Schedule mock interviews on the Meeting Board, join the latest community discussions in our Consulting Q&A and find like-minded Interview Partners to connect and practice with!
Back to overview

PrepLounge's cases vs Real life MBB cases

Hi all,

How PrepLounge's cases compared to real MBB cases given these days?
PrepLounge's cases are a close enough simulation to real MBB cases today?

Thanks!!

3
4.8k
8
Be the first to answer!
Nobody has responded to this question yet.
Top answer
Deleted user
on Mar 26, 2018

They are a good starting point. However you will get the closest fidelity to the real experience either by either case-mocking with:

  • Current employees at MBB who are also part of interview cadre. If you are already invited to interviews you can request 2-3 of such opportunities by simply reaching out to your recruiting contact and expressing interest. If you are not at that stage yet, you can try to reach out to current employees and ask for an informational interview and then a subsequent mock case. 
  • Former employees of MBB who were part of interview cadre. These people know the process intimately and have their own library of cases that is very close to what used by MBB.

My suggestion is that during your preparation journey you use both methods i suggested above to the maximum extent you find beneficial (definitely use up all 2-3 free mocks you can get from MBB).

Disclaimer: I am aware that this advice includes a shameless self-promotion to the services I offer and my own profile. :D

Hope it helps,

Andrea

3
edited on Mar 26, 2018

Hi Anonymous A,

thanks for asking your question on our Consulting Q&A!

PrepLounge’s mission is to help our users to land their dream consulting jobs.

This is why we built a vast case library consisting of carefully selected case studies which are used by top consulting firms during their interview process. Some of them are provided by consultancies themselves (e.g. Bain & Company), and these cases help you to prepare for their specific case style before your interview.

We know that many PrepLounge users landed an MBB job offer using our platform to prepare for their case interviews. Thus, we strongly believe that going through the cases with other case partners and/or experts should allow you to be ideally prepared for your MBB case interview.

However, there is always room for improvement. So if you can give us constructive criticism, it is more than welcome! We always aim to enhance our service and resources.

Best of luck for your case prep and upcoming MBB interviews!

Astrid

PrepLounge Community Management

PrepLounge Consulting Q&A Forum

Follow us on: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | twitter 

2
Deleted
Coach
on Mar 26, 2018
NOT AVAILABLE

Hey anonymous,

They are good proxies for it... but to be honest the best resources (by order of relevance!) are the cases on the major consulting firms websites, the ones built by (ex)consultants and the ones existing on the best business schools consulting clubs (US ones + Insead + LBS)

Best

Bruno

Similar Questions
Consulting
Practice for case interviews while working full time
on May 04, 2023
Global
7
2.7k
Top answer by
#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success: ➡ interviewoffers.com | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching
26
7 Answers
2.7k Views
+4
Consulting
When I am structuring the case, I struggled and get lost.
on Dec 10, 2023
Global
12
5.3k
Top answer by
Raj
Coach
FREE 15MIN CONSULTATION | #1 Strategy& / OW coach | >70 5* reviews |90% offers ⇨ prep-success.super.site | MENA, DE, UK
128
12 Answers
5.3k Views
+9
Consulting
How many mistakes can you make in a case and still be successful?
on Feb 15, 2023
Global
8
4.5k
Top answer by
Hagen
Coach
#1 recommended coach | >95% success rate | 9+ years consulting, interviewing and coaching experience
52
8 Answers
4.5k Views
+5