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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By Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant · Updated October 2026 A consulting assessment test is an online screen that firms use to cut the applicant pool before a single human reads your case structure. McKinsey Solve, BCG’s Consulting Career Assessment, and Bain’s TestGorilla are the best-known examples. Most candidates treat these screens as formalities…
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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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Updated October 2026. By Dr. Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant The Bain TestGorilla assessment is a roughly 45-minute, multiple-choice online aptitude test Bain uses to screen applicants between the resume stage and interviews, testing numerical reasoning, critical thinking, data interpretation, and business judgment under tight time pressure. Bain began using the TestGorilla assessment in 2024.…
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Updated October 2026 · By Florian Smeritschnig, Former McKinsey Senior Consultant The BCG Cognitive Test is an 80-question, 30-minute proctored numerical and logical reasoning assessment that Boston Consulting Group introduced in early 2024 to replace older screening formats at most offices. You get roughly 22 seconds per question, no calculator, and you take it live…
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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.
