MBB Phone Interview

I have an upcoming "off-cycle" phone interview with an MBB Manager coming up in the next few days and was wondering what I should do in preparation? In the email it stated that it would be a brief chat to get to know one another as well as why consulting/why firm X. Is this common? Thanks!

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