Management Consulting Intern practice interview
Case structuring, research, quantitative reasoning and clear recommendations for an internship in management consulting. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Entry
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
This interview tests whether you can bring order to an unfamiliar business problem, use evidence carefully and communicate a practical answer. The panel is not looking for prior consulting experience, but it will expect sound logic, comfortable arithmetic and a clear explanation of your choices.
How to prepare
- Practise structuring profitability, growth and operational cases without forcing every problem into the same framework.
- Refresh mental arithmetic, percentages and interpretation of tables and charts.
- Prepare examples of research, teamwork and solving an ambiguous problem from study, volunteering or work.
- Practise ending a case with a recommendation, supporting evidence, risks and a sensible next step.
- Review how to build a simple, message-led presentation slide.
Common mistakes
- Listing a memorised framework without adapting it to the client's actual question.
- Doing calculations silently and failing to explain their business meaning.
- Giving a long summary without making a clear recommendation.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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