Hi everyone,
I’m currently a post-MBA consultant at an MBB looking to transition into corporate strategy. I recently had my first corp strat interview and quickly realized the format is entirely different from the traditional consulting case—and honestly, I hit a bit of a wall.
A few challenges I ran into:
- Pacing: Interviewers expected immediate answers, leaving no time to pause, build a framework, or hypothesize. The whole interview process is very different from consulting.
- Ambiguity: The questions were very "free-flow" without the data drops and further information you usually get in case interviews
- Context Switching: I’m interviewing across multiple sectors, which makes deep-diving into each industry's specific metrics incredibly time-consuming.
I’d love to hear from anyone who has successfully made this jump:
- Prep Strategy: How did you adjust your approach for corporate strategy vs. consulting interviews?
- Key questions: What are the key business questions I need to think through during preparation?
- Time Management: Given the cross-sector interviews, how much time should I realistically spend preparing for each firm to maximize ROI?
Thanks in advance for any insights!
