Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Boston Consulting Group with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 45% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 101 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Boston Consulting Group overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Boston Consulting Group as a Data Scientist according to 101 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 24%
One on one interview: 23%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
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I applied online for a Data Scientist position with BCG GAMMA.
Initial phone interview with Recruiter, followed by 3 rounds of interview.
1st round - I was given data for a homework case a week in advance, and had to present the findings to a Principal.
2nd round - 2 interviews. One with a Project Leader, and other with a Principal.
3rd round - 2 interviews. One with a Principal, and other with a Senior Partner.
All interviews were for 45 minutes. Around 10 minutes of behavioural questions, 25 minutes for a case, rest to ask questions.
The whole process took 4 months.
I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Boston, MA)
Interview
Coding challenge, then soft skills which i did not get to. Coding challenge was online timed in a third party tool. Not very hard but needed more time and didnt move quick enough.
The process includes six stages: HR screening, CodeSignal online assessment, basic pandas and data science case interview, followed by three business case interviews focused on practical problem-solving and business impact.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Check CodeSignal’s documentation for data science interviews to understand the types of tasks
I applied online. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Tokyo)
Interview
Four interviews in total, all in Japanese. The first interview consisted of Python coding and technical case questions. The next two were both technical case interviews. The final interview with a partner was a mix of behavioral and business case questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You have a grocery store chain client who wants to increase their sales. They have stores across the country. How would you approach it?