16:56 \u2013 IQ and EQ. Equal factors?<\/p>\n

00:18:47 \u2013 Victor\u2019s advice for liberal arts graduates who\u2019d like to break into management consulting. Poets, this discussion is for you.<\/p>\n

00:21:32 \u2013 The best of the best: Consulting firms are less focused on an applicant\u2019s academic preparation and more concerned about a mindset and \u201cmental horsepower.\u201d<\/p>\n

00:23:20 \u2013 What is the difference between the skill sets that the top consulting firms are looking for. Or is there a difference?<\/p>\n

00:24:22 \u2013 How to project confidence without arrogance, and other great advice on self-confidence in a case interview.<\/p>\n

00:29:46 \u2013 Check out Case Interview Secrets<\/em>. Learn what<\/em> to do and why<\/em> to do it.<\/p>\n

\"Admissions<\/a> Subscribe to Admissions Straight Talk<\/em><\/a> in iTunes to keep up with the latest in admissions news and trends! You know<\/em> you want to give us a 5-star rating!<\/p>\n

Stitcher fans, we've got good news! Admissions Straight Talk is now available on Stitcher! Check it our here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n

*Theme music is courtesy of podcastthemes.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Show Note Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 MBA In Sight: Focus on Management Consulting<\/a><\/em>, Accepted\u2019s free guide to b-schools for management consultant wannabes.
\n\u2022 Recent articles related to management consulting<\/a>
\n\u2022 Case Interview Secrets<\/em><\/a> by Victor Cheng
\n\u2022 Case Interview.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Subscribe to Admissions Straight Talk:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Admissions Straight Talk<\/em> on iTunes<\/a>
\n\u2022 Admissions Straight Talk<\/em> on Stitcher<\/a><\/p>\n

Coming next: A conversation with the director of the Entrepreneurship Initiative at Georgetown University<\/em>
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