Roland Berger: who they are and what they value
Positioning, what they look for, case style, entry titles, and a preparation plan.
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Key takeaways
- Candidate accounts describe Roland Berger cases as candidate-led.
- Common sense and realistic assumptions.
- Junior Consultant: the entry title in Roland Berger job postings for graduates.
- Intern roles are posted by quarter and office.
What the firm is and how it describes itself
Roland Berger is a strategy consulting firm with German roots and a global network of offices, including in the Middle East and Asia.
Roland Berger says its selection process has interviews about your professional and personal goals and case studies based on its real consulting work. It says the process takes about six to eight weeks from application to contract. Its pages ask candidates to apply three to six months before their preferred start date: the FAQ says four to six months, and the selection process page says three or four months.
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What it looks for in candidates
- Clear structure
- Common sense and realistic assumptions
- Creativity
- Comfort with numbers
Candidate accounts describe Roland Berger cases as candidate-led. Roland Berger's own tips ask you to rely on common sense, make realistic assumptions, and build a structure that points to the solution.
How it runs the fit or experience interview: Interviews about your professional and personal goals and experiences (Roland Berger's description).
Entry titles
- Junior Consultant: the entry title in Roland Berger job postings for graduates.
- Intern roles are posted by quarter and office.
How to prepare for this firm
- Practice candidate-led cases where you state a clear structure at the start.
- Practice a written case and a short presentation to two senior interviewers.
- If your office uses a group case, practice helping a group agree on a structure.
- Apply three to six months before your preferred start date, as Roland Berger's pages advise.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-28. Sources, official pages first. "Reported" means a secondary source, not the firm or government itself.
- Roland Berger: Selection process (official): https://www.rolandberger.com/en/Join/Join-Us/Career-Starter/Selection-Process/
- Roland Berger: Careers FAQ (official): https://www.rolandberger.com/en/Join/Your-application/FAQ/
- Roland Berger: Case study preparation (official): https://www.rolandberger.com/en/Join/Your-application/Hints-tips/
- Roland Berger: Junior Consultant 2027 posting (official): https://www.rolandberger.com/en/Join/All-Jobs/Junior-Consultant-2027-REF4503I.html
- Reported: PrepLounge, Roland Berger case interview guide: https://www.preplounge.com/en/blog/consulting/firms/roland-berger
- Reported: IGotAnOffer, Roland Berger case interview: https://igotanoffer.com/blogs/mckinsey-case-interview-blog/roland-berger-case-interview
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