Case interview basics
Start here. What happens in the room, what the interviewer writes down, and which habits are worth building before you learn anything firm-specific. The case mechanics barely differ between firms; what changes is the screening format and who drives the conversation. These guides cover the part that transfers everywhere.
6 guides.
Case Interview Examples 2026: 43 on the Firms' Own Sites
The 43 case interview examples on the firms' own sites, listed, plus BCG's 13 modules hosted elsewhere, and one worked from the firm's published figures.
Case Interview Prep Guide: The Confirmed Window Is 16 Days
One posting publishes real dates: 39 days from application, 16 from confirmation. Case interview prep plans from there, forty hours against what firms assess.
Case Interview Questions: The Ones Inside a Real Case
A published case carries five questions that escalate. One firm changes its criteria between them. Plus six questions a firm says its strategy work answers.
Types of Case Interviews: The Only Firm-Named Taxonomy
Accenture names three types of case interviews and says which are common. Oliver Wyman labels difficulty. What the 43 published cases are really about.
MBB Case Interview Prep 2026: How to Prepare for All 3
MBB case interview prep for McKinsey, BCG and Bain: the case format each firm publishes, the rounds it names, six practice cases, and a six-week calendar.
What Is a Case Interview? Four Names, One Exercise
Bain publishes the only full definition. McKinsey calls it a Problem-Solving Interview. One firm runs ten published cases in the US and none for UK graduates.