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Podcast: Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking
Episode: 594: Offering case solutions too early hurts you (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)
Description: For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we speak about case solutions. Candidates sometimes prefer to be cautious and offer a solution earlier rather than waiting to fully flesh out the drivers and key issues in a case. The problem with this approach is that if you offer a solution before identifying the problem, it raises concerns to the interviewer about your thinking processes - how can you offer a solution before identifying the problem? This podcast describes this issue in much more detail. Here are some free gifts for you: