PrepLounge.com – Consulting Prep
Rating:
★★★★★ (4/5)
Best for candidates who:
- Either have or don’t have business backgrounds;
- Enjoy practicing with other people;
Details:
Main value of the premium access is the ability to use platform to practice case interviews with other candidates. Other features like quizzes and project simulations are interesting and could be used as a way to not get too much bored during the preparation as well as to learn more about consulting.
Core idea of the material – get the basics fast and start practicing with others right away.
The material is best for a candidate with any background who enjoys practicing with other people.
Main value of the premium access is the ability to use platform to practice case interviews with other candidates. Other features like quizzes and project simulations are interesting and could be used as a way to not get too much bored during the preparation as well as to learn more about consulting.
Core idea of the material – get the basics fast and start practicing with others right away.
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List of Materials
Free
Bootcamp section with business basics and tutorial on the case method
Access to the forum with answers to a lot of case interview questions
Mental Math training tool
Stress questions training
Limited access to premium features
Premium access
Unlimited access to mock interviews with Peers
146 Full Cases (Printable)
Video Case Solutions (10 hours of content)
Case Cracking, Framework and Powerpoint Tutorials
Project Simulations
Quizzes
Overview
Possible tariffs
Premium – 49 USD/week or 89 USD/6
weeks or 200 USD/20 weeks
Hours of training
Depends on the user
Focus of the material
Case interview: fit part- Case interview: math
- Case interview: case
- Case interview: theory
Format
- Video tutorials
- PDF cases
- Quizzes
- Math practice tool
- Mock interviews with others
Assessment
Basics of Business Concepts
Strengths
• All common business terms are explained in BootCamp.
• On top of that there are articles about business analysis tools like Pareto, SWOT, benchmarking, etc.
Weaknesses
• None
Personal Fit
Strengths
• There is one personal fit video and bootcamp article present explaining what interviewers are looking for in Fit.
• Stress questions to train on, however, they are not always relevant to consulting interviews.
• Forum with answers to most questions about Fit part, but they are not structured and hard to find.
Weaknesses
• It does not go in depth on what types of questions interviewer asks and how to answer them, which frameworks to use.
Case Interview: Theory
Strengths
• BootCamp articles present a clear guide on how to prepare for the case interview.
• Case method is explained in a tutorial.
Weaknesses
• Case method is rather generic, very few unique advances tips are present on the website.
Case Interview: Practice
Strengths
• Platform which allows you to find peers to practice with.
• Multiple unique tools to grasp the concepts while on your own: quizzes, project simulations.
Weaknesses
• None.
Case Interview: Math
Strengths
• Very good math tool to practice calculations with.
Weaknesses
• Lacks a good theory explaining shortcuts and nature of consulting math.
Path Clarity
Strengths
• BootCamp gives you the general understanding of how to prepare for the interview.
Weaknesses
• Website sections are very confusing, and it is not clear what to focus on and what tools to use to get better.