(also see case study interview)
Case study questions usually fall into one of the following four categories:
This type of question requires you to think on your feet and work out the solution to a problem with only your own limited knowledge. Such questions include:
This type of question requires candidates to analyse an actual or possible client issue. Examples include:
Test yourself with interactive online case study questions available from Bain & Company - here - and McKinsey & Company - here.
Brain teaser questions are highly analytical. They test candidates by asking them to respond to questions which do not have a right or wrong answer, or even an answer at all.
This type of question requires candidates to interpret data from some kind of chart or graph. The data may be actual company data, data that has been made up or data that refers to something else entirely.
Brain teaser questions are highly analytical. They test candidates by asking them to respond to questions which do not have a right or wrong answer, or even an answer at all.