Cases skew toward market entry, competitive response and long-horizon bets. Expect fewer operational numbers and more pressure on the logic connecting your evidence to your recommendation.
Consulting loops are dominated by the case. Structure first, arithmetic that holds up under scrutiny, and a recommendation stated crisply rather than hedged.
The interviewer will push back regardless of whether you are right. Holding a position with reasons, or updating it cleanly, both score — freezing does not.
Each round is run by the interviewer built for it, with its own scoring axes — not one generic interviewer asked to change subject.
Structured cases — framework, math, and a crisp recommendation.
Scored on Structure & communication · Analytical rigor · Business judgment & poise
Structured cases — framework, math, and a crisp recommendation.
Scored on Structure & communication · Analytical rigor · Business judgment & poise
Structured cases — framework, math, and a crisp recommendation.
Scored on Structure & communication · Analytical rigor · Business judgment & poise
Six you can expect, in the register interviewers actually use. Answer them out loud before you read the next section — reading a question and answering one are different skills, and only the second is marked.
The gap between these two is most of your score, and it is easier to see than to be told.
“What would have to be true for this strategy to work?”
Restating the benefits of the strategy. It converts a test of logic into a pitch.
Name the two or three load-bearing assumptions, say which is most fragile, and state how you would test that one cheaply before committing. This question is the centre of strategy interviews and it is asking you to attack your own case.
The post-mortem nobody sends you. These are specific to this loop rather than general interview advice.
For Strategy Consultant, a general round runs with Simone — structured cases — framework, math, and a crisp recommendation. It is the fastest way to find out which round you actually need to work on. The first session is free.
Practise a Strategy Consultant interview →Before you practise, it is worth reading how the common rounds are marked: tell me about yourself, behavioral questions and STAR, and system design.