I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at OC&C Strategy Consultants (London, England) in Jan 2017
Interview
It's a day long process whereby you have 2 case interviews in the morning and you are called at lunch time whether you are successful and you proceed to a further 2 interviews in the afternoon.
I received 2 case interviews with 2 different interviewers in the morning. They were both wholly focused on market sizing questions and lasted approximately 30 mins. I noticed they had a mark scheme and were more receptive should you satisfy specific criteria. If however you are coherent and reasonable they will try to guide you in the right direction with reservation. A fellow candidate had a completely different experience and explained he was actually facilitated through a business case for a hotel company with declining revenue (something I would have much preferred).
At lunch were taken for coffee with some recent new hires. They were friendly and told us about recent projects and how their first few weeks went. After we were called and I was not successful to the afternoon round. I was able to claim some travel expenses and feedback is available over the phone within a week or so.
Overall it wasn't a terrible experience but I certainly didn't feel I was assessed completely. I think one case study with a character interview would help them select appropriate candidates rather than brainteasers and mental arithmetic. There is no group exercise to assess your teamwork, no presentation to assess your communication and public speaking and no character interview to assess your personality and motivations. It's something to be aware of as I have been successful in other firms quite comfortably but if you excel in case interviews this may be the place to apply.
I interviewed at OC&C Strategy Consultants (New York, NY)
Interview
pretty chill. very case heavy, not a lot of behaviorals (although still be ready with a few story plus tell me about yourself and why). Cases were a lot of thinking and the interviewers were so nice and really seemed to care
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A few cases with varying level of reasoning and math
I applied online. I interviewed at OC&C Strategy Consultants (London, England)
Interview
Online application, online test, in person case studies (market sizing plus one other) and final round was partner interviews which were part fit (motivation, prior experience etc) and part technical (more abstract / candidate-led cases)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you prioritise the rollout of a new telecom product in Brazil?
I interviewed at OC&C Strategy Consultants (Paris)
Interview
Test psychotechnique
1er round : 2 entretiens Fit+cas dont 1 en anglais
2ème tour : 2 entretiens partner fit + cas
Les interviewers sont très sympathiques et les retours sont fait rapidement
OC&C Strategy Consultants interviews FAQs
Associate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at OC&C Strategy Consultants with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Consultant roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 67 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at OC&C Strategy Consultants overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at OC&C Strategy Consultants as a Associate Consultant according to 67 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 9%
Phone interview: 9%
Personality test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Other: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Drug test: 1%
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