I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (London, England) in Dec 2015
Interview
After submitting my application I received the interview invitation soon. The process involved two interviews, each consisted of two face-to-face case study and personal interviews and one computer-based case study.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The personal interview involved questions like, which is your biggest achievement, describe an incident with conflict, describe an incident where you had to show your leadership skills, why are you leaving academia (I had just finished my PhD) for consulting? After that, there was a case study. I did not get to the next stage mainly because this was my second interview and I did not have the experience to structure my answers in the case study (this was my feedback, I needed more practice). It is all about practice...the more case studies you practice, the better the chances.
2 rounds 2 cases each round; managers/principals in round 1 and partners in final round. Was overall quite a fluid process with clearly communicated timelines and expectations for the cases including time and structure
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Prior case work and how It was structured/role I had in the case
I applied online. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Amsterdam)
Interview
Helder en duidelijk process. Begint met een CV opsturen, daarna online testen, daarna twee cases met inbegrepen sollicitatie gesprek op locatie in Amsterdam. HR management was erg duidelijk en behulpzaam tijdens het process
It was normal. They ask for everything from high school to latest education. Then an assessment. After that the interview round starts. The first one is a live case study with a consultant. Then one more and then final interview.