What type of cases does McK & BCG ask in interviews?

Hello Alice, 

You have a lot gained, since you already know how to play this game from your previous and successful interviews. 

One important advice is trying not to predict the case that you will get, since it can be literally anything, particularly in 2nd round interviews (experience talking here). However, if you wanted a guide of the classics, here they come:

1. Profitability cases- basic profitability framework.

2. Idea generation cases: for any specif issue

3. Growth cases: market penetration, new product launch, product mix change, etc.

4. Pricing cases

5. M&A cases

6. Valuation cases

7. Value chain cases

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

Anything and everything.

Please don't try to predict what will happen! You will never perfectly learn every single industry and case type!

There are a hundred different types of M&A questions, growth questions, etc.

Rather, train yourself in the ability to solve any problem in any context - that way you actually reduce the total time spent studying and have a much higher shot of succeeding!

Feel free to reach out for help in this mindset shift.

Hi Alice,

It really depends on the office. It may be all those you mentioned.

I have a DB of 1500+ real MBB questions for 60+ offices, you can check if I include yours in the description on my profile.

For any other questions please feel free to PM me. 

Best, 

Francesco 

Hey Alice,

As has already been noted by other coaches the case type and industry could vary a lot , I would suggest you to focus more on building core problem solving, structuring, and answer-first/hypothesis based communication skills which can be applied to solve any consulting case  

Thanks

Ashwin 

Hi there,

Your focus should be on the how and not the what - simple as that.

You could face any case from any function (M&A, ops, strategy, etc.), region (Germany, US, India, Tonga,…), and industry (chemistry, automobile, energy, FMCG, etc.). However, even if you had 10 cases that were exactly from the same function, region, and industry, etc. → you could still have 10 completely different problems to solve for. The devil is in the detail and you need to learn how to engage with the problem at hand, whatever the problem actually is.

Bottom line, don't waste your time in futile exercises of predicting anything!

If you’d like to learn more, feel free to reach out.

Best of luck!

All of the above. Typically there is no focus on a particular industry or case type, with minor exceptions (e.g., if you specifically apply to the PE practice)

The point is not for you to know how to solve a particular case type but more for you to have a broad based approach to solve any problem you might come across during your time at the firm.

Udayan