Researching consulting firms: quick access to practice questions
08
Jun
Posted by: Tom Spencer in: Consulting research
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After obtaining one or more interviews with consulting firms you will have only a short amount of time in which to prepare yourself for the case interview. A few hours spent looking for case interview practice questions is a few hours that you could have spent actually preparing for the interview.
To save you some time and frustration, I have provided a list of links to some useful case interview practice questions.
These lists are a work in progress. If you come across any other useful resources that I haven’t listed here, please let me know. Also, I believe all the books I have listed below are useful, but I haven’t actually read all of them myself. Please let me know if you find them helpful.
Online case interview practice questions
- Accenture
- ATKearney
- Bain & Company
- Boston Consulting Group
- Capital One
- Job Search Online
- Kellogg School of Management
- MBA Case
- McKinsey
- MIT
- Oliver Wyman
- Vault
Online case interview guides
- ATKearney – interview casebook
- Deloitte – conducting case interviews
- University of Pennsylvania – interview guide
- Yale School of Management – sample interview questions
Books
- Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation 5th Ed. by Marc P. Cosentino
- Crack the Case: How to Conquer your Case Interviews by David Ohrvall
- How to Get Into the Top Consulting Firms: A Surefire Case Interview Method by Tim Darling. RECOMMENDED – This book is recommended by www.job-interview.net and according to one book review on Amazon.com, “[i]f you need one quick reference to prepare you for a consulting career, this is the one”.
- Management Consulting: A Complete Guide to the Industry by Sugata Biswas and Daryl Twitchell
- Mastering the Case Interview: The Complete Guide to Management, Marketing, and Strategic Consulting Case Inverview, 4th Edition by Alexander Chernev
- The Fast Track: The Insider’s Guide to Winning Jobs in Management Consulting, Investment Banking, and Securities Trading by Mariam Naficy
- The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in Management Consulting by Maggie Lu
- Vault Case Interviews Practice Guide: More Sample Cases
- Vault Guide to the Case Interview
- Wetfeet Ace Your Case
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9 Responses
Sue Massey
08|Jun|2008 1I just stopped by your blog and thought I would say hello. I like your site design. Looking forward to reading more down the road.
Ash
25|Jun|2008 2Hi Just wondering,
would these case interviews be relevant to entry level candidates as well?
Thanks
Ash
Tom Spencer
25|Jun|2008 3Hi Ash,
Yes, these case interviews are definitely relevant to entry level candidates. If they appear tough, it just means you have your work cut out for you.
Best of luck,
Tom
Anirudh
25|Jun|2008 4Hey. Thank you so much Tom. Really appreciate your work, this would be of great help.
Also, can you please help as to where can I get free ebooks of the books suggested by you?
Regards.
Tom Spencer
25|Jun|2008 5Hi Anirudh,
I’m glad you think this post will prove useful.
I can’t help you with free ebooks, as I’m sure you’re aware, that would be piracy. But, if you are serious about consulting it might be a good idea to lay out some money. Think of it as an investment!
Although I haven’t read it myself, the third book in the list, by Tim Darling, is supposed to be a valuable read.
If you are looking for good quality free consulting advice, the best advice I can give you is to keep reading my blog.
All the best,
Tom
Your Secret Admirer
29|Sep|2008 6Hi Tom,
Great website - clear layout, heaps of useful information, good research!
Could you please provide more information about yourself? What profession you currently work in (I assume consulting given this is a consulting blog)? Your interests, star sign, etc.? You know the standard kind of stuff.
Cheers
Your Secret Admirer
Tom Spencer
29|Sep|2008 7Hi there,
Thanks for the gratuitous flattery. I’m glad that you have found this blog useful so far. I’m always glad to hear that I’m being of some use to somebody, it’s just the motivation I need to keep reading and writing.
As for wanting more information about me, you should check out the “About” section. I thought hard about what information I should include there, so I am sorry if it doesn’t provide you with everything that you would like to know.
Thanks again for the strong words of support.
Cheers
Tom
3POINT8
23|Oct|2008 8Sweet. This site is perhaps one of the best compilation site of consulting practice questions.
Thanks!
Do update if you happen to discover any other useful link(s).
Tom Spencer
23|Oct|2008 93Point8,
If I find any useful links I will update the list.
Please let me know if you find any sites that I haven’t listed.
Thanks, Tom.
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