Altman Solon Case Interview Practice: Free Case and Prep Resources
Altman Solon, a strategy firm focused only on telecoms, media and technology, says every consulting candidate takes behavioral and business case interviews, each hour a fit chat plus a 40-minute case. Unlike L.E.K., which publishes three practice cases, Altman Solon publishes none, so prepare from its guide and webinar plus TMT cases.Altman Solon (opens in a new tab), read ; Altman Solon (opens in a new tab), read ; L.E.K. (opens in a new tab), read
Free, no signup: 2 worked cases with model answers. Free, no card: your first full practice case with an AI interviewer. Paid: Pro $49/month for every case.
Updated ·By Esteban Ronsin·Founder · former Deloitte and Accenture Strategy consultant
Built and reviewed with former McKinsey, BCG and Bain consultants and interviewers.
Free Altman Solon interview prep resources
Altman Solon interview prep resources: what you get, whether it is free or paid, and the link
Resource
What you get
Free or paid
Link
Altman Solon interview guide
Altman Solon's own interview guide PDF: round lengths, the 15-minute fit, 40-minute case and 5-minute Q&A split, what a case assesses and how to prepare; its interview page adds the webinar
Free. Published by Altman Solon, checked Nov 11, 2026
6 library cases matched to Altman Solon's case types, run out loud with an AI interviewer or step by step and scored on 7 skills; start with Cloud Computing Capacity Expansion
Free + paid. The case overview is public; a free account includes 1 full AI-graded case in voice or guided mode; Pro ($49/month) adds every case
Dunmore Cargo Bikes: market sizing case with answers Industry: Mobility. Difficulty: easy.1 math question.
How big is the annual US market for electric cargo bikes sold to urban delivery couriers, and is it big enough for a $10 million revenue goal? 5 questions, 1 exhibit, a model answer for each
Free. The whole case and every model answer, no account; the practice button opens a live case like it
Velmont Capital: M&A case with answers Industry: Consumer goods. Difficulty: medium.2 math questions.
Should private equity fund Velmont Capital buy outdoor apparel brand Cinderfell Outfitters at the $480 million asking price, and if not, what should it bid? 6 questions, 3 exhibits, a model answer for each
Free. The whole case and every model answer, no account; the practice button opens a live case like it
Consulting fit and behavioral questions answered out loud, with follow-up probes and structured feedback
Free + paid. 1 behavioral or Learning Mode session with a free account; Behavioral Unlimited ($39/month, behavioral and PEI only) or any Pro plan adds more
Firm-style cases are practice cases written for Road to Offer or adapted from university consulting club casebooks, not the firm's own cases. Road to Offer is independent and not affiliated with Altman Solon.
Try a free Altman Solon-style case now: no card, no signup
An original practice case written by Road to Offer in an Altman Solon-style format, not Altman Solon's own case. Everything stays in your browser.
Valleyline Fiber Build: A rural fiber build: does it pay back?
A TMT infrastructure investment with a calculation and a recommendation, which is what Altman Solon's guide says its cases can ask for: calculations, data interpretation and a recommendation. The full version is NimbusCloud, our library case on a data center expansion decided on payback. Altman Solon publishes no practice case, so this is our own, written to its described format. Altman Solon (opens in a new tab), read
1Step 1: Read the case
Valleyline Broadband is a regional internet provider selling cable and DSL broadband. It is deciding whether to build fiber to 60,000 homes in three rural counties where it has no fiber today. The CEO asks you to tell her whether the board should approve the build.
2Step 2: Ask clarifying questions
Open a question to hear the interviewer's answer.
What does Valleyline sell today, and to whom?
Interviewer: Cable and DSL home broadband to households in its region. It sells almost nothing to businesses in these three counties.
What exactly is the decision?
Interviewer: Approve or reject one build: fiber past 60,000 homes in three rural counties, in one phase.
What does the board require?
Interviewer: Payback within seven years of the start of the build, with no discounting.
Who else sells broadband in these counties?
Interviewer: One national telecom operator sells slower DSL. No other fiber builder is planning to come in.
