The Thinksters
Proficiency program 2024
The Thinksters strives to change you, not only to teach you solve the cases, upgrade your fit and pass the interview, but rather create an upgraded you, reinvent yourself to become better and smarter fit for the more complex life environment both professional and personal
ALGORITHMIC approach to passing interview that includes in-depth review of 21 case types and 17 industries. This approach goes far beyond wide spread “conceptual knowledge”
No more learning plateaus and “just do more cases” approach. Leverage our workbook to analyze performance and focus on your weaknesses
Learn at your pace with 10-15 min long micro lessons on Cases. Fit and Mindset
You are not alone, we are partners, in this together, through the very end. Get access to closed Facebook group and ask questions directly to founders
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Watch 10 min lectures with the most systemized curriculum in the consulting prep industry
Pass our case drills to improve your skills
Solve cases with
partners and apply your acquired skills in practice
Perform selfassessment via our workbook, identify your weaknesses and improve
Unlock your true potential, get MBB offer and change the world
Proficiency course structure
Cases
Algorythms
Industry guide
Communication strategies
Practice drills
Understanding the problem
Choosing framework type
Structuring
Analyzing the problem
Providing recommendations
Quantitative
1 Micro
2 Macro
2.1 Non-Standard
2.2Demand driven
2.2.1 Durable goods
2.2.2Non-durable goods
2.3 Supply driven
2.3.1 Units of supply
2.3.2 Little's Law
2.3.3 Production
Business situation
1 Stanrdard
1.1 Growth
1.2 Go-no-go decisions
1.3 Tactical
1.3.1 M&A
1.3.2Pricing
1.3.2.1 Commodity
1.3.2.2 Non-commodity
2 Non-standard
Process oriented
1 Standard
1.1 Value delivery
1.1.1 Client Journey
1.1.2 Funnel
1.2 Value creation "Operational cases"
1.2.1 Improving output
1.2.2 Improving cycle time
1.2.3 Improving costs of the process
1.2.4 Improving quality
2 Non-standard
1 MECE
2 Solvability
3 Relevance
1 Choosing solving algorythm
2 Data interpretation
3 Unit alignment
4 Calculations
5 Drawing insights
1 Services
1.1 Transportation
1.2 Financial services
1.1.1 Logistics
1.1.2 Airlines
1.2.1 Banking
1.2.2 Insurance
1.2.3 Asset management
1.3 Communication services
1.3.1 Telecom
1.3.2 Social media
2 Energy
2.1 Oil & Gas
2.2 Utilities
3 Metals & Mining
4 Public sector
5 Goods
5.1 FMCG
5.2 Electronics
5.3 E-commerce
5.4 Pharma
5.5 Retail
  • Leadership
  • Entrepreneurial drive
  • Personal impact
  • Strength & weaknesses
  • Conflict resolution
  • Memory
  • Attention
  • Rapport
  • High social value
  • Execution habits
  • Inner state
  • Goals
  • Self-awarness
Cognitive abilities
Engagement, influence and impact
Self-change
Self-understanding
Mindset
  • Why consulting?
  • Why XYZ firm?
  • Small talk
  • Elevator pitch
  • Follow up questions/ CV questions
Your questions to the interviewer
Personal experience stories
Motivation
Self introduction
Fit
Detailed guidence on each case type
Profit and Loss
Market seizers
Growth
Market entry
M&A
Pricing
Client Journeys
Operational Cases
Non-Standard cases
Curing
Shaping
Mixing
Mastication
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Functional/ Quality characteristics
Client type 2
Pricing
Client type 1
% of volume sold
Volume produced
Other
Food storage
Foot wear
Car tires
Our premium/ discount to market
Market price
Our market share
Total market
Non-production costs
Production costs per ton
Price per ton
Sales volume
Profit
You have been hired to support the CEO of a Saint Gobain Tape Solutions (tapes, films, rubber adhesives, and other polymer products) as a business consultant. The company has suffered a significant profit decline during the last year, and now the CEO would like you to assess the situation
Our Industry guide:
Pnl, Value Chain and Trends
Banking
Insurance
Metals and Mining
Utilities
Electronics
Asset Management
E-commerce
Pharma
Logistics
Oil & Gas
Telecom
Retail (physical)
Airlines
FMCG
Automotive industry
Social Networks
Public Sector
Country distributors
Dealers
Direct sales
Own plants
Own plants
Tire supplier
Chassis system supplier
Automotive disc supplier
Steel producer
The cars are sold at the distribution centers to the consumer, who can also purchase branded accessories, insurance, and service at the dealerships (cross-sale).
BMW has the following distribution model:
-It has direct sales through its own network of showrooms
-Dealers
-Country distributors
In an assembly line, car assembly is split between several stations, all working simultaneously. When a station is finished with a car, it passes it on to the next.
Once the components are produced they are integrated into a unit forming part of a larger assembly
BMW leverages a network of about 40 main suppliers to produce all key parts of a cars (including discs, tires, chassis systems)
Aluminum producer
Component producers procure steel, aluminum, copper, glass, rubber. First, a raw material producers take individual raw materials and turns them into materials that can be used to make car parts
Consumption
Distribution
Assembly
Subassembly
Component production
Raw materials sourcing
Our communication principles
COMMUNICATE TOP DOWN
ANSWER QUESTIONS DIRECTLY
TAKE THE RIGHT TIMING
DRIVE THE CASE
List insights without prioritization
Start discussing an issue without structuring it
Drill down into one particular insight without providing high level view of the whole issue
List all analysis you have performed before naming key insights
Common mistakes:
Our math cracking approach
Chose solving algorithms
Interpret the data
Align unit measure- ments
Calculate
Draw insights
Costs
Price
Profit per sale
Investments
Price
Breakeven # of units sold
Total market revenue
Breakeven revenue
Breakeven market share
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Develop and maintain execution habits
Develop self-awareness
Project high social value
Improve inner state
Establish rapport with others
Improve memory
Improve attention
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Our mindset transformation
approach
365
1,01
People
VII
Rest
VI
Distractions
V
Resilience
Affirmations
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Meditations
Breathing
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YOUR EXTERNAL WORLD
YOUR MINDSET
YOUR BODY
We teach our students to stay true to their brand and true to their voice and the
interviewer will respond to that authenticity with enthusiasm and passion
Share stories with your peers, get feedback and upgrade your Fit
Make the interviewer admire your authentic stories
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Create your own authentic fit stories
Watch 10 min lectures with the most systemized curriculum in the consulting prep industry
The Thinksters workbook distills, crystallizes, and clarifies thought and helps break the whole into parts and focus on your weaknesses
Listen to what our students say
Our proficiency program encompasses time-tested techniques that only come with our years of experience in consulting, coaching and recruitment

We’re passionately working on delivering the deepest problem solving education in the industry and stive to deliver 10x in everything we do. We know what’s going on in MBB recruitment and we know it first

If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn no one can stop you
Our proficiency program encompasses time-tested techniques that only come with our years of experience in consulting, coaching and recruitment
We’re passionately working on delivering the deepest problem solving education in the industry and stive to deliver 10x in everything we do. We know what’s going on in MBB recruitment and we know it first
If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn no one can stop you
Khatskelevich Anton, Founder
of student feel improvement after the course
99%
battle tested lessons
70
min average lesson duration
10-15
Practice case drills
30
week average course completion time
3-4
USD 390 Proficiency course package (Cases, Fit, Mindset)
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USD 390 Proficiency course package (Cases, Fit, Mindset)
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