Category: Case Interview

Case Interview Prep Questions

Good intentions don't always equal good follow-through. It seems like a no-brainer, but the quality of your case interview prep will determine your case interview performance. You must prepare, and be ready for what the case interview is going to throw at you. But how do you know when you are ready? Can you prepare…

Case Interview Frameworks: Ultimate Guide

The case interview is the ultimate challenge for most consulting candidates. Whether you’re just starting your preparation or you are 30 practice cases in, it’s always helpful to familiarize yourself with the most popular case interview frameworks. However, the goal is not to memorize the case study interview frameworks. You must understand each well enough…

MECE Case Framework Example

MECE case framework example is great for understanding how to be MECE during your case interview. You must be able to structure your case in a way that demonstrates to your interviewer than you understand how to be mutual exclusive and collectively exhaustive. If not, it's unlikely that you'll get a consulting offer. Listen to…

Consulting Interview: 4 Types of Consultant Fit Interview Questions

Though the case interview is the most important aspect of management consulting recruiting, don't overlook the consulting fit interview. This is how consulting firms assess how you'll interact with a Fortune 500 CEO client. After all, firms do not hire the best case interview performers; they hire those who also hit a certain case interview…

Questions to Ask at the End of an Interview

You’ve just gone through a grueling case interview and there are a few minutes left before you part ways with your interviewer. The tables have now turned, and it’s your turn to put your interviewer on the spot. But you panic - what are the best questions to ask at the end of an interview?…

Case Interview Examples: Master List

The case interview is the biggest challenge consulting candidates must overcome to receive an offer. Most aspiring consultants are coveting an offer from the likes of McKinsey, Bain, BCG, and Deloitte. Though some are blessed with the innate talent to crack cases, for the vast majority of us, cracking a consulting case interview requires persistence,…

Case Interview: What To Wear

What to wear to a case interview should not be overlooked! We actually get a fair number of questions about this. When you think about how many applicants consulting firms get, and how many they actually give offers to, you look for any little edge. So listen as Jenny Rae very clearly lays out what…

Structure of Three Case Interview Rounds

It's important to understand how your case interview rounds will be structured. The Case Interview has distinct rounds with different purposes - it's a lot tougher to prepare if you don't know what to expect. Listen to Jenny Rae as she expertly breaks down each of the three rounds in a standard case interview, lays…

McKinsey PEI: Personal Experience Interview

If you interview for McKinsey, you will most likely come across the McKinsey Personal Experience Interview (PEI). The McKinsey PEI is a separate behavioral portion of the interview process, usually replacing standard behavioral questions in favor of this structured approach. Years ago, the firm realized that its best case interview performers ended up being its…

3 Tips for Written Case Interview

The written case interview, a fearsome adaptation of the regular verbal case interview. It can strike fear into the hearts of interviewees, especially if you're so close to landing an offer. Never fear! Management Consulted gives you step by step tips on how to handle the written case interview. What to focus on, how to…