RocketBlocks: Interview prep for consulting and product management
Rating:
★★★★★ (3/5)
Best for candidates who:
- Know the basics of case interview;
- Need focus on specific skills;
- Are in a beginner or intermediate level;
Details:
Materials on the website allow candidate to practice charts reading, structuring skills, brainstorming and mental math on their own and learn by example answers of RocketBlocks team. Then candidate can take these skills to the peer practice via built-in platform.
Main value on the website are practice drills with example answers, mental math tool and math tutorials as well as platform to find peers for practice.
This material is best for a candidate who already knows basics of the case interview, practiced them a few times and knows what skills need more focus. Materials on the website allow candidate to practice charts reading, structuring skills, brainstorming and mental math on their own and learn by example answers of RocketBlocks team. Then candidate can take these skills to the peer practice via built-in platform.
Focus of the material: Beginner and Intermediate level candidates. Main value on the website are practice drills with example answers, mental math tool and math tutorials as well as platform to find peers for practice.
Learn to Ace Case Interviews
Free 4 Sessions Online Workshop - Method from an Ex-McKinsey
Learn a modern case solving methodology by experienced coaches from Bain, McKinsey and BCG with our partner website, Highbridge Academy.
RocketBlocks PST & Case Interview Prep Review
List of Materials
Free
Blog and YouTube channel contents covering nature of the consulting job, basics of the case interview and guide on how to prepare
Paid
Theory about charts, mark et estimations, math tips and tricks, fit interview with interactive tests about learned material
Interactive drills on structuring, brainstorming, market estimations
Independent full case practice via in-built tool
Mental math training tool
Platform to schedule meetings with peers and practice with them
Case library
Overview
Possible tariffs
157 USD
Hours of training
10 theory
30+ practice (excluding with peers)
Focus of the material
Case interview: fit part- Case interview: math
- Case interview: case
- Case interview: theory
Format
- Text-based articles
- Drills with interactive tools
- Practicing with peers via platform
Assessment
Basics of Business Concepts
Strengths
• Few non-key concepts are covered: BCG growth share matrix, Relative market share analysis
Weaknesses
• No tools to practice concepts that are explained
• Key business concepts are not covered: profit, organizational structure, financial indicators, strategy
Personal Fit
Strengths
• Explained differences between companies, interviewer’s expectations and mindset
• Story telling framework video on YouTube
• Videos on YouTube with real consultants’ insights about the interview process
Weaknesses
• Lack of example stories
Case Interview: Theory
Strengths
• In the website blog they cover key aspects like different types of interviews and cases, MECE principles, key skills required to pass a case
• Strong market sizing theory
Weaknesses
• Learning is assumed to be done by answering the drill and then comparing your answer to the example one, however, with this approach you do not learn the process of arriving to the correct answer
Case Interview: Practice
Strengths
• Has a special platform to practice case interview with real partners
• Each block of theory has self-assessment interactive tool to practice the learned concept
• Various interactive drills on structuring, market sizing and brainstorming
Weaknesses
• No explanations of the thought process used to arrive to the correct answer of the drill
• No case managing tool on the practice platform to use when practicing with peers
Case Interview: Math
Strengths
• Articles explaining basic math formulas and advanced topics (percentages, growth rates, break-evens, estimations, market math)
• Lack of videos to watch how the person does case math, applies tricks, and structures notes during this process
Weaknesses
• Lack of videos to watch how the person does case math, applies tricks, and structures notes during this process
Path Clarity
Strengths
• The path is clear, personalized preparation plan with videos and quizzes for every week
• Preparation plans are presented to give an example how this process should look like and how to integrate it with tools on the website
Weaknesses
• Some YouTube channel videos feel rather disconnected from the general blog content and it is unclear how to use it
• Unclear when to practice on your own and when with peers