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on Jul 12, 2021
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What is Kearney's case interview style? Anyone interviewed with Kearney in Australia?

Hi I am interviewing with Kearney shortly, and would like to know what is Kearney's interview style. For example, BCG requires straight to the point. McK requires comprehensive and detailed framework.

And appreciate anyone who has interviewed in Australia to share your experience. Thanks. 

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on Jul 12, 2021
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Hi there,

Kearney conducts candidate-led interviews so it will be more similar to BCG than McK.

Honestly, the difference within companies (i.e. between interviewers) than between companies is more variable. I would advise you to try to not figure out particular nuances across companies, but rather train yourself in being flexible and adaptable.

What I mean is, within a given company's interviews, there will be a wide range of scenarios ("mean" vs "nice" interviewer, lots of charts vs. more brainstorming, "classic" case vs. nonstandard case, etc. etc.).

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Hey there,

Agree with Ian here.

The interview style of Kearney can be summarized in 2 buckets:

  1. It is candidate-led, just as every other firm except McKinsey, meaning that you have to drive the case, drill down to identify the issues, and provide recommendations
  2. The recruiting and interviewing are much less standardized than MBB, meaning that interviewers have more leeway on how to conduct the interviews and what questions to ask. You can be asked anything from brainteasers, market sizing to real business cases. Also, the fit questions are much more freestyle and mostly rapid-fire.

That being said, you should prepare for it just in the same way as you would for any other firm since the skills that are assessed are the same across firms, focusing on a candidate-led interview style.

Cheers,

Florian

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