Crack the interviews

If you're fortunate enough to land an interview at a leading consulting firm like McKinsey, BCG, or Bain don't blow your chance by dressing poorly. In this article, we cover everything you need to know about the dress code for consulting interviews, so you can avoid common pitfalls and ace your interview!

We review the top 6 case interview books and tell you which ones are worth reading and which ones are not. This includes Case Interview Secrets, Case In Point, and other popular books on this topic.

Interviews are a two-way street. Interviewers will assess whether you can make a good management consultant. In return, you need to prepare unique questions that will help you understand if the employer is a good fit for you or not. You should ask these questions at McKinsey, BCG, Bain and other firms.

Phone case interviews are used at McKinsey, BCG, and Bain to screen and assess candidates early in the recruiting process. We cover the main tips you need to remember to ace your phone case interview and make it to the next round.

Pricing cases are common in consulting interviews at McKinsey, BCG, and Bain. We analyse a pricing framework and examples you can use in your consulting case interviews.

Market entry strategy frameworks can be used to crack consulting case interviews. We step through a market entry case study and provide an example solution.

15 case interview tips to get an offer at McKinsey, BCG and Bain. Start preparing early. Learn the case fundamentals. Practice with peers. Always use the same step-by-step approach. Listen carefully and ask clarification questions. Structure, structure, structure. Don't reuse case frameworks. Etc.

Issue tree analysis is used by McKinsey and other consulting firms to solve client problems. MECE issue trees (aka logic trees) are used to break down complex questions into simpler sub-questions. In this post we cover issue tree examples and templates you can reuse in your own case interviews.