Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Korn Ferry with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 62 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Intern according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 18%
Background check: 18%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
Skills test: 9%
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In-person group interview. HR did that to save time. Interviewed with a few of the partners. Split us up into a few group. Not many people accepted their offer, as the interview was held very close to summer and many had already secured other internship positions.
3 stage interview process (cycle lasted 2 months)
1) Behavioural Interview with recruiter
2) Technical and Behavioural (based off motivations for applying)
3)Final interview with Senior Client Partner
It was one of the better recruitment processes, especially for a competitive summer internship
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Korn Ferry (London, England) in Apr 2025
Interview
3 stage interview process:
1) Behavioural Interview with early careers recruiter (30 minutes)
2)Behavioural with role-centric questions (45 minutes)
3)Interview with Senior Client Partner (1 hour)
In each stage of the process, I was able to ask questions to the interviewer and gauge if i'd like the role/company
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why would you like to work at Korn Ferry in the ____ team?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Korn Ferry (Minneapolis, MN) in Feb 2025
Interview
My Korn Ferry interview experience had three stages: First an initial screening call, followed up with an interview with the team you're assigned to, then a final round with your project manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you streamline Korn Ferry's internal databases as an operations consulting intern?