Consulting companies like McKinsey and BCG invented the case interview method. Now pretty much all consulting firms as well as many hiring managers outside of consulting use the case interview to help them identify the best candidate for a business job opening.
So what is an case interview? Simply, it’s when the interviewer gives you a scenario (like a business situation or an interpersonal situation) and ask you questions about how would you go about addressing it. This method works well in interviews because the scenario and their related questions (aka the case) often has nothing to do with the interviewee’s past work experience. It is designed to be a complete surprise so that the interviewer can test your true capabilities as a business candidate ... read more