Is there public funding to count on?
Interviewer: No. Assume none in the base plan; it is a possible upside to raise later.
3Step 3: Structure your answer
Take two minutes. Lay out how you would decide whether the build pays back within the board's limit, and say which number you would test first.
2:00
Show what a strong structure covers
Plays the decision back: approve one fiber build to 60,000 rural homes, judged on payback within seven years, without discounting.
Splits the return into the money in (customers times price, over a ramp of years) and the money out (build cost per home passed, connection cost per customer, running costs).
Names take-up as the swing driver: the share of homes that sign up, how fast, and how many come from the national operator's DSL.
Looks at the price customers will accept against slower DSL, and what Valleyline's existing customers would do to its own revenue.
Covers risks and levers: cost overruns, slower take-up, the national operator's response, and the upside of public funding or a wholesale partner.
Ends with how it will decide: payback first, then what would have to be true for approval.
4Step 4: The interviewer's next question
The build costs 1,200 dollars per home passed, plus 400 dollars to connect each customer. After three years, 35% of the homes take the service at 60 dollars a month, and operating margin is 50% of revenue. Roughly how many years does payback take, and is the build approved?
Show what a strong answer does
Customers: 60,000 x 35% = 21,000. Revenue: 21,000 x 60 x 12 = about 15.1 million a year; at 50% margin, about 7.6 million. Cost: 60,000 x 1,200 = 72 million, plus 21,000 x 400 = 8.4 million to connect, so about 80 million. Payback is about 10.6 years, well past the seven-year limit, so as planned the answer is no. A strong answer says that, notes it ignores the ramp, and names what would have to change (take-up near 55%, a higher price, a lower cost per home, or public funding).
Flour costs rose 18% on a $4M flour bill, and prices went up 3% on $20M of sales. How much margin did Harbor lose?
Your answer
Flour went up by about $720K and the price rise brings in $600K, so the net hit is roughly $100K.
What worked
Split the change into a cost side and a price side before adding them up.
Could improve
$720K minus $600K is $120K, not $100K: state the exact net before rounding.
Model answer
Flour: 18% of $4M is $720K more cost. Price: 3% of $20M is $600K more revenue. Net margin loss: $120K.
Next time, say this
Cost is up $720K and price brings back $600K, so Harbor loses $120K of margin.
3
1
Choose a case
Cases matched to Altman Solon's case types.
2
Solve it out loud
An AI interviewer asks, listens and follows up.
3
Get answer feedback
Feedback on every answer: what worked, what to fix.
What makes Altman Solon interviews different
Only TMT.
Altman Solon calls itself the largest strategy consulting firm exclusively focused on telecommunications, media and technology, and tells candidates to learn the industries it advises. Source: Altman Solon, read (opens in a new tab)
The guide says cases could be both, interviewer and interviewee led; the Americas student page calls its Summer and Winter Analyst cases interviewer-led. Source: Altman Solon, read (opens in a new tab)
Five things the case shows.
Structured thinking, quantitative and qualitative analysis, business judgement, clear communication, and creative, practical recommendations. Source: Altman Solon, read (opens in a new tab)
A conversation, not a test.
A Boston manager quoted on the interview page says to think of the case as a conversation rather than a test, and that what matters is how you respond and adapt. Source: Altman Solon, read (opens in a new tab)
Calculations and data.
The guide says you may be asked to perform calculations, interpret data and make strategic recommendations, and that the interviewer gives feedback or data as you go. Source: Altman Solon, read (opens in a new tab)
Each arrow opens the source: Altman Solon, read Nov 11, 2026.
Each arrow opens the source: Altman Solon, read Nov 11, 2026.
Altman Solon's interview pages and guides, item by item
Everything Altman Solon publishes to prepare for its interviews, each opened on 11 November 2026. It has no practice cases; each line is our summary of the item's own page. Read on Altman Solon's site .
Altman Solon's interview pages and guides, item by item: level, area and what each one is, linked to Altman Solon's page
What the assessment involves (behavioral and business case interviews, sometimes online assessments), five behavioral topics, five things the case shows, a three to four week timeline, STAR advice and the webinar link.
