Hello forum, I have recently been contacted by A.T Kearney for an interview and the first round cons... (more)
Hi everyone, am looking for resources to practice speeding up my chart reading skills - has anyone c... (more)
I would start with clarifying whether objective of case is to just maximize revenue or profit or if it is to reach a certain revenue or margin threshold (absolute or %) by within a certain period of t... (more)
Goodmorning everyone, I will start as a VA in September at BCG Milan. I am a bit concerned about... (more)
Hi, In dealing with Transportation cases, specifically the public ones, what sources/knowledge me... (more)
Hi, It's fine to take your papers however I would not pre-draw anything. It's just 2 lines and you can easily do that during / before the interview. Best
Hi, In my opinion, it is absolutely fine starting with the standard Revenue and Costs structure to understand why profitability has declined. Effetively driving down each of these will lead to iden... (more)
I don't believe MBB tracks the time to the day - that said usually the black-out period is starting from when a decision was made to not proceed further with your application (e.g. if you didn't get i... (more)
Hi Mehdi, thanks for asking your question on our Consulting Q&A! You can find the cases with video solutions in our Case Library. Underneath the case name, there will be a small YouTube play... (more)
Hi, In some cases, you'll be able to build a fully MESE structure (e.g. Profitability, Value chain). Usually, you go 2-3 levels deep in your structure in the beginning of the case. In other ca... (more)
As long as you are able to get interviews scheduled before end of July you are good. It might impact your start date (e.g. September) but won't impact your ability to get an offer. Otherwise end of Au... (more)
Hi Justin, based on my experience, the vast majority of the cases at Bain are related to one of the following three categories: M&A/PE Profitability Market sizing The specific ty... (more)
Hi Sergey, as for your first point, one of the most important thing to understand is why consulting companies ask such question. Of course, every consulting company knows that 90% of the interviewe... (more)
While what you say is generally correct, there is no harm in reaching out and ask directly and take any second guessing out. andrea
I believe the fixed re-apply time is 18 months - for McK I am certain this is the case, and I assume BCG/Bain are about the same. If you have 6 years industry experience, you may want to consider an M... (more)
2 questions: 1. Current business model understanding 2. Business model required or optimal for digital firm 3. Changes required then how to integrate innovations: 1. Company culture... (more)
Hi Anonymous, Implementation Coach is equivalent to Associate, hence post MBA. Senior Implementation Coach is equivalent to Engagement Manager - so without significant experience in managing teams an... (more)
My ritual (worked for mckinsey and bcg): - 24hrs before, shut the books, don't think of cases any more. - relax, go out into the sun (if possible) the day before, or for a jog/hike. Avoid walks... (more)
Hi Anonymous, if you are referring to the strategy branches of Big 4 (Strategy&, Monitor, Parthenon) the interview will follow the same criteria of MBB and other strategy consulting firms (fit... (more)
