Summer Associate 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 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Associate roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 209 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 Summer Associate according to 209 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 47%
Skills test: 13%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Phone interview: 5%
Background check: 5%
Other: 4%
Group panel interview: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Munich, Bavaria) in Jun 2013
Interview
Started out with a boring presentation, then written test (not much time) and lastly 2 Interviews. One was in German, one in English. Each had one case study and standard questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Estimate the disruptive potential of private solar power to energy providers.
Multiple rounds with consulting case interview portions and fit portions. Each round of interviews had multiple interviews, and the interviewer gets more senior as you progress through the interview process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard typical cases that can be more nuanced than other firms
I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Lisbon, Lisbon District)
Interview
1st phase: CV & Online assessment
2nd phase: 2 back-to-back interviews with the first 15 min of each being personal questions followed by 30 min of case
3rd phase: didnt reach it.
1. Online case AI interview - interacted with AI chatbot
2. 1st round virtual - case and behavioral; asked why I wanted a certain office
3. 2, final rounds - case and behavioral