Round lengths for full-time hires and interns, the 15-minute fit, 40-minute case and 5-minute Q&A split, what a case assesses, interviewer- or interviewee-led cases and fit interview preparation. Undated.
Americas deadlines and the roughly 30-minute online assessment, rounds for Analyst, Summer and Winter Analyst and Summer Associate roles, Sydney and Singapore timelines, Europe's process and the preparation FAQ.
The culture and values page: a team-based, meritocratic firm that says it cares most about analytical chops, knowledge of its industries and working well with others.
Telecommunications, private equity and infrastructure
An engagement write-up, not an interview case: how Altman Solon assessed a rural fiber operator for infrastructure investors, from market sizing to deployment, penetration and cost. Worked below.
Worked: Global infrastructure fund planning to acquire a rural fiber operator, in The five things Altman Solon says a business case shows
A consortium of infrastructure investors wants to buy a fiber operator with a rural footprint and a big planned rollout, and asks Altman Solon to test the target's business plan. This is a client engagement write-up, not an interview case: the closest TMT material Altman Solon publishes, so we work it through the five things its interview page says a case shows. Read the official case (opens in a new tab)(read )
How you might work it is ours, not Altman Solon's answer key.
1
Structured thinking
Break the question into the plan's building blocks: how many homes the network can reach, how fast it can be built, how many customers sign up and at what price, and what it costs to build and run. Say that order out loud before any number.
2
Quantitative analysis
Size the market area by area, not as one national number: existing broadband, subsidies, distance to the backbone and nearby businesses all change how many homes are worth passing. Then test the build speed against the contractors the target can really field.
3
Qualitative analysis
Weigh what numbers miss: brand, the target's future business model (retail, wholesale or a mix), the quality of its network and backbone leases, and the state of its IT systems.
4
Business judgement
Decide which assumption in the seller's plan matters most, probably take-up, and say how you would test it, for example with customer research, before trusting the revenue line.
5
Practical recommendation
Land on a view with scenarios: a revenue and cost basis the buyer can model, which parts of the plan to challenge, and what price the numbers support.
Its interview page says to be authentic: take your time, explain your reasoning, and do not be afraid to ask clarifying questions during a case. Source: Altman Solon, read (opens in a new tab)
Conversation, not a test (Boston)
A Boston manager is quoted: “Try to think of the case as a conversation rather than a test”, with the point being how you respond, adapt and keep it moving. Source: Altman Solon, read (opens in a new tab)
Each arrow opens the source: Altman Solon, read Nov 11, 2026.
The Altman Solon interview process, and what trains each step
1
Application
Full-time candidates submit a CV through Altman Solon's online portal; Americas student applications need a resume, cover letter and transcript, and are not considered if one is missing.
A link arrives shortly after you apply: roughly 30 minutes, part of it timed, due within 48 hours, and the application is not complete without it. Altman Solon does not name the test or say what it covers, so follow your own email.
The interview guide lists a 30-minute HR interview first for full-time hires and interns. The Americas student page does not mention one, so check your invitation.
Every consulting candidate takes behavioral and business case interviews. The guide splits each 60-minute interview into a 15-minute fit conversation, a 40-minute case and 5 minutes for your questions; on the Americas student page, Summer and Winter Analyst candidates sit two one-hour interviews, each an interviewer-led case with a short behavioral part. The case can include calculations and data interpretation.
The guide lists a final round of two interviews in the same format. On the Americas student page, full-time Analyst candidates have a second round that adds a 45-minute, longer-form behavioral interview.
The guide says Altman Solon reviews your progress after each round and aims to give feedback; the interview page says most processes finish within three to four weeks, and the student page says Americas offers go out on a rolling basis until classes are filled.
Missing from Altman Solon's pages: practice cases with answers, the content of the online assessment and who provides it, who leads the case in each office, how answers are scored, how many rounds each office runs, and what the case webinar covers.
