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Neil, I was an experienced hire as well, so can definitely relate. The hardest part for your will likely be to get an interview. McK is probably most open, assuming you have a specific expertise se... (more)

I would recommend spending about 1 - 2 minutes on each question. You have a lot to get to in the interview. Less than a minute will make you seem rehearsed and shallow and more than 2 minutes for each... (more)

Congrats on getting these interviews in the first place! We are looking for the same qualities in the written case as in the verbal one. You should have 1 hour to prepare so there's a little more time... (more)

The reason why BCG potential test is so difficult is because of the time constraint. So what I did was work on any questions from the BCG potential test I could find and try to solve them super qui... (more)

I don’t know any detail about McK Digital but I have a fairly good view of what BCG Gamma is: I am a data scientist there. BGC Gamma is a virtual office within BCG. We are not a back office, we are... (more)

Hi, There are 2 types of BCG tests: GMAT-like test with questions similar to GMAT Online Test that is based on a case and has the questions closer to PST I have uploaded both test samp... (more)

Hi Archi, thanks for your questions, I think you raised some interesting points on networking. All in all, the questions you ask a consultant in a business environment pre interview should ideal... (more)

Hi Anonymous, Big 4 and MBB have a different focus in terms of projects. Specifically, Big 4 work more on implementation projects rather than strategy. However, many of the Big 4 have now also a st... (more)

Hi there Thought I would add the BCG perspective in addition to Bruno's perspective (totally agreed with his point 1 and 2 btw). BCG, from my personal experience - Fantastic set of cases - al... (more)

Let me take a crack at this (in English) since no-one has addressed this. Top consultancies typically want the best people regardless of their background. Yes, some roles are reserved to individual... (more)

Hey Margherita, I've done the BCG on-line test at the end of Sept within my university (Politecnico).There was no numerical test, only a study case with 23 questions / 45 min (or less). Each que... (more)

BCG Gamma is indeed at the front line of data science (in the consulting world). However, as you speculated, they do not have the same client exposure than the generalist team has. The way I saw it wo... (more)

Would start with the "classic" prep books: case in point by cosentino, victor Chang and then all PDF books from consulting clubs of MBAs you can get your hands on (hint: look at previous questions her... (more)

Hi Rob, usual topics for BCG are leadership, flexibility, teamwork and tenacity. In practice, questions will be mostly the same. The usual differentiator between other firms is: “Why BCG?”. Many... (more)

Great to see you guys leveraging this platform (apart from your b-school consulting clubs) to find partners and crack cases. While you get into the intense prep, do take care of the following: - Ge... (more)

One of my clients went through this in the Munich office just a few weeks ago (and yes, she got an offer). The real life portion of the interviews were 3 12-minutes live cases where you basically have... (more)

This is a great, great question... that I suspect no-one can systematically answer :) Unless you have spent significant time working for or with all three, how can you truly compare? FWIW, I only k... (more)

Hi, Based on the feedback it's really hard to provide a specific recommendation. I would suggest the following: Reschedule an interview for 2-3 weeks. You've already missed 2 1st rounds. Do y... (more)