I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Celonis in Sep 2025
Interview
1st round was an HR screening with a recruiter. Then had to submit a SQL eval before I could schedule 2nd round (behavioral with some current consultants). 3rd round is the "challenge", a sample project using their software and presenting findings. 4th round with a VP. The recruiting team was transparent about having a long interview process, but some items to consider- especially if you aren't sure you're that interested- you need multiple days to learn the software to even begin the challenge, then you need to do data analysis to create content for your challenge presentation, and that presentation is expected to be 45 mins long. Honorable mention to the fact that they use a custom variant of SQL.
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Tell us about a time you handled a difficult stakeholder
A recruiter reached out after I applied through their website and quickly set up an interview with two Celonis employees: a Senior Consultant and a Manager/Director.
I believe the interview went well because I was able to answer all of their technical and situational questions. However, they ended up ghosting me. I never received a 'thank you' note or any information regarding next steps—which I understood would have been a technical challenge round using their product."
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Technical: They asked one or two baseline questions (SQL)
Situational Cases: They asked behavioral questions specifically based on the projects and experience listed on my CV.
Grauenhafte HR. Nach erfolgreichen und positiven ersten Gesprächen wird man geghostet. Und das war jetzt bei mehreren Bewerbungen schon der Fall gewesen. Auf mehrere Mails wird nicht reagiert. Sind mehr fokussiert auf LinkedIn zu connecten als auf den Bewerbungsprozess selbst. Sehr unprofessionell.
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Erzähle passende Projekterfahrungen aus den bisherigen Stationen
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Celonis (New York, NY)
Interview
The interview process was well structured. There were timely action items and next steps after each round, with good communication throughout. The interviewers were engaging and asked thoughtful questions that made the experience even better.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case study challenge - dataset, analyze the data and present findings
Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Celonis with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Celonis overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Celonis as a Consultant according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Background check: 15%
Group panel interview: 9%
Personality test: 6%
Other: 3%
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