Senior Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Korn Ferry with 2.8 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 53.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Associate roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 18 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Korn Ferry overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Korn Ferry as a Senior Associate according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Phone interview: 23%
Background check: 14%
Group panel interview: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Drug test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
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The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Korn Ferry (New York, NY) in Dec 2010
Interview
Began with a phone interview from a recruiter, then an interview with the hiring manager. Eventually, I was invited in for a day of interviews with four Sr. Client Partners from various practices and a Sr. Associate. Two weeks went by and I was invited in for an identical day and eventually I was called one morning to come in that afternoon (good thing I was available). Everyone was pleasant and interviews were more about fit and why you want to be a recruiter. Basically, they just want to see if you've got the people skills and are not intimidated by executive presence.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell about yourself and walk me through your resume.
Met a few partners virtually, pretty straightforward process to understand your interest level, ability to learn, and communication skills followed by their KF4D assessment. Overall took less than 2 months from beginning to end.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Korn Ferry (London, England) in Feb 2025
Interview
First meeting, introduced through recruiter - was a zoom meeting to go more into CV and background.
Good interview, fairly standard questions - not much to prepare for other than being able to walk through details of CV
Met with head of delivery followed by the partner and a number of delivery experts over a period of 2 months. Phone Interview followed by in-person interview followed by half day interview with other associates and principals across the practice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you approach building a strategy for a search?