Dear Preplounge community,
I was recently informed that as of November 2020 BCG changed their Online Case in the DACH (Switzerland, Germany Austria) region to a new online case. Did someone of you already take the new tests or has more information about how the new test is different from the old one?
Many thanks,
Nicolas!
Hi there,
The new BCG Online Case (also called Chatbot Interview) is a 8-10 questions test BCG started to use in 2019 and now expanded globally. It is structured in 2 parts:
The main differences compared to the previous version (BCG Potential Test) are the following:
The main challenges based on the candidates I helped are the following:
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Francesco
Hi Nicola!
I would focus much less on specific differences and more on what's needed overall.
The online tests across companies and across time are very similar
Format? Somewhat. Content and what's required from you ability-wise? Not at all.
The best way is to really find online tests / questions and practice. Regardless as to whether is a new or old test, the principles are mostly the same:
Think of it as a merge of a case and the GMAT/GRE.
You need to be clear on some key case-related and account formulas (margin, growth, breakeven, etc) as well as be good at critically understanding the question (including nuance to questions) and parsing through complicated text with a fair amount of distraction.
You'll also need to be good at chart/graph reading.
The (old) McKinsey PST, BCG Online Test, Bain SOVA test, etc. are all quite similar so leverage resources across all of them.
https://www.myconsultingoffer.org/case-study-interview-prep/bcg-online/
https://www.shl.com/shldirect/en/practice-tests
https://www.psychometricinstitute.co.uk/Free-Aptitude-Tests.asp
Hello!
All test among companies and in different versions are indeed very similar, at least in what they are testing -and hence, what we need to prep-.
I would strongly recomment you practice it with the Integrated Reasoning part of the GMAT exam.
There are free exams in the internet that you can use for practice (the one of LBS MBA page, Verits prep, as well as some free trials for courses such as the one of The Economist (https://gmat.economist.com/)
The (old) McKinsey PST, BCG Online Test, Bain SOVA test, etc. are all quite similar so leverage resources across all of them.
https://www.myconsultingoffer.org/case-study-interview-prep/bcg-online/
https://www.shl.com/shldirect/en/practice-tests
https://www.psychometricinstitute.co.uk/Free-Aptitude-Tests.asp
Hope it helps!
Cheers,
Clara
Hi Nicholas!
Do not focus too much on the small differences of the test. Basically, the format of tests within the company is as similar as possible to each other. Therefore, it is worth taking the time and practicing using online tests.
Hope it helps!
GB