12 Altman Solon-style interview questions
In our words, not Altman Solon's, grouped by what its interview page says the case and the fit interview show, with what a strong answer does.
Structured thinking and problem structuring
Altman Solon: structured thinking and problem structuring; ask clarifying questions when a problem is left open.
1A telecom operator's mobile subscribers are growing, but profit is falling. How would you structure the problem?
What a strong answer does: Plays back the goal, splits profit into revenue (subscribers times revenue per user, by plan) and costs (network, acquisition, support), asks which side moved, and names one hypothesis to test first.
2A streaming service wants to know whether to launch a cheaper plan with ads. What do you ask before you structure?
What a strong answer does: Asks about the goal (revenue or subscribers), who the plan targets, and the price and ad income per user, then structures around demand, cannibalization of full-price plans and ad economics.
Altman Solon: cases may include calculations and data interpretation, and the Americas online test is partly timed.
3How many 5G small cells does a mid-sized US city need? Lay out your approach before any math.
What a strong answer does: Picks one route (area divided by the coverage of a cell, adjusted for density), says which assumption it will test first, and checks the result against a second route such as traffic per cell.
4A fiber build costs 90 million and a payback limit of six years applies. Customers pay 600 a year at a 40% margin. How many customers do you need?
What a strong answer does: Works backward: 90 million over six years is 15 million a year, divided by 240 of margin per customer is about 62,500 customers, and says whether that is plausible for the area.
5An exhibit shows an operator's average revenue per user falling 3% a year while its subscribers grow 8% a year. Is its revenue growing?
What a strong answer does: Combines the two: about 1.08 times 0.97 is roughly 1.05, so revenue grows about 5% a year, and asks what drives the fall in revenue per user.
Altman Solon: business judgement, creativity and practical recommendations.
6A cloud provider can add a data center for three billion dollars. The board wants payback under five years. Do you recommend it?
What a strong answer does: Answers first, then shows the payback maths, names the competitive response as the main risk and says what would change the answer.
7A private equity fund asks if a company that sells software to mobile operators is worth its asking price. How do you decide?
What a strong answer does: Looks at market growth, the customers' concentration, how the company wins and keeps contracts, and whether the plan's growth is achievable, before pointing to a price.
8A media company wants to enter a new country with a subscription service. What would make you say go?
What a strong answer does: Sets criteria first (market size and willingness to pay, content and distribution costs, competitors), says which one decides, and gives a conditional recommendation with the next step.
Altman Solon: clear communication, and the interviewer gives feedback or data as you go.
9Midway through your sizing, the interviewer says your take-up rate looks too high. What do you do?
What a strong answer does: Asks what the interviewer sees, changes only that input, recomputes out loud, and says how the answer and the decision move.
Altman Solon: motivation for consulting and Altman Solon, experiences, leadership and teamwork, problem-solving, communication and growth. Use STAR.
11Why consulting, and why Altman Solon rather than a general strategy firm?
What a strong answer does: Names something specific Altman Solon says about itself (its focus on telecom, media and technology, its team-based culture) and ties it to something you have done, in under a minute.
12Tell me about a time you worked with a team to solve a problem under time pressure.
What a strong answer does: Uses STAR with a specific moment of choice, shows your own action and the result with a number, and says what you would do differently.
Altman Solon says cases can include calculations and data interpretation, and that clear communication is assessed. Say each step out loud and check the result. Source: Altman Solon, read (opens in a new tab)
Altman Solon works only in telecom, media and technology and asks you to learn those industries. Read a few of its client case studies before the interview. Source: Altman Solon, read (opens in a new tab)
Run a case a day with an AI interviewer, one with an infrastructure investment, one with a media or technology market entry, ending each in a recommendation with a number and a risk.
How do I prepare for the Altman Solon case interview?
