Prepare for your Kearney case interview

Case interviews and fit rounds designed for Kearney’s operations-focused, impact-driven consulting culture.

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The Interview

What Kearney is looking for

Case Interview

01Operational Problem Structuring

02Quantitative Depth

03Implementation Thinking

04Creative Solutions

Fit Interview

01Passion for Impact

02Collaborative Leadership

03Entrepreneurial Mindset

04Global Perspective

Operations & supply chain depth//Candidate-led case format//Mid-size firm, high-impact culture

Practice Library

Kearney exercises

Ready to ace your Kearney case interview?

Prepare for your Kearney case interview

Case interviews and fit rounds designed for Kearney’s operations-focused, impact-driven consulting culture.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What Kearney is looking for

Case Interview

01Operational Problem Structuring

02Quantitative Depth

03Implementation Thinking

04Creative Solutions

Fit Interview

01Passion for Impact

02Collaborative Leadership

03Entrepreneurial Mindset

04Global Perspective

Operations & supply chain depth//Candidate-led case format//Mid-size firm, high-impact culture

How It Works

Master Kearney Case Interviews

Operations strategy, procurement, and fit rounds, scored on Kearney’s evaluation dimensions. · Click to expand

1Your Consulting Goals

Case Structuring

Practitioner

Quantitative Analysis

Practitioner

2Consulting Case Prep

A global FMCG company wants to redesign its supply chain to cut carbon emissions by 40%...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Kearney

3Frameworks

Framework

Is revenue mix shifting toward lower-margin channels?

Third-party delivery share growing?

Delivery share: 12% to 31% of orders in 2 years

Avg delivery commission: 28% of order value

Promotional discounting eroding realized price?

Promo orders: 22% of total (up from 9%)

Are input costs rising faster than pricing?

Labor cost per store increasing?

Avg hourly wage up 18% ($14.50 to $17.10)

Turnover rate: 142% annualized

Food cost inflation outpacing menu price?

Food COGS up 14% vs menu price up 4%

Are fixed operating costs scaling disproportionately?

Real estate and lease escalation?

Avg rent per sq ft up 11% (new leases at +22%)

Technology spend for delivery infrastructure?

Tech opex: $4.2M (1.8% of rev, up from 0.4%)

4Feedback

Case Structuring

Distinctive

Hypothesis-Driven Analysis

Strong

Quantitative Reasoning

Meeting Bar

Synthesis & Recommendation

Strong

Repeat

Practice Library

Kearney exercises

A global FMCG company wants to redesign its supply chain to cut carbon emissions by 40%...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Consumer Goods · Supply Chain StrategyKearney

Your client, an automotive OEM, wants to reduce procurement costs by 15% across 2,000...

LEARNMedium

Automotive · Procurement OptimizationKearney

A national airline wants to improve on-time performance from 72% to 90% within 12...

LEARNMedium

Aviation · Operations ImprovementKearney

Tell me about a time you drove tangible, measurable impact on an operations or process...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Passion for ImpactKearney

Describe a situation where you took an entrepreneurial approach to solve a problem that...

BEHAVIORALHard

Behavioral · Entrepreneurial MindsetKearney