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527 guides from Ned. Firms, math, frameworks, and assessments.
Getting started
126 guides
Getting started
Oil and Gas Consulting Firms: Ranked by Practice Evidence
Rank oil and gas consulting firms by published practice pages, disclosed scale, and work type—not brand. Strategy vs research vs engineering, plus where to apply.
Getting started
UK Consulting Recruiting: The Process, Not the Firm List
How UK graduate recruiting actually runs: autumn portals, rolling closes, online tests, assessment centres, visa rules, and a final-year month-by-month plan.
Getting started
UK Consulting Firms: Offices, Schemes, Pay, and Visas
Map London and regional UK consulting offices, graduate assessment formats, GOV.UK Skilled Worker rules, and GBP pay ranges with year and source.
Getting started
Consulting Firms in Singapore: SEA Hub, EP, Pay
Which consulting firms sit in Singapore, how ASEAN staffing works, MOM Employment Pass rules, campus recruiting, and SGD pay ranges with sources.
Case interview prep
57 guides
Case interview prep
Who Really Leads the Case: Interviewer vs Candidate
Interviewer-led and candidate-led cases score the same skills. Learn when to drive, when to follow, and how to synthesize after every move.
Case interview prep
Consulting Aptitude Tests: A Gate, Not a Grade, and How to Clear It
How McKinsey Solve, BCG Casey and CCA, Bain's Sova or TestGorilla, and SHL screens are actually scored, which case habits transfer, and a ten-hour prep plan.
Case interview prep
WTW Case Interview: When Fiduciary Beats EBITDA Logic
WTW cases score fiduciary tradeoffs and clean math, not MBB strategy frames. Worked stop-loss example, published process steps, and prep by line of business.
Case interview prep
Why Korn Ferry Cases Fail MBB-Trained Candidates
Korn Ferry consulting cases score job architecture, rewards, and implementation. Worked retention-cost math, interviewer heuristics, and how to prep.
Frameworks
57 guides
Frameworks
Duke Fuqua Case Book: Use It Like a Partner Script
What the Duke MBA Consulting Club casebook is, which case types it trains, how club cases differ from live interviews, and a partner protocol that transfers.
Frameworks
SCQA Is an Introduction, Not a Case Framework
Trace SCQA to Minto, use it for prompt restates and synthesis openings, skip it mid-analysis, and see before/after lines that land.
Frameworks
4C Framework in Cases: Tool, Not a Four-Word Recital
Separate Lauterborn's marketing 4Cs from the case 4C, see where recital fails, then adapt Customer, Competition, Company, and Costs on one live prompt.
Frameworks
Pyramid Principle: Your Case Close Is Vertical Logic
Trace Minto's Pyramid Principle, see answer-first synthesis with a before/after transcript, and deliver one timed 60-second close.
Math and quant
14 guides
Math and quant
Michigan Ross Case Book: Ops Cases for Supply-Chain Prompts
Use the Ross consulting club casebook as ops and auto-supply practice: what it is, why no official public host, and a worked plant-cost example.
Math and quant
Consulting Numerical Tests: SHL, Aon, Sova Formats
Match your invite to SHL, Aon, Sova, or TestGorilla formats, published calculator rules, original worked items, and a timed practice protocol.
Math and quant
NPV in Case Interviews: Mental Math, Not Spreadsheets
Use perpetuity and annuity shortcuts, pick a Damodaran-anchored discount rate without debate, and know when payback beats NPV in a live case.
Math and quant
Market sizing resources: anchors, firm cases, drills
Memorize 15 primary-source anchors from Census, Eurostat, ONS, World Bank, and BLS, then practice with firm cases and CoachNed sizing drills.
Fundamentals
63 guides
Fundamentals
Consulting Fit Resources: Rank Firm Pages First
A ranked list of consulting behavioral and PEI resources: firm fit pages, Big Four competency frameworks, and structured-interview research before any simulator.
Fundamentals
Ten Case Splits: MECE vs Broken Side by Side
Compare ten common case interview splits MECE versus broken, learn the five ways trees usually fail, and run a 60-second self-check before you speak.
Fundamentals
Yale Case Book: Cost-Per-Outcome Practice, Not Profit Clones
What the Yale Graduate Consulting Club casebook is, where official Yale OCS guidance lives, and how to train cost-per-outcome reasoning interviewers reward.
Fundamentals
NYU Stern Case Book: Finance and Media as Case Fuel
What the Stern MCA casebook is, why its finance and media overlays matter for banking- and TMT-style prompts, and how to practice without pirated PDFs.
Firm guides
171 guides
Firm guides
McKinsey PEI: Six Probes That Expose Hollow Stories
McKinsey PEI stories die in the follow-ups. Six probe types with weak vs strong answers, a full ten-minute walkthrough, and how scoring separates polish from proof.
Firm guides
Roland Berger Salary 2026: Posted Bands by Geography
Roland Berger pay as dated ranges with sources: Italy EUR postings, US H-1B filings and job estimates, German FAQ silence, and MBA benchmarks.
