I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Alvarez & Marsal
Interview
This interview review is for an experienced consultant. I had a friend that worked in the company and helped me get a screening lunch meeting with a director. The screening lunch was basically a "get to know you" deal. After that, I had three in-person interviews, all in one day. The first two interviews were behavioral - pretty much just asking me about my resume, my experience, and how I would handle certain situations (What would you do if you and a co-worker did not agree on something?). The third was a case interview where I had to walk through the steps of solving a problem and managing the resolution of the problem (basically solving for the root cause, then going through how the project would be run).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing unexpected. The case interview was more project focused and less "How many planes are in the air right now" type problem solving questions.
A few rounds, retail specific / quick process with directors and a partner. Cases were typical e.g., profitability, market entry etc. The team seems very lean although growing a lot. I ended up not getting the offer/did not hear back from them though (assumed after some time).
1 hour phone screen. It was very challenging. Expect the unexpected. Questions were varied and diverse. Interviewer was very polite. Would interview again. Very competitive process. Lots of hard questions.
It was very difficult, they make you do a case with no time to prep prior the interview. They ask you many questions on it, some that take forever to calculate.
Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Alvarez & Marsal with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 35 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Alvarez & Marsal overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Alvarez & Marsal as a Consultant according to 35 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 15%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 6%
Other: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
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