Hey there, such interviews are my personal favourite & involve simulating a real-life situation via a case study or skills/fit interview situations. You will play the consultant and the interviewer will be your manager or the client. Clarify all details with HR and the interviewer (on the day) and ensure there are no surprises.

You must prepare the same way you would prepare for consulting interviews generally. Be holistic. Search the Q&A forum for general interview prep and there are plenty of threads with tons of ideas.

Have a look at these threads for role play interview tips:

• https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/role-play-at-dhl-consulting-6447
• https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/roleplay-interview-client-and-consultant-1973

Some key nuggets from me:

1. Get familiar with strategies on building rapport/chemistry and have a look at this thread-https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/how-to-create-chemistry-with-the-interviewer-8271

2. Understand social styles- this will help immensely not just in interviews but in real life. Check this out- https://tracom.com/social-style-training/model

3. Be yourself and don't BS. If you dont know, just say it

All the best! Feel free to buzz me if you need any more help with prep.

Hi Anonymous,

It basically means the simulation of a specific situation in real life.

It may be a stressful situation where you will have to manage the client's dissatisfaction or tell him bad news, or a sales mode situation where you will have to promote your project. As you see, there are various topics from which it can be chosen.

I would recommend you focus on everything that is relevant to the situation: what's important at the moment, what you are expected to perform, and what you should not include.

Do you need any further help?

GB

Unless you have further details on the structure of a role play interview - but do check in with HR to clarify - , I would assume that it is nothing else but a regular interview case: See yourself as the consultant and the interviewer as your client and play out how this conversation could develop.

This of course means that you need to take control of the interview. You need to tell them how you will approach the problem, what data you need for that and what conclusions you draw from the data you get and what recommendation you would give.

To prepare for that, you will need to practice interview cases. The process typically takes 1-2 months and you should plan to do anywhere between 20 and 30 practice cases.

Hello!

Can you clarify for which company are you asking this? This won´t happen in MBB interviews.

Cheers,

Clara