I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Altman Solon (New York, NY) in Feb 2021
Interview
The interview process consisted of 3 rounds of interviews. The first involved a 30 minute conversation with HR that a short behavioral component to it. Salary expectations, location preferences and project experiences were also discussed. This was then followed by 2 rounds of 45 minute case interviews conducted by peers at your level. The first 15 minute of each case interview were dedicated to behavioral questions. These questions didn't seem like it was an important component of the interview as it was mostly made up on the spot. The only thing to note is that the interviewers do go somewhat beyond superficial levels when discussing your experience, so expect to be ready to get some curveballs (you probably won't be able to prepare for these questions as interviewers will wing them). The next 30 minutes or so of the case interviews were dedicated to interviewer-led case questions. Cases were TMT focused but did not seem to be out of the ordinary (e.g. typical profitabilty, GTM, M&A, market sizing cases that you encounter during case prep). However, cases are more quantitative, as in, you should ideally tie your framework back to something that is quantifiable if possible instead of taking a more qualitative approach. Cases were straightforward but be prepared to have to update your frameworks and make changes to your structures as you go and gain more information to the case. One of the interviews seem to have more of a stress element to it so be prepared for that I guess. Overall, you should expect to perform as well as someone who could get into MBB if you want to pass the case interviews.
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Interviewer-led cases were TMT focused but did not seem to be out of the ordinary (e.g. typical profitabilty, GTM, M&A, market sizing cases that you encounter during case prep). The cases have a right answer to them unfortunately, as these interviews are done by peer interviewers, so keep in mind that you have to change your frameworks/ structure as you get more information about the case.
First round aptitude test. Covered math topics and was all speed and accuracy based. Also had a situation-analysis that asked you questions about your personality. Did not pass the first round.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Altman Solon (Munich, Bavaria) in Sep 2024
Interview
1. Runde HR & Motivation, dann 3 Case-Gespräche und 1 Lunch, bei positiver erster Runde 2 weitere (& letzte Gespräche).
Ich war nur bei Runde 1 und den 3 Gesprächen + Lunch.
Quant-heavy Cases und generell schwierige Cases. Gespräche dennoch super nett & gutes Feedback. Kosten für pot. Reise und Lunch werden üvbernommen.
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Bspw. Data Center inkl. Stromkapazität, Nutzen, Preis, etc. (viel Maths).
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Altman Solon
Interview
Abysmally slow process. Month 1: Applied online. Month 2: Got a response from HR. Month 3: The call with HR happens. Month 4: The actual round 1 interviews happen Interviews were 3 x 1 hour interviews consisting of: 20 mins behavioural/motivation, 35 mins of case and 5 mins of Q & A. Behavioural portion was fairly laid back and felt like a coffee chat. Case portion was fairly normal and tailored to the type of work Altman Solon does (market sizing, due diligence, and strategy…specific to fibre optic networks). Did not get exhibits like MBB but expect calculations. All my Interviewers seemed ill-prepared and ill-trained to conduct interviews. Got asked silly questions like “we do X, Y, Z type of work. Does this interest you?” or “consulting work is like this, does this interest you?”. well I am obviously not going to say “no”. Did not make it to second round and got NO post-interview feedback whatsoever which was a bit shocking and is NOT the standard for consulting firms.
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Why consulting? Why Altman Solon? Size the market for entering the fibre market in X Country
Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Altman Solon with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant roles take an average of 57 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Altman Solon overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Altman Solon as a Consultant according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Phone interview: 27%
Skills test: 13%
Other: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Background check: 7%
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