Playlist

The Firms' Own Practice Cases, Worked

Free7 videos, in order

The practice cases the firms themselves publish, each worked on video by a coach or by the firm: Bain's two, BCG's two interactive cases, McKinsey's two, and Bridgespan's own demonstration. Do the case yourself first, then watch the working.

Every video plays through YouTube’s official embed player and belongs to the channel named on its row. Work down the list. The order is the curriculum.


1. Bain Case Interview Practice #1: Coffee Shop Startup

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A worked run through Bain's own CoffeeCo practice case, about helping a friend decide whether to open a coffee shop in Cambridge, England. The friendliest full case on the shelf, and the right first watch.

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2. Bain Case Interview Practice #2: Fashion Co. Profitability

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Bain's FashionCo profitability case solved step by step, following a fashion retailer through five years of declining revenue. Strong on separating a revenue problem from a cost problem before touching either one.

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3. BCG Interactive Case Interview Practice #1: Airline Profitability

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BCG's own airline practice case, the interactive exercise the firm used to host on its careers site, worked in full on video. A low cost carrier with a profitability problem, taken from the first prompt to the recommendation without skipping the exhibits.

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4. BCG Interactive Case Interview Practice #2: Drug Pricing

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BCG's second interactive practice case worked end to end: setting the launch price for a new pharmaceutical product. The value of the watch is the pricing logic, which moves between what the treatment is worth and what the market will bear.

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5. McKinsey Case Interview Practice #1: Non-Profit Case

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McKinsey's own non-profit practice case worked step by step, set in financial services for rural communities in Mexico. It shows how an interviewer-led case hands you the problem in pieces and grades what you build from each piece.

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6. McKinsey Case Interview Practice #2: Pharma Acquisition

HardHacking the Case Interview

McKinsey's pharmaceutical acquisition practice case worked in full, the heavier of the firm's two published video cases. The math is the point here, so work it with paper in hand and check every number against the walkthrough.

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7. How to Successfully Complete a Bridgespan Case Interview

MediumThe Bridgespan Group

Bridgespan's own demonstration of its case interview, posted by the firm inside its applicant toolkit. The process is worked through with sample questions and answers, which makes it the clearest window on how a nonprofit strategy firm runs the exercise.

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