Where can I find McKinsey style case questions to practice for an interview? All I can find seems to be candidate led case examples.

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In addition to material on McK’s website, I’d recommend trying to search for some B-schools’ casebooks online. Here’s Wharton 2010. Good luck, OP!

http://files7.webydo.com/90/9086966/UploadedFiles/50614a09-d715-46f8-842a-17764202ec61.pdf

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Kellogg has solid ones as well

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Mck website has several

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McK folks are so nice

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Yep I would say look through case books, and victor cheng did a set of McK style cases specifically that I thought were really helpful. They’re overly long / a little too detailed in the answers so keep that in mind, but excellent to practice with

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Also if you are invited to interview you’ll be paired with a recruiting buddy who can run you through past cases to prep.

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^ the “complete story” piece is true of interviewee-led cases too! I’ll also note that Bain isn’t necessarily just interviewee-led cases; I actually had the opposite during a few interviews a few years back, and many interviews these days mix it up too.

So OP, be prepared for both styles! I second what McK1 said above on practicing with friends across firms - I thank my McK friend for helping me get the Bain offer bc I don’t think I would’ve been prepared for the interviewer led style otherwise 🙃

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I did IGotAnOffer for MBB and it was soooo helpful

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I only purchased the Mckinsey one but it was SO helpful I think it’s definitely worth it!

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