Principal Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Capco with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal Consultant roles take an average of 46 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Capco overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Capco as a Principal Consultant according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 12%
Drug test: 10%
Group panel interview: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Capco (London, England) in Feb 2025
Interview
I went through 3 stages of interviews and I had a great experience all through. My interviewers were very professional and friendly at the same time. Overall, the process was smooth.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to solve a case study within a short period of time, followed by a short presentation. The objective was to assess my ability to manage a project.
I've gone through four interview stages, a personality test, which I always find a bit awkward, had to submit a portfolio of projects Ive worked on, and prepare a deck and deliver a 15-min presentation to the partners
I applied through other source. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Capco (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Apr 2026
Interview
I had several meetings with different leaders. Some interviews felt transactional while others created real connection. I'd describe it as very conversational where the questions come up in a more natural way. I did a "case" and prepared a presentation for the partner team.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Capco (London, England) in Mar 2026
Interview
Interview was 3 stage process, expectations around timelines and process for each round was very clear from the start and well documented, moved quite quickly through stages, feedback at each stage was delivered with quick turn around times, interviewers were friendly and warm, made me feel comfortable, all interviews started and ended on time, gave me enough time and opportunity to ask questions, very smooth - very good experience overall.