Case Interviews

Consulting firms and a growing number of other companies use a two-pronged approach to interviews: behavioral and case interviews. A case interview is a job interview style consulting firms use to test how you approach and solve business problems. Instead of traditional interview questions, you’re given a business scenario and asked to figure out the best solution.


Frameworks

The value in the following popular flameworks is to act as a starting point for you to understand what factors to consider and what questions to ask for different types of business problems before the case interview. Do not apply a “cookie-cutter” framework to a given case type.

Common Frameworks


Case Walkthroughs and Sample Questions

Grime Co.
Market Sizing
Supply Chain
Energy Sample Case Questions

Case Resources

Websites & Tools

Books

  • Case in Point, by Marc Cosentino
  • Case Interview Secrets, by Victor Cheng
  • Crack the Case System, by David Orhvall
  • Case in Point: Graph Analysis for Consulting and Case Interviews, by Marc Cosentino and Mukund Jain
  • Interview Math, by Lewis C. Lin

Brain Teasers

Student Organizations