I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at FTI Consulting (London, England) in Dec 2021
Interview
In the first round of interview, I was asked about my school courses and my past work experience, both in great detail. I was then asked a couple of basic behavioral/competency questions.
After 2 weeks, I attended the AC. First a group exercise, then a case interview, and finally an interview with the managing director.
The case was about estimating the amount of damage in the case of a store closure, it is useful to understand the basic knowledge about DCF, but be very careful with the estimation. I was asked a lot additional "what-if" questions.
Final interview constitutes some basic market-sizing questions, and questions about my degree, my past work experience and how I worked with data.
I was really impressed by the level of professionalism of the team and how everyone shows genuine interests in me. I got the offer 1 month after the AC.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case:
- Suppose this event happens, will the volume be affected or the price be affected?
- Suppose there is a new entrant, how would your estimation of damage be affected? (many similar situations and how they will affect the damage estimated)
Interview:
- Basic competency questions you can find on any legit career website
- What is economics (my background), explain it in 2 sentences in layman terms
- What do you need to look at to ensure the reliability and quality of data
First few stages were pretty standard (CV + cover letter, maths and verbal reasoning tests, online fit interview). The final round AC was quite cool - there was a group activity, another maths test, a very cool case exercise and interview about it and a partner interview.
The partner I got assigned on the day happened to be a bully and almost made me cry from the second they walked in the door. All the other guys in my AC had positive experiences with their partner so I guess I just got unlucky.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"You wouldn't be another one of those kids that refuses to answer a question about macroeconomics, would you?"
CV -> Tests and Written Questions -> Virtual Live Interview -> Full-day AC containing physical numerical and verbal reasoning tests, group exercise, partner interview, case study and case study interview
one behavioral question round and one group case round. the interviewers are very nice, so are my group mates. behavioral question mainly focuses on my cv, ie. past experience and motivation
EFC Graduate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at FTI Consulting with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at FTI Consulting as a EFC Graduate Consultant according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Other: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Drug test: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 14%
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