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Work a procurement case where you choose what to analyze and drive to a recommendation. Kearney's guidance says not to force a standard framework onto the problem, so the sample case rewards a structure built for the decision. Free, with no sign-up.

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Free sample case: candidate-led

A Kearney-style case you can try now

You structure the problem around the decision, choose which analyses to request and drive the case to a recommendation.

Step 1. Read the case

Ridgeline Furniture: consolidate the hardware suppliers?

The interviewer reads you the case

Your client is Ridgeline Furniture, a US maker of office furniture. It buys $120 million of components a year. In the hardware category (hinges, rails, fasteners) it uses 12 suppliers, and the procurement head wants to cut that to 3 to get better prices. The COO asks you whether to do it.

An original, fictional practice case written by Soreno in a Kearney-style format. It is not a Kearney interview question. Everything stays in your browser.

Step 2. Ask clarifying questions

Kearney's guidance says not to force a standard framework onto the problem. Ask what you need, then structure around this decision.

Step 3. Structure your answer

Take two minutes. Write a structure built for this decision (not a memorized template) and your first hypothesis, then say it out loud and drive toward what you would analyze first.

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Checked October 2026

What the Kearney interview looks like

Here is what Kearney says about its interviews on its own careers pages, and what it does not publish.

What Kearney says

  • For general consulting roles the process is a mix of behavioral and case interviews. A typical process has four to five interviews, with an additional competency assessment possible depending on the role. Specialist and internal positions have different arrangements. Kearney: Recruiting process.
  • Its Crack the Case guidance says not to force your solution to fit a standard framework: the only things it needs to fit are the problem, the business and the objectives. Kearney: Crack the case.
  • It also says not to search for a silver bullet because complex problems rarely have simple solutions, and not to use buzzwords: be simple and direct. Kearney: Crack the case.
  • It encourages creative thinking, challenging conventions and not relying on frameworks alone. Kearney: Crack the case.
  • Kearney publishes a practice case on promotion planning for a grocery and drug-store retailer with disappointing promotional sales, with answer guidance. Kearney: Promotion planning case.

What Kearney does not publish

  • the length of each interview. Formats differ by country and role, so check your invitation.
  • who leads the case. Kearney's pages do not say whether the interviewer or the candidate drives it. The candidate-led style is how prep guides commonly describe Kearney cases and how Soreno's interviewee-led style runs; it is not a Kearney statement.
  • scoring criteria, pass marks or how the interviews are weighted.

Sources, read October 2026

Soreno is independent and not affiliated with Kearney. Firm processes change, so check the firm's pages and your invitation for the current format.

Practice in Soreno

How Soreno's AI interviewer maps to Kearney practice

These are features that exist in the Soreno app today. They practice the skills Kearney's guidance describes. They do not reproduce its questions or scoring.

  • 1

    No Kearney-specific interviewer style

    Soreno has McKinsey, BCG, Bain, strict and coach interviewer styles and a default style, but no Kearney style. Use the default interviewer, and set the interview style to interviewee-led to practice proposing each analysis yourself.

  • 2

    Interviewer-led or interviewee-led

    You choose the interview style in Settings. Interviewer-led means the AI asks a sequence of questions; interviewee-led means you drive the case and decide what to analyze. Try both, because firms and interviewers differ.

  • 3

    Exhibits and math checks

    The AI interviewer shows exhibits, asks you to walk through calculations and checks your arithmetic. Timed drills cover case math, market sizing and structuring.

  • 4

    A scored report that quotes you

    After each session you get feedback that points to moments in your own answer and a next-step plan. Recorded sessions also get filler-word and eye-contact analysis.

You set the interviewer personality and the interview style in Settings, under Interview preferences. Soreno does not simulate Kearney's own practice cases, tests or tools, which the firm publishes for free where it offers them. Use them alongside Soreno.

Keep going

Keep going, then do it out loud

Read the Kearney guides, drill the math, or compare ways to practice.

FAQ's

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Soreno, answered in one place.

No. It is an original, fictional case written by Soreno. Kearney publishes its own promotion planning practice case on its Crack the Case page, and you should work through that too. Nothing here is a Kearney interview question.
It says not to force a standard framework onto the problem, not to hunt for a silver bullet and not to use buzzwords. For general consulting roles it describes a mix of behavioral and case interviews, typically four to five interviews. The section above lists what it states, with sources, as of October 2026.
Kearney's pages do not say. Prep guides commonly describe it as candidate-led, and this sample case works that way: you choose the analyses. Treat it as a practice convention and follow your interviewer's instructions.
Kearney is known for operations and procurement work, but it does not say its interview cases are about procurement, and its own practice case is about promotion planning. This sample is one of many possible business problems.
No. Soreno has McKinsey, BCG, Bain, strict and coach interviewer styles and a default style, but not a Kearney one. Use the default interviewer with the interviewee-led style.
Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial that includes 2 mock interviews and 3 drills. After that, plans are $199 a month or $349 a year, and weekly from $64. See the pricing page for details.
No. Soreno is an independent practice tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Kearney. Kearney is named only to describe the interview format candidates are preparing for. The case on this page is an original, fictional case written by Soreno, not one of the firm's own cases.

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