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Associate at Boston Consulting Group
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Melbourne – Reviewed Sep 26, 2012
Interview Details 3 rounds, 2 interviews in each round. Comprised of behavioural and case questions.
Interview Question – Calculating return on equity as part of a business case in the context of a growth strategy. View Answer
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Graduate Consultant at Boston Consulting Group
No Offer – Interviewed in Sydney Feb 2012 – Reviewed May 28, 2012
Interview Details Group interview
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Associate at Boston Consulting Group
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Sydney Mar 2011 – Reviewed May 15, 2012
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I applied online. Received a call from the Recruitment Director. Organised a first-round interview.
First round consisted of two interviews, 1 hour each (fit questions, case, general questions), with a consultant and then a project leader.
Second round consisted of two interviews with Principals.
Final round consisted of two interviews with Partners.
Cases tended to get more interviewer-led as the seniority of interviewers increased. By the partner round I forgot I was doing cases and just entered into more of a discussion. It was actually a lot of fun and I ended up being quite relaxed by the end.
I found out I had an offer about an hour and a half later by phone.
Interview Question – What's the one thing in the world you're really passionate about? Answer Question
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Intern at Boston Consulting Group
No Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2013 – Reviewed May 04, 2013
Interview Details Lean process, with less steps than the other consultancy firms. Could be more supportive by offering coach or trainning sessions for the candidates, as the other firms did. Also could give feedback to their candidates as a way to improve their chances to learn and grow for other opportunities. Great format of case interview by presenting data and graphics in paper as the case advance.
Interview Question – Business case with slides and printed data, not only verbal presented data. Answer Question
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Consultant at Boston Consulting Group
No Offer – Interviewed in Kiev (Ukraine) – Reviewed Apr 25, 2013
Interview Details The whole process took almost 3 months from application to the first round. Before the first round the candidate has to pass written case interview. On the first round there were 2 1:1 case interviews. One was an exploratory case on starting a new business, the other case was on valuation
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Junior Consultant at Boston Consulting Group
No Offer – Interviewed in Paris (France) – Reviewed Apr 24, 2013
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First part of interview was behavioral
Second part was an in depth business case, little guidelines from the interviewer
Interview Question – how many people have an iphone in this building ? Answer Question
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Internship at Boston Consulting Group
No Offer – Interviewed in São Paulo, São Paulo (Brazil) Feb 2012 – Reviewed Apr 24, 2013
Interview Details I had 2 interviews, and it was pretty much the same as it would be in every other consulting firm. 1 case about steal industry, and another one to do a market estimate.
Interview Question – What is the worst thing about consulting? Answer Question
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Summer Associate at Boston Consulting Group
No Offer – Interviewed in Toronto, ON (Canada) Jan 2013 – Reviewed Apr 24, 2013
Interview Details Went through competitive campus recruiting process, networked with people at the firm who were alumni from my school
Interview Question – When was a time you made an impact on your community Answer Question
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Associate Consultant at Boston Consulting Group
No Offer – Interviewed in Palo Alto, CA (US) Oct 2012 – Reviewed Apr 17, 2013
Interview Details Recruited at school, turned in application and was invited for on-campus interview.
Interview Question – Have to do some quick mental math, mostly multiplication of low double-digit numbers. Should understand unit conversion well. Answer Question
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Visiting Associate at Boston Consulting Group
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Oslo (Norway) – Reviewed Apr 21, 2013
Interview Details
Applied online and was asked to interview two weeks later. After passing the first round of two interviews, had a second round of two interviews a few days later. Well planned process and nice atmosphere.
Interview questions were varied, but got two M&A questions.
Negotiation Details – No negotiation
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