Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Boston Consulting Group with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Boston Consulting Group overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Boston Consulting Group as a Associate according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
Phone interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Other: 7%
Background check: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Singapore) in Sept 2018
Interview
The hiring process is rigid and goal-driven. It’s very clear that they are looking for key traits and you have to do your best to exhibit it. In the end, it’s a client-facing role and you’d have to prove that you are what they would like the client to see as the face of the firm — intelligent, high emotional intelligence and confident.
I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Chicago, IL)
Interview
Round 0 had an assessment, round 1 had 1 case with a human then 1 case with a chatbot. The cases weren’t too complicated mostly revolving around profitability and break even pricing, but the subject matter was niche.
I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Jakarta)
Interview
- CV
- Online Casey
- First Round 2x interview with Principal
- Second Round 2-3x interview with Partners
Overall not very hard if you trained well, although i imagine
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case interview standards, sometimes a bit abstract especially on partner level
3x case interviews, interviewee led, questions about experience and relevant background, always dig deeper to understand details eg on leadership experience. Cases vary all the time, need to ne ready for anything. Thinking js rewarded