In our enlightening series, ‘Global Consulting Insights,’ we aim to offer you an in-depth understanding of how consulting roles vary among leading firms like McKinsey, BCG, and Bain, and how these roles differ in various global locations. Leveraging our extensive network, we engage with professionals from these top-tier consulting firms to bring you their firsthand…
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By Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant · Updated June 2026 To interpret a chart in a case interview, do not read the numbers back. The interviewer already knows what the chart says; they slid it across the table to watch you find the 2 to 4 data points that matter and turn them into…
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By Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant · Updated June 2026 Case interview math is fifth-to-seventh-grade arithmetic plus about 15 business formulas, done out loud, under time pressure, with no calculator. The hard part is not the math; it is performing it while you also structure the problem, narrate your logic, and stay composed. What…
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By Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant · Updated June 2026 A written case interview hands you a thick pack of data — 20 to 50 slides — and roughly one to two hours to analyze it, answer several questions, and turn it into a short, defensible slide deck, which you then present and defend.…
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By Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant. Updated June 23, 2026. Ask anyone to name the top consulting firms and you get the same three back: McKinsey, BCG, and Bain. Yet most candidates cannot say what truly separates them, and that gap shows up in their applications and their interview answers. The Big 3 consulting…
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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.
