Associate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Mars & Co with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Consultant roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 45 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mars & Co overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Mars & Co as a Associate Consultant according to 45 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Phone interview: 34%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Personality test: 4%
Presentation: 3%
Group panel interview: 1%
Drug test: 1%
Other: 1%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Mars & Co in Oct 2016
Interview
The first round was a 20-30 minute phone interview. It is mostly to discuss your experience and data analysis projects. It was relatively straight forward, but be prepared to answer the question "are you interviewing with any other firms?" If you pass the first round, you travel to the office for an in-person interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you used data to solve a business-related problem.
Also general questions like: Tell me about _____ on your resume. Why consulting?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Mars & Co (New York, NY) in Dec 2024
Interview
Fairly straightforward. 30 minute screening call followed by a 3 hour superday with cases and behavioral questions. The interviewers were all personable and on the younger side. There were no senior-level interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at Mars as opposed to other strategy firms?
Behavioral interview. Questions asked: why consulting? why Mars & Co? Tell me about a time when... what are you looking for in your next role? The first step is a 20 minute screening call.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Mars & Co (New York, NY) in Sep 2024
Interview
3 hour ‘Superday’ with 2 partners and an analyst. 2/3 were casing interviews. Was pretty good - not your typical framework case model sounded a bit made up on the spot was pretty good.