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.
Case Walkthroughs and Sample Questions
Grime Co.
Market Sizing
Supply Chain
Energy Sample Case Questions
Case Resources
Websites & Tools
- Management Consulted
- BCG Case Interview Preparation
- Deloitte Case Interview Prep Tool
- CaseCoach – To get access to CaseCoach: Graduate Students reach out to your Career Coach. Undergraduate students, meet with your Career Counselor to start your case prep before gaining access.
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
- 7 Insane Brain Teasers You Could Actually Encounter in an Interview, The Muse
- How to Answer Brain Teaser Questions in a Job Interview, Big Interview
- 8 Brain Teasers for Interview Insights, Indeed
Student Organizations