Dan

I studied maths at university (Oxford) before spending seven years as an actuary at PwC. I joined as a Consultant and spent two years there before becoming a Manager in the Consumer Goods practice. The biggest impact I have had was when I was first managing a project and I had to balance keeping everyone happy – it was great to see how much my team enjoyed everything whilst delivering a great answer to the client.

Outside of projects there’s a great social scene at the firm, whether it’s through everyday lunches with people, all the way to the annual weekend firm trip which is a pretty amazing experience!

I didn’t plan on moving to a consultancy from PwC but OC&C sounded like a great place to work. When I came in to interview I found everyone was very friendly and the case studies were interesting; I was happy to hear that they were based on previous projects.

My advice would be to practice, practice, practice! Find a friend (ideally one also needing to practice case studies) and do proper mock practices and mark your answers truthfully. It’s not about sticking to a rigid structure but using your structure to help guide your answer.

"Outside of projects there’s a great social scene at the firm, whether it’s through everyday lunches with people, all the way to the annual weekend firm trip which is a pretty amazing experience!"