If you are already prepared for consulting interview formats, you should be well equipped to handle most recruiting processes for other business/strategy roles.

To be on the safe side:

• Clarify with HR what the format will be for the interview/s
• Leverage your consulting interview preparation (solving cases, answers to personal fit questions)
• Do specific research on the company you are applying for
• Do research on the specific industries your potential internship role is expected to deal with

Best of luck

Hi there,

You need to tell us which companies…

You also need to ask them directly what to expect. Please don't assume things or you'll come in unprepared!

If they have cases, then read this:

https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/how-to-shift-your-mindset-to-ace-the-case

And no matter what company you're interview for, you need to be prepared for fit/behavioral:  https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/tell-me-about-yourself-interview-question

Hi there, 

It might be worth reaching out to the recruiters from each of these firms to understand the format of the interview first. It's indeed likely that you'll have a case, but the format of the case (interviewer-led, candidate-led, written case…) will significantly influence your preparation for it. Once you know, I suggest re-posting the question here and this might help you get a more tailored answer. 

Best,
Cristian

I agree with suggestions from other coaches.

However, given that almost everyone in strategy teams has a previous experience at MBB or tier-2 firms, I strongly recommend that you should prepare cases as if you have an interview at MBB.

Best

Hi there,

I agree with the answers that others have given - it's worth dropping the recruiting team a note to ask what format the case will take so that you can do more targeted interview prep. 

Good luck! 

In general the best resources will be exactly the same as the ones for MBB preparation. 

But on top of that you must do industry specific research. Read their annual report, read their investors & capital markets day presentation, and the like. Read their latest news, and learn about their industry. That will give you a strong advantage and ensure you have great context when approaching any business problem you are given.

Hi there,

Q: Hey, so I have two F50 corporate strategy internship interviews next week. What are the best prep resources for such an interview? 

As a first step, I would reach out to HR and ask what is the format of the interview, hopefully they will be able to help.

In case it follows the same structure of a case interview, you can find some tips here:

▶ How to Prepare for a Consulting Interview

Good luck!

Francesco

Hi there!

I would recommend
1. Understand well the recruiting process of each firm, reaching out to HR or reading https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles
2. familiar yourself with the type of cases you can get https://www.preplounge.com/en/bootcamp.php and check cases published on PrepLounge

If you will get a case, then:
3.  Practice math!
4. Dont learn any framework by hard, understand rather how to structure a problem and form a hypothesis to prove/disprove with an analysis
5. Practice with peers and take a few sessions with a coach, eventually do one diagnostic session to tell you where you stand and what your next steps should be

Feel free to reach out if you need a coach to support you, I am rewarded as a top BCG trainer, training new hires all the consulting skills (including how we create frameworks), as well as experienced coach. 

Good luck!
Lucie
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