interviewing for an operations specialist role at BCG next month, not the consulting track. the recruiter mentioned there's still a case component but it's "more operational in nature." i've been preparing with standard consulting case frameworks and now i'm second-guessing whether that's even the right approach.
anyone done an operations or internal specialist loop there? is it still 2 cases per round? does the math-heavy market sizing stuff come up or is it more process/implementation focused?
also curious how heavy the behavioral portion is for specialist tracks vs consulting track.
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careerveteran (Primly starter)
i've seen a few people go through BCG specialist tracks. the case format is lighter than consulting but not absent. you'll likely get one case per round and it's more about structuring an operational problem than doing market math. think "how would you redesign this supply chain" vs "what's the market size for X." standard frameworks still help but you don't need to be a case machine.
ops_omar (Primly starter)
okay that's reassuring. "how would you redesign this supply chain" is exactly my wheelhouse. the market sizing stuff was where i was least confident. thanks
recruiter_rita (Primly starter)
reach back out to the recruiter and just ask directly what case format to expect and whether there are practice materials. BCG's recruiting team is usually pretty responsive about this for specialist roles. better to clarify now than guess wrong for a month.