Strategy Insights and Planning Associate applicants have rated the interview process at ZS Associates with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 93% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Strategy Insights and Planning Associate roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 29 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at ZS Associates overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at ZS Associates as a Strategy Insights and Planning Associate according to 29 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 35%
Phone interview: 21%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Skills test: 8%
Group panel interview: 2%
Other: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- One 30 minute informational with recruiter: lovely woman with helpful feedback
- One 30 minute behavioral with manager: super casual and just easy get to know you questions with a couple of "give me an example of a time..."
- One 30 minute case interview: 5 slides of a basic M&A case...they show you slides and you have to either give a brief analysis of what you see (trends or recommendations if this was your client) or fill in the rest of the data in a chart...be familiar with business equations from "case in point" as well as other general ones like break even equations. I bombed this interview because I was just not properly prepared and froze up looking at a bunch of data. They expect you to be able to do quick math and be accurate about it, so prepare for that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Give me a brief summary of your background.
2. Tell me about a time things did not work out as planned how did you resolve it?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ZS Associates
Interview
Três etapas online: Behavioral interview, Structured case interview, Analytic interview.
Apenas a primeira em inglês. As duas últimas envolviam o entendimento e a resolução de cases em que o entrevistador ia revelando mais infos conforme você "resolvia" o que ele perguntava em cada momento,
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Fale sobre você; Por que quer sair da sua empresa atual; Me fale sobre uma vez em que você enfrentou um dilema ético; Perguntas sobre experiências passadas
I interviewed at ZS Associates (South San Francisco, CA)
Interview
It was pretty straightforward. Started with a recruiter phone screen, then proceeded to another basic case, then two more cases after that and an interview with one of the partners. They were all very kind.
The interview process consists of three rounds, each lasting 30 minutes or so. It includes a behavioral interview to assess fit and two case interviews to evaluate analytical and problem-solving skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about yourself, and other typical behavioral questions.