I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (New York, NY) in Mar 2017
Interview
Interview process was very straightforward. I applied through university recruiting and did a first round interview on campus. The final round took place in the New York office. Required a timed math test and 3 case interviews with the team. Everyone is very friendly and wants to help you succeed!
Zwei Interviews direkt hintereinander für jeweils 1h.
Musste jeweils eine Präsentation vorbereiten. Eine über eine Marketingstrategie und eine warum man sich für SKP entschieden hat.
Personal fit plus Case Study. Meistens zu Pricing oder Growth
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Wieso SKP?
Wieso Consulting?
Was macht einen Consultant aus?
1 primo colloquio con l'HR, seguito da tre successivi colloqui tecnici, in cui è stato svolto un Business Case con associate, manager e senior manager. Il processo rispecchia lo standard di altri colloqui, casi nella media come difficoltà
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher
Interview
Der gesamte Prozess lief sehr einfach und transparent. Die Gesprächspartner waren sehr nett & man konnte alle Fragen stellen. Cases waren herausfordernd, aber mit Vorbereitung gut machbar. Sehr angenehm war die zeitige Rückmeldung nach dem letzten Interview.
Associate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Simon-Kucher with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Consultant roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 39 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Simon-Kucher overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Simon-Kucher as a Associate Consultant according to 39 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Skills test: 16%
Presentation: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
Background check: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Group panel interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Drug test: 1%
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