By Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant · Updated November 2026 The BCG case interview rewards one instinct above all: you drive. BCG cases are candidate-led: you set the structure, walk the interviewer through your thinking, and steer toward the recommendation yourself. McKinsey hands you the wheel one question at a time; BCG hands you…
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Updated November 2026 · By Dr. Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant The Bain AI interview is an immersive case interview with a ChatGPT segment built in. You get 40 minutes alone with 10 to 20 slides describing a client situation and complete a set of template slides. You then present your answer in up…
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Updated May 18, 2026 | By Florian Smeritschnig, Former McKinsey Senior Consultant Strategy& case interviews don’t pull from a single case library. The cases candidates actually face fall into three distinct content streams that map to the firm’s flagship practice areas: deals strategy cases (M&A and commercial due diligence), aerospace/defense/government cases, and corporate strategy cases.…
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Updated May 11, 2026 | By Florian Smeritschnig, Former McKinsey Senior Consultant L.E.K. case interviews are unusual among major consulting firms in this specific way: they’re not abstract business problems designed to test consulting skills in the abstract. They’re compressed simulations of the actual work L.E.K. does on commercial due diligence engagements. The format, the…
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Updated May 6, 2026 | By Florian Smeritschnig, Former McKinsey Senior Consultant The Oliver Wyman case interview is candidate-led, similar in format to BCG, with one critical difference: the quantitative bar is the highest in major-firm consulting. Candidates who pass MBB cases on directional reasoning fail OW cases on calculation precision under time pressure. Most…
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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.
