Strategy consulting firms hire through case interviews with a behavioural part in every round. McKinsey's cases are interviewer-led and paired with a Personal Experience Interview; BCG and Bain usually let the candidate lead.
What a mock looks like in the room, step by step. The panel, its order, the form and the criteria are the real round's; the words and numbers are illustrative.
The interviewer has your résumé. The first ten minutes are usually about you — a story of leadership or impact — and the rest is the case.
In the order the real one moves: the case, then structure, then analysis, then numbers, then recommendation. Follow-ups come from what you just said.
Structure the problem, do the maths out loud and land a recommendation; the interviewer reads the board as you go.
Scored on the 5 criteria this round is assessed on, with every line of your Résumé marked as held up, shaky or not yet asked. A practice estimate, never a forecast.
This board gives no marks of its own, so it is a practice index out of 100. For finding what to fix, not for predicting a result.
Nothing to buy first. Pick the round, fill in your Résumé, and the interviewer is ready. Your recording, if you ask for one, never leaves your device.
Face this interviewer yourselfOne consultant, partner or associate partner.
McKinsey's cases are developed centrally and led by the interviewer, who takes the candidate through a set sequence of questions.
McKinsey scores each question in the case, so every part counts — not only the recommendation.
Assessed on: Structuring · Quantitative reasoning · Business judgement · Synthesis · Communication
One consultant or manager.
The candidate drives: which branch to explore, what data to ask for, when to conclude.
Assessed on: Structuring · Quantitative reasoning · Business judgement · Synthesis · Communication
One consultant or partner, as part of each case interview.
In final rounds the PEI can carry half the weight of the interview.
Assessed on: Personal impact · Entrepreneurial drive · Inclusive leadership · Courageous change · Depth of the story
The interviewer has your résumé. The first ten minutes are usually about you — a story of leadership or impact — and the rest is the case.
Every sitting — AI, real or peer — is scored on the same 5 criteria, so you can see a line move instead of weighing one opinion against another.
How it works, step by step: the mock interview guide, and coding, design and case rounds.
The interviewer reads your Résumé, asks in the real order and scores you on what the real one assesses. Free, and ready now.
