Advice for first round SKP interview

Hello all, wondering if anyone has any advice regarding the first round interviews at Simon Kucher for the life sciences practice. I have made a series of final rounds with other firms but have not yet secured an offer, so looking for some advice. 

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Interviewed for the generalist practice (not sure how different interviews are aside from the ls focus). First round felt fairly relaxed as it was with a first year consultant going through atypical behaviorals. Case was focused on a marketing strategy- felt very quant focused, nothing hard but just a lot of calculations. Would brush up on your mental math.

Would expect pricing/market entry focused case as that’s where their work aligns.

 
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