Start with Altman Solon's own interview page and interview guide, and watch its case interviewer webinar: they say what the case shows (structured thinking, quantitative and qualitative analysis, business judgement, clear communication, practical recommendations) and that each interview is 15 minutes of fit and a 40-minute case. Then practise telecom, media and technology cases with a calculation and an exhibit in each. On Road to Offer a free account includes 1 full AI-graded case, such as NimbusCloud, a cloud capacity expansion decided on payback; worked cases with a model answer for every question need no account; market sizing, case math and chart drills cover the numbers. Firm-style cases are practice cases written for Road to Offer or adapted from university consulting club casebooks, not the firm's own cases.
Where can I practice Altman Solon-style case interviews for free?
On Road to Offer, NimbusCloud (a cloud infrastructure investment) is a technology case you run out loud with an AI interviewer or step by step; your first full case is free with a free account, no card. Dunmore Cargo Bikes and Velmont Capital are free to read with a model answer for every question, no account, and the sample case on this page runs in your browser. Altman Solon publishes no practice cases of its own, only a case interviewer webinar and an interview guide.
Does Altman Solon publish practice cases?
Not that we found on 11 November 2026. Its interview page links a case interviewer webinar and an interview guide PDF, and its site has client case studies, but no interview case with questions and answers. That is unlike L.E.K., which publishes three case examples with approach questions and no answers. Practise with cases set in telecom, media and technology instead.
What does an Altman Solon case interview look like?
About 30 to 45 minutes on a business problem: you ask clarifying questions, gather information and build a structured solution, and the interviewer adds data or feedback as you go. Altman Solon's interview guide says you may be asked to calculate, interpret data and make recommendations. In its 60-minute interview slot the guide counts 15 minutes of fit, a 40-minute case and 5 minutes for your questions.
Is the Altman Solon case interview candidate-led or interviewer-led?
Either. Altman Solon's interview guide says its cases "could be both, interviewer and interviewee led", and its Americas student page describes the Summer and Winter Analyst cases as interviewer-led. Practise answering one directed question at a time, and also opening with your own structure.
Is the Altman Solon case interview about telecom, media and technology?
Altman Solon calls itself the largest strategy consulting firm focused exclusively on telecommunications, media and technology, and its careers pages tell candidates to learn the TMT industries it advises. Its interview pages do not say every case is set in TMT, so expect that setting and be ready for general business logic as well.
How many interview rounds does Altman Solon have?
It depends on role and office. The interview guide lists a 30-minute HR interview, a first round of three 60-minute interviews and a final round of two for full-time hires, and an HR interview plus three interviews for interns. The Americas student page lists one round of two interviews for Summer and Winter Analyst roles and two rounds for full-time Analysts; Sydney and Singapore use three case interviews, and Europe says several rounds.
Is there an Altman Solon online assessment?
For Americas student applications, yes: a link arrives shortly after you apply, it takes roughly 30 minutes, part of it is timed, and it is due within 48 hours or the application is incomplete. Altman Solon does not name the provider or what it tests. Our Altman Solon guide covers what candidates report; train percentages, ratios and quick estimates under time.
What does the Altman Solon fit interview cover?
Altman Solon lists your motivation for consulting and for Altman Solon, previous experiences and key achievements, leadership and teamwork, problem-solving and decision-making, communication, and personal impact and growth. It recommends the STAR method and, in its guide, two or three detailed examples, ideally from teamwork. Road to Offer's fit practice asks the questions with follow-up probes, 1 session free with a free account.
How long does the Altman Solon interview process take?
Altman Solon says most interview processes finish within three to four weeks, with timelines that vary by location. Americas student offers are extended on a rolling basis until classes are filled, and the firm says it aims to give feedback after every round.
What is the Altman Solon case interviewer webinar?
A recorded video, titled Case Interviews 101 in its file name, that Altman Solon links as "Watch our case interviewer webinar" on its interview page and from its student page FAQ. The student page calls it a video to guide your case preparation. It is a video file, so watch it before your first round.
When can I apply to Altman Solon?
On 11 November 2026 Altman Solon's student page listed the 2027 Summer Associate role (first-year MBA students) as open until 30 November 2026, with Americas Analyst and Summer or Winter Analyst applications having closed in September. Sydney graduate roles open in January, Sydney summer internships in June and Singapore internships in July. Check the page for the cycle you want.
