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Boston Consulting Group interviews FAQs
Management Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Boston Consulting Group with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Management Consultant roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 16 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Boston Consulting Group overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Boston Consulting Group as a Management Consultant according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 37%
Skills test: 16%
Phone interview: 16%
IQ intelligence test: 16%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 5%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2015
Interview
2nd round interviews process
Very nice and friendly people, including coordinator and consultant inteviewing
1. round interview 2 straighforward cases, behavioral questions
2. 2 more lengthy cases and strong effort to get to know me
Cases involved basic calculations 1) about the airline industry 2) about the pharmaceutical retail industry
I was contact by a recruiter to apply for this position. The interview included a computer test with quantitative questions and language assessment (this was for a bilingual speaking role).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Qualitative assessments designed for you to walk them through practical business questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group
Interview
The interview requires a lot of case prep and also needs you to be engaging - interviewee led. My personal experience was not as great as the interviewer had not turned her camera on and only realized at the end of the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had a difficult situation with a team member.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Jakarta) in Jan 2024
Interview
Robot based assessment. Very interesting and intriguing - each question builds up and eventually leads up to us having to provide a recommendation based on the case study provided. There were a total of 12 questions, where it required general business concepts which can be learned relatively easily.