Case mock interviews. Practice 1-on-1 with ex-interviewers from McKinsey, BCG, Bain, etc.

Case interview questions are hypothetical problems used in consulting interviews. The interviewer will lay out an imaginary business case and ask you how you would advise the client. We’ve found that there are generally seven types of case interview questions.

1. Situation
2. Framework development
3. Framework explanation
4. Quant - no data provided
5. Quant - data provided
6. Creativity
7. Recommendation

For a detailed explanation on these seven case interview question types, and guidance on how to tackle each one, read our Case interview prep guide.

Successful candidates typically spend weeks or months preparing for a case interview. You’ll need to learn what type of questions to expect and how to apply appropriate answer frameworks to each one. And you’ll want to get plenty of practice solving different types of cases. Many candidates do 30+ mock case interviews as part of their preparation.

To simplify your preparation by having everything you need in one place, you might want to take one of our Case Interview Training Programmes. 

Case interviews are difficult and many candidates fail them. In fact, we estimate that at least two thirds of candidates who do a case interview at a top consulting firm such as McKinsey don’t receive an offer. However, with the right preparation, you can increase your chances of passing the case interview and getting the job as a consultant.

To ace your consulting interview and become a consultant at a top firm, you’ll need to do well in both the case interview and the behavioral questions that you’ll face. This requires a lot of preparation! We recommend following these four steps:

1. Get familiar with the interview process
2. Learn how to answer different types of questions
3. Practice with example cases
4. Do mock interviews

We’ve also created preparation guides specifically for candidates at different consulting firms. You can check them out here and use them as a starting point:

• McKinsey interview preparation
• Bain interview preparation
• BCG interview preparation
• Capital One interview preparation
• Deloitte interview preparation
• Oliver Wyman interview preparation
• Accenture interview preparation
• Roland Berger interview preparation

You can do mock case interviews right here on our platform. Simply buy some mock interview sessions and then book a slot with the ex-MBB coach of your choosing. Your coach will set you a typical case to solve in the mock interview, or if you’d like something specific, you can email them beforehand.

McKinsey interviews are hard if you don’t know what type of question to expect. But if you study what questions you’ll get asked and practice beforehand then you can crack the McKinsey interview. We recommend practicing by yourself with our McKinsey interview training prorgamme and then practicing mock interviews with McKinsey coaches.

If you’re looking to practice mock interviews with other candidates, we recommend checking our list of best mock interview websites which includes free peer-to-peer options. However, while doing mock interviews with peers can be useful to get started, we recommend practicing with actual ex-interviewers, if you can afford the extra investment. They’ll be able to provide you with highly accurate and actionable feedback. This is what our coaches specialize in.

Yes, once you’ve purchased your mock interview sessions you can schedule them with any coach on our team.

Yes, unused mock interview sessions can be refunded within 60 days of getting purchased. After 60 days the sessions cannot be refunded anymore, but you can still use them at any point in the future.

If you do get a refund it will be corrected for the discount you initially got. As an example, imagine you have purchased 10 sessions, and paid 10 x $129 = $1,290. If you end up only using 5 sessions, we will refund you the difference between what you have paid ($1,290), and what you would have paid had you purchased 5 sessions (5 x $139 = $695). So in this specific example we would refund: $1,290 - $695 = $595.

You can request a refund for your unused sessions directly from the order tab in your account.

There is no time limit to use the mock interview sessions. You can purchase them now and use them whenever you like.

Once you've purchased your sessions you'll have access to our mock interview scheduling system. You'll be able to pick a coach and select an available time slot in their calendar. Coaches require 24h notice for the sessions. So if you purchase today you could start with your first session as early as tomorrow. When you book a coach you'll also be able to let them know what you'd like to focus on for your session (e.g. product strategy, product design etc.) and they'll be able to help with that.

Your mock interview session is tailored to you. Your coach will work with you in advance of the session to decide what you will cover during the hour. Most of the candidates who work with us use this time to do a full mock interview but you could use it instead as an hour of coaching and advice.

When booking a coach you’ll be given the opportunity to specify what companies you’re interviewing with (e.g. Google, Facebook, etc.) and what question types you would like to focus on. If you don’t know the answer to these questions yet that’s completely fine – your coach will be here to guide you.

Mock interview sessions can be cancelled and rescheduled for free by giving us more than 24h notice. In other words, if you decide you don’t need the session anymore and tell us more than 24h in advance it will be eligible for a refund as an "unused" session. Or if you decided that you want to do the session at another time and tell us more than 24h in advance we will reschedule it for free.

If you fail to attend a mock interview session, or are more than 15mins late, the session will be considered a "no show" and it will count as having been used.