I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at ERM in Jan 2020
Interview
I applied in November 2019. About a week later, I received an auto-generated rejection notice. After getting in touch with an internal contact, my application was referred and then I received an invitation to complete a digital screening. The screening consisted in multiple timed taped questions, followed by 4 timed written questions. The final question was to get in touch with a recruiter in order to get the final question (which was a writing assignment). No recruiter was assigned to me and it was complicated to track one down. Once I did, I was given the writing exercise and had 24 hours to complete it.
I was invited to two back-to-back virtual 2-person panel interviews at the end of January 2020. I was told I should hear back within about a week. After 2 weeks, I followed up with the recruiter and was asked about my preference for the job location from among 7 options. After another 10+ days I followed up again to find out what was going on. At the end of February I learned from the recruiter that the two cities we had previously been discussing were no longer options, and I was asked if I would be willing to work out of the Cleveland office. I then never heard back from the recruiter. The position was reposted quickly after with new cities, and eventually my candidacy was rejected through the application portal. I never got a formal rejection from the recruiter or anyone else at ERM.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Assessment:
What does Corporate Sustainability mean to you?
Based on job description, what experience do you have that you think makes you qualified?
Analyzing information and making a recommendation.
A time you were dissatisfied with an expected goal
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What has led you to pursue a career in sustainability consulting, and why are you interested in working for ERM’s sustainability advisory team?
Describe your experience writing for a wide range of audiences (press releases, newspaper articles, speeches, survey responses, reports, etc.).
You are going to prepare a presentation that a Senior Consultant will deliver. What do you need to know in order to do this? What would your ideal approach be? What questions do you need to ask the Senior Consultant? Don’t use any sources to complete the assignment.
Questions about time management skills and working with non-responsive clients
I applied online. I interviewed at ERM (London, England) in June 2025
Interview
I applied via LinkedIn and less than a week later received a call for interview. The process was pretty straight forward with two rounds of interviews and questions about market and project management.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If a client messages you and asks for a last minute change of the project or due date how would you react?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at ERM
Interview
I applied through LinkedIn and after a few weeks, I was contacted by their Talent Acquisition team. I met the team just for a quick GTKY, and within that session it was decided for my application was pushed forward to the relevant Partner, subject for further assessment. Miraculously got through that screening and was invited to an interview. The interview was not too gruelling, had plenty of questions on past experience and technical knowledge. It was also an opportunity for a personality fit test with the rest of the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Past relevant experience pertaining to role. Past relevant experience with ERM's clients.
3 rounds of interview. First is a standard screen interview with recruiter , then the next two are with seniors/partners. The process was online facetime interview. Overall a good process