General Advice:

• Practice, practice, practice. I interviewed with MBB in college and went 0/3. I then got a job at BCG as a lateral hire. The difference? At UVa, I practiced <20 cases, mostly with friends who didn't know what good looks like and/or did not want to give me candid (harsh) feedback. Then, when prepping for interviews as a consultant elsewhere in New York, I did easily 100 cases, including 15 paid evaluations through CaseInterview.com + practiced mental math every morning for 15-20 minutes. 

• There are great consulting firms that are not MBB. TBC

• "Consulting" vs "Banking"

  • Banking:​ TBC

  • Consulting: TBC

• Prep Fit Interviews. TBC

• TBC

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Resources to get the job:

• Victor Cheng (ex-McKinsey) = ALL YOU NEED

  • Case Interview Secrets Book. Read it cover to cover, more than once.

  • Look Over My Shoulder "LOMS" audio. This is Victor interviewing students & pausing the video to provide insight. Here's my notes but you should listen to each of these yourself.

  • Practice cases with the tutors on the site once you think you are ready / have done ~25-30. It's more than worth the money.

    • I'm always happy to practice cases as well :) (for free!) but please use this with discretion / after you've gotten a few under your belt / read the book

• How to Get a Job in Consulting (Stephen Pidegon)

• Case-in-point (Marc Cosentino)

  • I personally did not get a lot out of this book but it's table stakes / everyone reads it​

• Link to accurate compensation as of 2025

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Books to better understand the industry / job:

• Good Strategy, Bad Strategy (Richard Rumelt)

• The McKinsey Engagement

• The Lords of Strategy

• The Mind of the Strategist

• The Art of Strategy

• Perspectives on McKinsey (Marvin Bower) - Link

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Resumes + Cover Letter TBC

• My resume as an undergraduate

• My resume as a young professional recruiting for BCG

• Cover Letter