By Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant · Updated June 2026 A consulting fit interview is the behavioral part of the consulting hiring process: 10 to 30 minutes in which McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and every other firm test your motivation, leadership, and personal impact through story-based questions. It sits alongside the case in almost every…
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By Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant · Updated June 2026 At the end of a case interview, ask two or three open-ended questions about your interviewer’s own experience: their most challenging project, what surprised them about the firm, why they have stayed. Avoid anything you could find on the firm’s website, and never ask…
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Updated July 2026 · By Florian Smeritschnig, Former McKinsey Senior Consultant The realistic preparation time for McKinsey, BCG, or Bain interviews ranges from 50 hours (for candidates with business backgrounds and prior case practice) to 150 hours (for career switchers with no business exposure), typically spread across 6-12 weeks. The single biggest variable of how…
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By Florian Smeritschnig, Former McKinsey Senior Consultant. Updated July 8, 2026. How to practice case interviews alone? Does it even make sense? The short answer is yes. But, it depends on the how. Most candidates who practice case interviews alone get worse, not better. They grind 40 cases in their bedroom, repeat the same broken…
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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.
