I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Apricum in Mar 2024
Interview
Experienced hire. Interviews fairly standard for consulting, but tailored to their area of expertise which is Cleantech. Helps to know a bit of background knowledge on the industry as this will put you at ease during the case study part.
Very friendly people, really got a good impression of their culture and their ways of working.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Telematics case study and demand side response management using EVs
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Apricum (London, England) in Feb 2024
Interview
It was a virtual interview with senior analyst via Teams for 6 month internship program. The interviewer was very kind and the process was so smoothly. Some financial and motivational questions were asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why this job and company?
tell me about yourself
financial statements. and further questions about this.
Well organised but lacking in quality.
Case Interviewer was junior and his approach to solving the case was wrong. Tried to coach him on why his approach was wrong but he was stubborn and set in his ways. As a result the interview was derailed. Sent him a detailed response after the interview to highlight why he was wrong, but the email was ignored.
The interviewer lacked basic understanding of how lifetime calculations worked and did not realise that lifetime calculations do not work in a high growth market like EVs and batteries.
Other than this lack of knowledge of the interviewer the rest of the process was pleasant.
This could have been my luck. Others I met seemed well informed and knowledgable