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Jul 2023
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17. The quickest way to improve your bus...

JULIO AND BRUNO FROM CRAFTING CASES
About this episode

In this episode, Bruno teaches a technique that is the quickest way to improve your business sense: Just-In-Time Learning.

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If you're looking to improve your case solving skills, make sure you check out our free course at www.craftingcases.com/course

Inside this free course, you will learn...

  • How to identify and answer each of the six (and only six) types of questions that you will have in your case interviews (these happen in ALL types of cases!)

  • How to structure ANY case with a customized structure and how to stay structured throughout the case (even if you've never seen a case like that before)

  • Tons of practice drills to optimize your learning (this helps you put theory into practice and focus on your weaknesses, even if you don't have the time to do mock interviews every day)
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