Someone asked me and I had no clue so posting here. If someone wants to join MBB laterally as an EM or Principal from industry or prior non-MBB consulting background then will they be required to go through the case interview grind or is it more behavioral / fit at that level?

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Yup still have to go through cases.

Have colleagues at the B4 SM/D level interviewing at MBB right now and they still have cases.

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Yes.

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Yes. Though if they should supply to an expert role, time process might be slightly different.

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Not the case at BCG - I had the same process as a generalist but fit was more experience focused. Just as FYI

Great, very helpful everyone. Thank you! This someone happens to be my brother who’s thinking of making a move to MBB. Super smart strategist with amazing biz acumen and great professional experiences + great story teller / charismatic personality etc. but not good at mental math. Thoughts on how he can get a leg up? I told him I don’t think there are gonna be brain teasers etc. but he should be comfortable with understanding data and doing basic arithmetic on paper. He worked at Deloitte and IBM and said cases were super easy and more focused on structure, thought process, logic and presentation skills etc. Thoughts for those of you who might be able to relate?

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Yea, exactly what I thought. Thanks for sharing!

Case interview. There can always be some ice breaker / fit questions but the focus will be on the cases.

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The only situation where it’s about fit (less case) is when one has been a MBB partner already and lateraling to another firm (directly or indirectly from industry)

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