Associate 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 Associate Consultant roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 226 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 Associate Consultant according to 226 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 42%
Skills test: 17%
Personality test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Phone interview: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Other: 4%
Background check: 4%
Group panel interview: 1%
Drug test: 0%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group
Interview
First round is 1 behavioral interview with a consultant, then final round is 2 back-to-back case interviews with a team leader (aka principal or above). The team leaders may ask additional questions aside from walking through the case so you can further demonstrate your thinking
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Why this office location?
- Standard case interview questions
Great experience at the interview. All interviewers were very nice and open to discuss anything. The cases were challenging but appropriate for the type of work you are interviewing for. I would recommend people to apply there.
I applied online. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Lisbon, Lisbon District) in May 2026
Interview
One virtual assessment followed by four in person case study interviews.
Two fourty five minute case study interviews and if the candidate passes another two fourty five minute case study interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One case study about an airline and another about the banking industry
2 one-to-one interviews with fit questions and case studies. One is about the mining industry's efficiency increase, and the other is the PE decision in investment in a specific electronic vehicle.