Final-round interviews can be more conversational and less predictable than R1, especially with senior interviewers. They may jump between analysis, judgment, and discussion more freely.

Your job is to keep your own thinking structured even if the conversation is not. Periodically synthesize where you are and what the evidence suggests.

Do not force the interviewer back into a rigid case script. Adapt while keeping the objective clear. If useful, this guide on final-round consulting interviews gives more detail.