Interview template · Management consulting

Management Consulting Interview Template

Consulting interview template for case and fit rounds — structuring, hypotheses, maths, and PEI / behavioural stories for MBB and boutique firms.

Best for

  • MBB
  • Big 4 advisory
  • Boutique strategy

Frameworks

STAR · Issue tree · MECE — insert outlines while drafting, or free-write.

Typical rounds

  1. 1. Recruiter / HR

    Motivation, timeline, office preference

  2. 2. Fit / PEI

    Leadership, personal impact, entrepreneurial drive

  3. 3. Case interview

    Structure, maths, synthesis, recommendation

  4. 4. Partner / final

    Judgment, presence, questions for them

  • Case + fit in one kit

    Keep PEI stories and case scaffolds next to each other so you switch modes cleanly.

  • Structured prompts

    Clarify → structure → analyse → recommend — the cadence most case interviewers expect.

  • Consulting video pack

    HireVue-style consulting screens before live cases when your invite includes them.

What this consulting interview template covers

Consulting processes usually split fit (or PEI) from cases. This template gives you both lanes: motivation and impact stories, then case prompts that force a clear structure, crisp maths, and a one-minute recommendation.

For fit, STAR or SOAR keeps ownership visible. For cases, stay MECE — mutually exclusive buckets, collectively exhaustive coverage — and narrate your hypothesis as data arrives.

How to practise

Draft two leadership / impact stories and one conflict story before you touch cases. Then time a full case aloud: two minutes to structure, ten to analyse, one to recommend.

Start a blank interview workbook from Interview prep and paste your firm’s round names if they differ from this scaffold.

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