I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Santiago) in Aug 2020
Interview
First applying online, filling the form.
Then an online GMAT (only problem solving) and an online case (multiple choice).
After that process there’s two round of two interviews each.
All interviews are composed by 10-15 minutes of personal FIT and PEI and 20-25 minutes of case solving.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you planned something but it didn’t go as planned.
I applied online. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Boston, MA)
Interview
round 0 is the regular test they give you. round 1 is chatbot test + the in person interview with the consultant, round 2 is 2 partners that you interview with. it's not very unconventional cases.
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
Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Boston Consulting Group with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 515 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 Associate according to 515 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 39%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Phone interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Background check: 5%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
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