Case Interviewing

Case interviews are most notably used in the consulting industry. But more and more employers are using case interviews to assess the analytical, problem-solving and communication skills of candidates.

A case interview includes a hypothetical business situation that is used to determine how a candidate thinks about a particular problem and how they would solve it.

There are various frameworks you can learn to solve these business cases. In most interviews, you are only allowed one sheet of paper to write some notes as the case is verbally presented to you. You can ask some clarifying questions, but you must be ready to calculate numbers without a calculator, organize your thoughts and solutions and finally make recommendations.

You should plan to do 20 or more practice case interviews before you have an interview with a potential employer.

There are many resources available to assist students in preparing for case interviews. 

• Management Consulted: Join the largest management consulting community. Sign up for their free newsletter. Watch case interviewing walkthroughs. Hear from consulting experts on the hiring process.
• Management Consulted Complete Case Prep Guide
• McKinsey, BCG and Bain Free Case Interview Prep

Sign up for Case Coach to begin prepping for case interviews. Use the interview prep course, read case interviews, complete drills and practice with other students. You must log into the site through BizLink | Resources using your UB email address. 

• McKinsey, BCG and Bain Free Case Interview Prep
  
• Management Consulted: Join the largest management consulting community. Sign up for their free newsletter. Watch case interviewing walkthroughs. Hear from consulting experts on the hiring process.
• Complete Case Prep Guide (Management Consulted)
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Case Interview Preparation
  
• McKinsey and Company Interview Resources and Tips
• CaseQuestions.com
• PrepLounge has a selection of case studies that mirror the wide variety in real​ case interviews

• Case In Point by Marc Cosentino  Recommended 
  This best-selling book for case interviews is available to borrow in the CRC. Marc Cosentino has 25 years of experience with case questions. He has written more than 100 cases, while coaching, preparing and training more than 100,000 students and alumni. Cosentino has given workshops to students at a number of colleges and MBA programs and has held training sessions for career services professionals. He has consulted with and designed cases for private sector firms, government agencies and nonprofits.    
• Case Interview Secrets by Victor Cheng
• Crack the Case System by David Ohrvall