Category: AI in Consulting

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Top Cybersecurity Consulting Firms: A Guide to Leading Advisors

Cybersecurity has evolved from a technical IT concern to a core strategic risk facing modern organizations. Boardrooms increasingly treat cyber risk the same way they evaluate financial, regulatory, and operational risk. As digital infrastructure expands through cloud computing, APIs, SaaS tools, and interconnected supply chains, the attack surface grows rapidly. Many companies therefore rely on…
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Stylized split illustration of human judgment versus AI capability: on the left, a human head with a glowing brain surrounded by sticky notes and problem-solving cues; on the right, a sleek robotic head backed by digital dashboards and analytics screens, with a bright “VS” between them and the title “The Reality of AI in Consulting: A Benchmark” alongside the StrategyCase.com logo.

The Reality of AI in Consulting: A Mercor Perspective

The question of whether artificial intelligence can truly perform professional consulting work has moved from academic curiosity to practical urgency. Businesses, prospects, and even consulting firms themselves are experimenting with autonomous AI agents in hopes they might eventually replace or augment human consultants. But recent research from Mercor, a research and expert-marketplace startup, suggests that…
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Split-screen illustration showing a confident candidate using AI for case interview prep on a laptop contrasted with the same candidate struggling in a real consulting interview, highlighting the gap between AI-assisted practice and live performance.

Why AI-Assisted Case Prep Won’t Save You if You Lack Structure

The Illusion of Progress in AI-Assisted Prep You’ve been practicing cases with ChatGPT for weeks. Your responses sound polished. Your frameworks look comprehensive. You feel like you’re improving faster than you ever did with traditional prep methods. You’re probably not. The ease and speed of AI-assisted preparation creates a dangerous illusion: the feeling of progress…
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Artificial Intelligence and Junior Consultants: How Recruiting, Training, and Work are Changing

Between efficiency promises and reality Artificial intelligence is widely regarded as the most significant transformation of consulting work in recent decades. Within just a few years, large language models have entered everyday project work, from market analyses and presentation drafts to internal knowledge databases. Hardly any other technology has been rolled out so quickly and…
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Cover image for an article on the McKinsey AI Interview, showing a robotic hand reaching toward a network of digital nodes, with the title “The McKinsey AI Interview” and the StrategyCase.com logo.

McKinsey AI Interview: What It Is, How It Works, and What It Means for Candidates

McKinsey & Company is quietly piloting a new interview component that reflects a deeper shift in how consulting work is done: the McKinsey AI Interview. Based on recent feedback from my MBA coaching clients in the U.S., candidates in select U.S. offices are now being asked to collaborate live with McKinsey’s internal AI platform, Lilli,…
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