Updated October 2026. By Dr. Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant. A BCG internship is a paid placement on a live BCG case team, and the one you can apply for depends on your degree and your office. Undergraduates and non-MBA master’s students about a year from graduation apply for the Summer Associate role, and MBA students…
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Updated October 2026. By Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant The BCG online assessment is whichever screening test your BCG office places between your application and your first interview. In the US, that means the Consulting Career Assessment (CCA) plus a 35-minute online case. In Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, it’s a 30-minute cognitive test with no…
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Updated September 2026 · By Florian Smeritschnig, Former McKinsey Senior Consultant McKinsey vs BCG vs Bain. They pay within a rounding error of each other, recruit from the same schools, and open nearly identical doors. Pick McKinsey for brand and global staffing, BCG for AI and technology work, and Bain for team culture and private equity…
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By Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant. Updated July 2026. The future of consulting is a shift in how the industry operates, not whether it exists. Under AI and client pressure, firms move to smaller and faster teams, value-based rather than hourly pricing, fewer entry-level hires, and a growing line of AI-strategy work. The core…
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By Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant · Updated October 5, 2026 The BCG Consulting Career Assessment (CCA) is a roughly 30-minute online test, with no video, that pairs a behavioral section (ranking phrases that best describe you) with a cognitive section of logic, pattern, and light-math problems under tight time pressure. If BCG asked…
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Florian spent five years at McKinsey as a Senior Consultant and is a highly experienced consulting interviewer and problem-solving coach. Having conducted interviews with hundreds of candidates, he understands exactly what top-tier firms look for in successful applicants.
He founded StrategyCase.com to make top consulting careers more accessible by providing tailored, up-to-date insights into the recruiting process. Recognized as the most successful case and fit interview coach, Florian has helped his clients secure 700+ offers at MBB, Tier-2 firms, Big 4 consulting divisions, in-house consultancies, and boutique firms over the past four years.
He is the author of “The 1%: Conquer Your Consulting Case Interview,” “The 1%: Case Interview Workbook,” and “Consulting Career Secrets”, all available on Amazon.
