MCO Resource Library
Resources For the Consulting
Interview Process
Overview
Who are these resources for?
These resources are for anyone who wants to land an offer in management consulting – whether you are an undergrad, Master’s student, MBA, PhD, or Experienced Hire. We will show you how you can land an offer even if you have no business background, zero casing experience, or only have a week to prepare.
We have compiled all of these exclusive insights from our team of McKinsey, Bain, and BCG consulting recruiting and interview experts below to help you on your journey to landing a consulting offer.
Resources List
Find Out About the Consulting Industry
- What Is Consulting & What Do Consultants Do?
- Davis Nguyen’s #1 ranked case interview book: Case Interview Decoded
- Management Consulting Salaries
- Why Consulting?
- Types of Consulting Firms
- Extensive Q&A with Davis Nguyen, MCO Founder, about His Bain Experience
- MBB Consulting Firms: What Makes Them Different?
- Top Consulting Firms
- The Consulting Career Path
- The BCG Career Path
- Consulting Exit Opportunities
- Management Consulting vs Strategy Consulting
- Consulting vs. Investment Banking
- Healthcare Consulting
- Social Impact Consulting
- MBB Work-Life Balance
- Case Competitions
- BCG Unlock & BCG Empower
Start Your Case Interview Prep
- Consulting Case Interview Prep: The Ultimate Guide
- How to Approach a Case Study
- Case Interview Examples
- Case Interview Practice
- Issue Trees & Decision Trees
- Case Interview Math
- Case Interview Frameworks
- The Profitability Framework
- The Market Entry Framework
- The Business Situation Framework
- Common Types of Case Interviews
- Market Sizing Cases
- M&A Case Study
- Pricing Case Interview
- Financial Services Cases
- The Healthcare Consulting Case Interview
- Supply Chain Cases
- The Social Impact Case Interview
- Case Interview Formulas
- McKinsey Case Interview
- BCG Case Interview
- 7 Case Interview Tips
- The Pyramid Principle
- MECE
- The Hypothesis-driven Approach
- Hypothesis Trees
- Interviewer- vs. Interviewee-led Cases
- Written Consulting Cases
- Writing a Consulting Slide Deck
- The LEK Written Case
- Group Consulting Cases
- Consulting Brain Teasers
- 4 Tips on Using Chat GPT to Practice Case Interviews
- Virtual Case Interview
Break into Consulting as an Experienced Professional, Ph.D. Candidate, or other advanced degree candidate
- McKinsey Experienced Hire Consultants
- The McKinsey Experienced Hire Interview
- Implementation Consultant
- Transitioning to Consulting from a Ph.D. or Other Advanced Degree Program
- The McKinsey Insight Program
- The Bridge to BCG Consulting Workshop for Ph.D & Advanced Degree Candidates
- The Bain ADvantage Program
- The Consulting Recruiter Interview: How to Ace this First Step
Find Top Consulting Firms to Apply To
- MBB Consulting: What’s Different About the Top 3 Firms
- Big 4 Consulting Firms
- Boutique Consulting Firms
- List of 200+ Top Consulting Firms to Apply to
- List of Top Life Science Consulting Firms
- List of Top Social Impact Consulting Firms
- Top 5 Consulting Firms
- Bain vs McKinsey
- List of Consulting Firms that Sponsor H1B Visas (USA)
- List of Consulting Firms that Sponsor Tier 2 Visas (UK)
- Consulting Firms in San Francisco
- Consulting Firms in Chicago
- Consulting Firms in Toronto
Land Consulting Internships
- Consulting Internship: How to Get One & What to Expect
- BCG Internships
- List of Top Consulting Internships
- Sophomore Consulting Internships
- Roland Berger Internship
- Bain BASE Scholar Internship for MBA Students from Diverse Backgrounds
- The Bain BEL Program for Sophomores from Diverse Backgrounds
- McKinsey Sophomore Summer Business Analyst Program
- Deloitte Discovery Internship
- Expedition EY
Apply to Consulting Firms
- How to Get Into Consulting: A Roadmap
- Consulting Job Titles & What They Mean
- Consulting Cover Letters
- BCG Cover Letter
- Consulting Resumes
- McKinsey Resume
- Consulting Networking
- Questions to Ask During Consulting Informational Interviews
- How to Choose a Consulting Office
- The Consulting Interview Process
- Applying to Consulting Firms from Non-target Schools
- BCG GPA Cutoff: What Is It + What to Do If Your GPA Is Low
- Consulting Buzzwords
- The Consulting Recruiter Interview: How to Ace this First Step
- Consulting Interview Dress Code
- BCG Recruiting
- BCG Referrals
- Breaking Into Consulting with a Non-MBA Master’s Degree
- Transitioning from Tier 2 to MBB Consulting Firms
- Benefits of Working at McKinsey & Other Top Consulting Firms
- Consulting vs. Investment Banking
- Consulting vs. Advisory Services
- Consulting Target Schools
- What Happens to Consulting Jobs During a Recession?
- Best Majors for Consulting
Prepare for Pre-Screening Tests/Interviews & Online Cases
- Online Consulting Tests: A Roundup
- McKinsey Problem Solving Game
- BCG Pymetrics Test
- BCG One Way Video Interviews
- BCG Online Case
- Bain Online Multiple Choice Test
- Bain Online Assessment
- The Accenture Digital Assessment
- The Deloitte Online Assessment
- The PwC Psychometric Assessment
- The EY Video Interview
- Oliver Wyman Online Test
- The McKinsey QuantHub Test
- LEK Digital Assessment
- Roland Berger Analytical Test
Prepare for Behavioral Interviews
- Consulting Behavioral Interviews
- McKinsey PEI
- The Bain Experience Interview
- Answering the “Why Consulting?” Question
- Answering the “Why McKinsey?” Question
- Answering the “Why Bain?” Question
- Answering the “Why BCG?” Question
- Answering the “Why Accenture?” Question
- Answering the “Why ZS Associates?” Question
- BCG Values
- Using the STAR Method to Ace Your Fit Interview
- Soft Skill Consulting Firms Look For
- Consulting Interview Questions
Prep for Cases with Specific Consulting Firms
- McKinsey Case Interview
- The McKinsey Phone Case
- The Bain Case Interview
- BCG Case Interview
- What is BCG Gamma?
- Accenture Case Interview
- EY Case Interview (Including EY Parthenon)
- Deloitte Case Interview
- Deloitte Government & Public Services Case Interview
- KPMG Advisory Interview
- PwC Case Study Interview (Including Strategy&)
- Booz Allen Hamilton Interview
- The Kearney Interview
- Arthur D. Little Interview
- The LEK Case Interview
- The LEK Written Case
- Capital One Case Interview
- Oliver Wyman Case Interview
- AlixPartners Interview
- Roland Berger
- IQVIA Consulting
- Putnam Associates Consulting
- Capgemini Case Interview
- ZS Associates Interview
- Slalom Consulting
FAQs on Getting into Consulting
- Extensive Q&A with Davis Nguyen, MCO Founder, about His Bain Experience
- About Consulting
- Application Deadlines
- Application Strategy
- Case Interview
- Experienced Hires
- Grades & Transcript
- Referrals & Networking
- Standardized Tests (e.g., GRE, GMAT, SAT)
- Summer Internships
- Where to Apply
- The Up or Out Policy, Explained
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