I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Amsterdam)
Interview
The interview process was the standard consulting interview process. I had 2 interviews with consultants, both started with fit interview and continues with a case. There was an online test also afterwards which was easier than what I expected. The whole process was very organized and professional. The case interviews were not easy, but also not super difficult. Both could be cracked if you had enough of practice. During the both interviews a pleasant atmosphere existed, and I'm sure I did well in one of the cases at least. In the other case though, I made a few minor mistakes I believe.
My experience with the result and feedback given was not good at all. One of the interviewers called me after 4 days (which usually they let you know the results on the same day). The feedback given was very very vague and unfair. They told me everything was good, and she spent 2/3 of the time on the phone to tell how good I was and how impressed they were! but they didn't feel I have a mature enough business judgement (and if you are familiar with case interviews you know that there are many other important criteria and this feedback itself is very unclear). I have to mention that my background is not business, and they knew it well. When I asked for more details she didn't provide any useful comments! I expected that if this was their understanding, they could give a couple of examples for it. They were either unfair or dishonest in providing the right feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical fit and case questions. The behavioral questions took a big portion of each interview: why consulting? why BCG? tell me of yourself. Tell me of a time you could convince someone. Tell me of a time when you put the bar for yourself very high and couldn't achieve the goal. what are you most proud of in your CV?
2 rounds of 2 case interview. Starting with project leader / principal for round 1 then round 2 is MDPs. Typical case interview. Cant remember exactly what case but the cases are different, there is no case bank
I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Singapore)
Interview
Good very good but hard. Need to study beforehand. Difficult question, need elaborate answrr. Case study is hard and demanding. But at the same time its fun and really train you train of thoughts how you should think etc
I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Ho Chi Minh City)
Interview
Great learning experience. Interviewers were candid about the nature of the roles. Great support from HR, with prompt feedback after each round. There are many online resources to help with case interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your most difficult work experience and how you handled it.
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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 598 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 Consultant according to 598 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 39%
Skills test: 16%
Phone interview: 13%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Background check: 4%
Other: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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