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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By Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant · Updated October 5, 2026 The BCG fit interview is the personal, behavioral part of each live interview, run alongside the case, and BCG uses it to test your motivation, leadership, teamwork, and whether you fit its collaborative culture. Candidates pour weeks into the BCG case and treat…
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By Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant · Updated June 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 September 2026 · By Florian Smeritschnig, Former McKinsey Senior Consultant A consulting resume review is worth it when the resume screen is where you keep getting cut, because that single stage eliminates 60 to 75% of applicants before anyone reads a full bullet. If your current resume already lands interviews, a review adds little.…
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By Dr. Florian Smeritschnig, former McKinsey Senior Consultant who evaluated candidates for the firm. Updated October 5, 2026. Consulting recruiting now runs on two calendars. McKinsey, BCG, and Bain closed their summer 2027 internship applications between March 29 and August 31, 2026, and their full-time applications in July and August. Big 4 and most tier 2 firms…
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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.
