Strategy Simplified S20E22: Can You Crack This McKinsey Cheese Case?
Oct 15, 2025
Ravi Chandra, a former McKinsey consultant and expert in case interview coaching, leads a live profitability case centered on Greece's cheese industry. He engages a candidate, Camille, in diagnosing a decline in profitability while providing real-time feedback. They discuss building MECE frameworks, tackling math challenges, and translating waste into actionable cost savings. Ravi emphasizes the importance of clear structure and communication in case interviews. Their dynamic showcases common pitfalls and techniques to elevate consulting performance.
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Personal Connection To The Industry
- Camille uses her Dutch cheese background to build rapport and relevance in the case.
- Personal touches like this demonstrate industry familiarity and engage the interviewer.
Number Buckets And Keep Sub-Buckets Simple
- Number your framework buckets and sub-buckets clearly when structuring an answer.
- Keep each sub-bucket to one simple sentence to make your structure easy to follow.
Open With A One-Line Recap And Count
- Start your structure with a concise recap of the client and the objectives.
- Explicitly state the number of top-level buckets (e.g., "I have four buckets") before diving into details.