Case interview preparation material, in order
A reading path through the site that follows the recruiting process step by step. Work top to bottom, or jump to the gate you face next.
Step 1: Get through the resume screen
- The Consulting Resume: How to Write One That Gets Interviews5 min
- The Consulting Cover Letter: Structure, Length and Mistakes9 min
- How Consulting Firms Screen Resumes: ATS, the 30-Second Scan and AI4 min
Step 2: Pass the online assessment
- The McKinsey test in 2026: Solve explained4 min
- BCG Potential Test: the legacy format and BCG's tests in 20264 min
- Written case practice: a 4-week training plan4 min
- Written case sample: an original PST-style mini-set with answers4 min
- Official practice materials for McKinsey, BCG and Bain tests in 20264 min
Step 3: Learn the case method
- Case Interview: The Complete Guide (2026)9 min
- Case Study Interview: What It Is and How to Pass It4 min
- MECE Principle: How Consultants Structure Any Problem4 min
- The Minto Pyramid Principle: Start With the Answer4 min
- Case Interview Math: Mental Shortcuts and Practice Drills5 min
Step 4: Practice until it is automatic
- Case Interview Preparation: A 6-Week Plan That Works7 min
- 20 Case Interview Questions to Practice (With Structure Hints)5 min
- Eight Interviewee Patterns That End a Case Interview5 min
Step 5: Prepare for your firm
- The McKinsey Case Interview: Format, PEI and How to Prepare5 min
- The BCG Case Interview: Format, Online Case and Written Case4 min
- The Bain Case Interview: Format, Math and What Bain Tests4 min
Practice books
Cracking the Case covers every step above in one book. The Key to the PST and The Second Key to the PST are full timed practice tests for the data-interpretation screens. The Prep Pack bundles all three.