Online Resources for Consulting
Looking for more information about management consulting? Whether you'd like to learn about more recruiters or practice casing, we've got you covered!
Get more acquainted with management consulting with these resources:
Vault Career Guide to Consulting, free for Harvard students
Wall Street Oasis' Management Consulting Forum
WayUp's What is Consulting?
Corporate Finance Institute's Management Consultant Job Description
Find more information about top recruiters in the industry and their opportunities for students here:
Case interviews seem daunting, especially because they are so open ended. However, with practice, you will become more comfortable with the format. The number one recommendation that consultants have for acing case interviews is to practice, practice, practice! Many students have used case prep books like Case in Point, Case Interview Secrets, and other casebooks from consulting clubs. Here are a some free online resources that can also help with casing:
BCG's interactive case library
Deloitte's interactive case interview tool
Mock Consulting Interview from Bain & Company
McKinsey's collection of practice cases
While you can read through cases on your own, live casing with friends is perhaps the most valuable thing you can do to prepare for the case interview.
These are some of the ways Harvard students studied and prepared for their interviews:
Practice live cases.
“Practice running live cases with friends and mentors!! I spent my junior summer haphazardly flipping through classic consulting prep books like Case in Point and Case Interview Secrets, but those hours would've been better spent simply diving into live case practices because nothing really stuck in my head until I started live casing when senior year began. Those first couple cases are going to feel extremely uncomfortable and difficult, and you'll probably spend an hour without getting to a solution. However, it's so important to actually practice going through it live and fine tuning your performance each time.”
- Associate Consultant at Bain, Harvard Class of 2019
Reflect on previous performances and take note of mistakes.
“After every case, ask for feedback from your partner. Then on your own time, read through the case and take notes on where you made mistakes and what you could've done differently. You could also record your live case to review how your body language and facial expressions add to, or detract from, your performance. The next time you case, try to implement just one or two points of feedback, and build on this every time you case. There isn't a magic number of live cases to guarantee passing the interview, but try to practice enough so that you stop internally freaking out when you hear the case question, and when you've mastered the general structure of solving a case.”
- Associate Consultant at Bain, Harvard Class of 2019
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