Firm guides
Roland Berger CV: European Rules, US Habits, What to Drop
Roland Berger wants European evidence without a German photo CV. What the FAQ actually requires, how to show grades, and a 30-second scan fix.
Firm guides
Roland Berger Practice Cases: Firm Videos Plus One Worked Mini-Case
Use Roland Berger's free case videos without spoiling them, then work an original automotive restructuring mini-case with exhibit math and a sequenced plan.
Recruiting
20 guides
Recruiting
Investment Banking HireVue: What Banks Score and Ask
Which banks use HireVue-style videos, what HireVue scores after 2021, IB question families with two 90-second answers, and a recording setup that works.
Recruiting
IB Fit vs Consulting PEI: Behavioral Questions That Actually Recur
For consulting candidates: how IB fit differs from PEI, the questions that recur with two spoken answers, and which consulting stories transfer.
Recruiting
McKinsey SSBA: Eligibility, Timing, and Conversion Path
What McKinsey publishes about the Sophomore Summer Business Analyst program, how recent cycles actually timed, and why conversion usually means the junior internship.
Recruiting
KPMG Embark Scholars: Eligibility Gates Most Candidates Miss
What KPMG US actually publishes on Embark Scholars: first-gen framing, semester floors, CPA vs Technology tracks, pay bands, and the behavioral interview.
Comparisons
18 guides
Comparisons
RocketBlocks vs PrepLounge: Pick the Practice Job First
RocketBlocks drills vs PrepLounge peer mocks, with public pricing, a cost-per-rep table, and a clear rule for which bottleneck each product actually fixes.
Comparisons
PrepLounge vs IGotAnOffer: Buy Reps or Buy Judgment
PrepLounge sells peer mock volume; IGotAnOffer sells calibrated coaching hours. Compare real pricing, feedback quality, and when each fits.
Comparisons
CaseCoach vs PrepLounge: Pick the Bottleneck, Not a Winner
CaseCoach teaches a method; PrepLounge sells peer volume. Compare public pricing, feedback quality, and when CoachNed fits—or does not.
Comparisons
Soreno AI vs CoachNed: Buy the Interview You Sit
Soreno AI runs $199/mo across consulting, finance, and PM. CoachNed is consulting-only: live voice cases, Casey/CCA sims, and a $120 Season Pass.
Career guidance
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Fundamentals
Consulting Fit Resources: Rank Firm Pages First
A ranked list of consulting behavioral and PEI resources: firm fit pages, Big Four competency frameworks, and structured-interview research before any simulator.
Firm guides
McKinsey PEI: Six Probes That Expose Hollow Stories
McKinsey PEI stories die in the follow-ups. Six probe types with weak vs strong answers, a full ten-minute walkthrough, and how scoring separates polish from proof.
Firm guides
Roland Berger Salary 2026: Posted Bands by Geography
Roland Berger pay as dated ranges with sources: Italy EUR postings, US H-1B filings and job estimates, German FAQ silence, and MBA benchmarks.
Firm guides
Roland Berger CV: European Rules, US Habits, What to Drop
Roland Berger wants European evidence without a German photo CV. What the FAQ actually requires, how to show grades, and a 30-second scan fix.
Firm guides
Roland Berger Practice Cases: Firm Videos Plus One Worked Mini-Case
Use Roland Berger's free case videos without spoiling them, then work an original automotive restructuring mini-case with exhibit math and a sequenced plan.
Firm guides
Roland Berger Cover Letter: The Complete-Packet Rule
Roland Berger treats the cover letter as required packet material, not optional fluff. How to write for DACH completeness, language, and one office.
Firm guides
Strategy& Practice Cases: Official Samples Plus One Worked Case
Work PwC's and Strategy&'s official case prep first, then drive one original Strategy&-style mini-case with structure, exhibit math, and a recommendation.
Firm guides
PwC Resume: Stock Six Examples, Not Five Labels
Map your PwC resume to Trusted Leadership and Distinctive Outcomes: a six-example bank, a scored rewrite, PDF rules, and a pre-submit check.
Firm guides
Oliver Wyman salary: posted US base bands by level
Oliver Wyman US base from firm postings: $110K Consultant, $135–155K Senior Consultant, $190–195K Associate, plus EM and Principal bands. Year and sources stated.
Firm guides
Oliver Wyman Resume: Pick a Door, Prove Constraint Work
Write an Oliver Wyman resume for consulting, Actuarial, or Vector: constraint literacy, practice-fit bullets, a scored rewrite, and a pre-submit check.
Firm guides
Oliver Wyman Practice Cases: Official Samples Plus One Worked Mini-Case
How to use Oliver Wyman's official careers-site cases without spoiling them, plus a fully worked financial-services mini-case with exhibit math.
Firm guides
Oliver Wyman Cover Letter: Outside Studies, One Constraint
Write an Oliver Wyman cover letter that passes the outside-studies impact test and names one binding constraint in FS, energy, or transport.