Case Interview Prep Directory

McKinsey & Company

Interviewer-led with structured hypothesis testing

Boston Consulting Group

Candidate-led with deeper discussion on trade-offs

Bain & Company

Candidate-led with practical business orientation

Deloitte Strategy

Mixed candidate-led and interviewer-led by office

Strategy&

Mostly candidate-led strategy discussion

Oliver Wyman

Candidate-led with quantitative intensity

Kearney

Candidate-led with operations and strategy blend

L.E.K. Consulting

Candidate-led with market and commercial focus

Accenture Strategy

Structured case plus behavioral evaluation

Roland Berger

Candidate-led strategy and market cases

Harvard Business School (MBA)

Peak recruiting starts in early fall and intensifies through winter interviews.

Wharton MBA

Consulting prep accelerates in fall with interviews typically in winter.

INSEAD MBA

Compressed timeline requires early prep before formal interview windows.

London Business School MBA

Consulting networking starts early; interviews often cluster in winter cycles.

Stanford GSB MBA

Early networking and prep are critical before formal interview season.

Kellogg MBA

Case prep usually ramps in fall with concentrated winter interviews.

Chicago Booth MBA

Competitive consulting cycles require consistent prep from early term onward.

HEC Paris MBA

Regional recruiting cycles can be fast, so prep should start early.