Hi,
has anyone taken the BCG Potential Test (the one similar to Mck's PST)? If so, what material do you suggest to use for preparation? If someone has some material to share, this would be very useful!
Thanks a lot for your help,
Gianpaolo
Hi,
Depending on the role and country it will be either GMAT type test or a more sophisticated case type test. I've uploaded both examples:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zor4m49eyx5qxal/AABeUN6mtiGkWhEklRjszX2Oa?dl=0
Here are the general recommendations:
Best,
Vlad
Hi Vlad, thank you for the useful tips! can you please send the password to the dropbox link you posted? — Boris on Apr 07, 2018
Hi Vlad, can you please provide the password to the dropbox link you posted? — Mohamed on Aug 01, 2018
Hi Vlad, Could you please provide the password as well please? — on Oct 10, 2018
Hi Gianpaolo,
I would recommend the following:
You can find some additional tips on the BCG potential test at the link below:
https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/any-tipps-for-bcg-potential-test-487#a1002
Best,
Francesco
(edited)
Hello A!
BCG test includes 23 questions and you will be given about 45 minutes to complete it. This means you will have two minutes to solve each question on average.
The BCG online case is very similar to a regular case the only difference being that your direction in the business case is guided by the questions being asked. So it will be similar to an "interviewer-led" case format. There are a lot of resources online for case solving and all you need to do is Google. If you want to sharpen your case skills in general I would recommend Victor Cheng's Case Interview Secrets by Victor Cheng and his book.
However, since the BCG Online Case is also a single-choice test, you can also use this format to your advantage. You’ll receive+3 points for correct answers and -1 for wrong answers. Currently, the inofficial cut-off score is below 70-75%.
Message me if you have any other specific questions and all the best!
Best,
André
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BCG Potential Test/Online Case #2 by Gaurav 
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