MBB differences in interviews

Hi,

McKinsey:

• 1st round mostly interviewer led, 2nd mostly interviewee led
• Lots of non-conventional cases: non-profits, operational improvements, market sizings as a standalone case
• Fit is super important. They will ask you to provide another story if they don't like what you are saying

Bain

• Hardest cases, most of which have a  particular numeric answer
• Classic industries + lot's of M&A and synergies cases. Marketsizing very often a part of the case
• Lot's of the cases with printed handouts to analyze
• Fit is the least important of the MBB companies. They will just ask a story about yourself, why consulting, why Bain, your questions to them

BCG

• Somewhere in the middle between Bain and McKinsey. The cases are pretty standard. The fit interview part includes stories by the interviewers are less demanding than at McK

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