interview

Landing a job at a top consulting firm is famously difficult in part thanks to the case interview, during which candidates are asked to solve real-world business problems on the spot and out loud. Loading audio narration… Aspiring consultants might spend months going through practice cases in order to prepare…

This as-told-to-essay is based on a conversation with Shaun Chavis, 58, who is based in Baltimore. It has been edited for length and clarity.Since being laid off last June, I’ve applied for over 100 jobs, and I’m completely boggled by the responses I’ve received — or rather, the lack of…

Entire books have been written to teach people how to beat a McKinsey interview. Now, the game is changing.For decades, consulting firms like McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, and Bain & Company have relied on case interviews, during which prospective candidates work through simulated client problems with higher-ups at…