# 852: Giving interviewers benefit of the doubt (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)

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Podcast: [Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/case-interview-preparation-management-consulting-strategy-critical-thinking-506465)
Published: 2026-04-22T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we talk about the importance of you, the candidate, never ever giving the interviewer the benefit of the doubt, why this is vital, how to do this in a case and the improvement it will immediately deliver. The main value of adopting this mindset is that you tend to explain everything to the interviewer because you assume he is not aware of all the answers. If you enter an interview, assuming the interview is "perfect", you will tend to make assumptions which hurt your chances and damage your image. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallApproach McKinsey & BCG winning resume free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/resumepdf Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

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