Case interview prep, without the folklore
Practical guides on casing, casebooks, and AI practice. Written by the team behind CaseRound and checked against real interview material.
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TechniqueHow to actually practice your casebook (not just read it)
Reading your casebook is not practice. Compare the three ways to run it out loud, solo, with peers, or with an AI interviewer, and get more reps from the same PDF.
TechniqueWhy memorizing case interview frameworks fails (and what interviewers reward instead)
Interviewers reward custom structures, not recited templates. What they actually watch for in the room, and the habits to practice instead of memorizing frameworks.
TechniqueHow to present your case interview structure (word for word)
The first minutes after the interviewer asks how you would approach it decide more than any other moment in the case. The four moves interviewers listen for, a word-for-word example, and a drill to make it automatic.
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TechniqueCase interview math: explain before you calculate
Interviewers grade the setup more than the arithmetic, and they still expect the arithmetic to be right. The three-step loop that separates offers from dings in case math, plus a five-minute daily drill.
TechniqueThe 10 most common case interview mistakes (and what to do instead)
The same ten mistakes cost candidates offers every season, and interviewers are trained to watch for them. Each one with how it sounds in the room and the habit that replaces it.
TechniqueMarket sizing: build the tree top-down, fill the numbers bottom-up
One method covers every market sizing question. Build the logic tree before touching a number, then populate it from anchors you already know. Worked example included, plus a daily drill.
Case typesWhich case are you actually in? Reading the type from the prompt
Five prompts cover most of the case interviews you will get. Telling them apart in the first ten seconds decides how you spend the next twenty minutes. What each one asks, how they blur, and what stays the same.
Case typesProfitability cases: find the leak before you build the tree
Profit equals revenue minus cost is arithmetic, not a structure. The candidates who win profitability cases narrow to where the money is leaking first, then build a tree around that leak. Worked dialogue and a drill.
Case typesMarket entry cases: the four questions, in the order that matters
Most candidates answer whether the market is attractive and stop. Market entry cases are decided on whether the client can win in it and whether the money has a better home. The order, a worked dialogue, and a drill.
Case typesGrowth cases: "grow revenue" is not a structure
Growth prompts are about as open as they get, which is why candidates reach for a framework fastest. Ask for the constraint, rank the four sources of growth by evidence, and commit. Worked dialogue and a drill.
Case typesPricing cases: three ways to price, and how to choose one out loud
Cost-plus, competitor-based and value-based are not a ranking. The case is won by picking the method the situation actually supports and putting a number behind it. Worked dialogue and a drill.
Case typesM&A cases: the deal only works if the synergies survive contact
You are not valuing the target, you are valuing the difference the deal makes. Synergies net of integration cost, against the premium you paid for them. Worked dialogue and a drill.