Hello guys,
I have an upcoming first-round interview at BCG next October, and I was wondering if you can give me some advice on how to best prepare for the interviews.
Your responses are highly appreciated!
Hello guys,
I have an upcoming first-round interview at BCG next October, and I was wondering if you can give me some advice on how to best prepare for the interviews.
Your responses are highly appreciated!
Hi there,
I would recommend the following:
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If you have to do the BCG Online Case Chatbot, you can find some material to prepare below (full disclosure – I am the author ;)):
▶ BCG Online Case Software Simulation
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If you want to spend a few hours only instead of 100+ and cover everything mentioned above, I developed a program precisely for that.
I can also share with you real questions for your target office (I have a db with 1.500+ questions asked in 60+ offices you won't find anywhere else - you can check on my profile if I cover your particular office).
You can check the program at the following link to learn more:
If you have any questions please feel free to PM me.
Best,
Francesco
Hello,
Congratulations on your interview! You got some great advice and resources here already, so I'll just add my extra two cents: the key is practice - both for the case and behavioral portion.
I would recommend starting case practice by reviewing some common case books and frameworks (e.g., Case In Point, Case Interview Secrets). It can also be helpful at this stage to listen to some experienced casers solving a case - you can find some on consulting companies' websites, or just do a search on YouTube.
Once you understand more or less what solving a case involves, jump into live case practices! You can find case partners and coaches who can offer expert feedback here on PrepLounge, but you can also practice with friends or family back home. Generally speaking, this will be the bulk of your prep. Notice which parts of the case are naturally more challenging for you, and devote more time to those.
Finally, don't neglect the behavioral component of the interview. Look up frequently asked behavioral questions (there are great resources on PrepLounge about this too), prepare some answers, and be sure to practice them.
Best of luck!
Hi there,
Here's some reading:
https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/how-to-shift-your-mindset-to-ace-the-case
https://www.preplounge.com/en/tell-me-about-yourself-interview-question
And here are some cases to get you started!
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Hi there!
Congrats on the interview!
I would recommend you:
1. Understand well the recruiting process well: 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
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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