Consulting firms hire a lot of students. Something I have been wondering about is whether or not consulting firms will differentiate in the type of question asked depending on the degree of the candidate. I imagine that economics students will have an easier time approaching business-focussed case studies compared to an engineer. So the question is, does the interviewer consider the degree of the candidate before preparing the interview?
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Ian
on Jun 14, 2019
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Hi Eduardas,
Each interviewer comes in with the case they're going to give. They've prepared this already and it has already been vetted/approved. They have prepared this based on their experiences not yours :)
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi,
The short answer is no. The degree does not matter and you should be able to solve cases and problem-solve on the business topics.
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