MBB Starter Kit · Book 2 of 9 · Plan the year
When to read it: Before you plan anything: which month you are in and what is due
What happens when in US undergraduate and MBA consulting recruiting, month by month, with a checklist for each stage. Delivered immediately as a printable PDF you keep for life — or get this book plus the other 8 books and 3 timed tests in the MBB Starter Kit for $5.
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01The problem
Firms tell you the name of the stage — a coffee chat, a one-page CV, an online assessment, a case or a PEI story — without showing you what a working example looks like from the inside.
02The fix
Know which month you are in, what the firms expect from you in it, and how to plan backward from any deadline, this cycle or the next
McKinsey Solve
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Solve-style Redrock study, timed, for 7 days. Plus the book McKinsey Solve: Field Guide.
BCG Casey
1
Casey-style chatbot case, timed, for 7 days. Plus the book BCG Casey: Field Guide.
Bain online test
1
Bain-style verbal set, timed, for 7 days. Plus the book Bain Online Test: Field Guide.
03What you get
04Proof
Month by month: find your column, undergrad or MBA, and read what to do that month. Open the reader on /mbb-starter-kit to inspect page 11 at full size.
05Choose once
You can buy The Recruiting Calendar on its own for $49, or get all 9 books (including The Recruiting Calendar) plus 7 days of 3 timed tests in the MBB Starter Kit for $5.
06Questions
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The Recruiting Calendar: What happens when in US undergraduate and MBA consulting recruiting, month by month, with a checklist for each stage. Also in the MBB Starter Kit: All 9 books, with 7 days of three timed tests, are $5 together.
Lifetime access · one-time payment. You pay $49 once in USD. There is no subscription and nothing renews.
Yes. Try the free practice first (a solve-style study, a casey-style case and bain-style questions, no payment). The 63-case library and 582 drill questions are also free for everyone.
Yes. The Recruiting Calendar carries a 7-day money-back guarantee: email support@drillcase.com within 7 calendar days of purchase for a full refund, even if you have used it. Refunds are processed within 2 business days.
The MBB Starter Kit ($5) holds all 9 books and 7 days of three timed tests; a book on its own is $49. Within 7 days of buying the kit, its price counts once toward Solve Basic or VIP, Chatbot Case Starter or Complete, Bain-style Comprehensive or the All-Access Pass.
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7-day money-back guarantee, even if you have used it.
P.S. The Recruiting Calendar is $49 on its own with a 7-day refund — or get all 9 books (including The Recruiting Calendar) plus 7 days of 3 timed tests in the MBB Starter Kit for $5.
