After the informational interview with HR, I interviewed with a project manager and a partner. They asked very basic and straight forward questions. A lot of it seemed to be whether or not your personality meshed well with them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your experience and why do you want to work here.
I applied online. I interviewed at ERM (London, England) in Jun 2025
Interview
I applied via LinkedIn and less than a week later received a call for interview. The process was pretty straight forward with two rounds of interviews and questions about market and project management.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If a client messages you and asks for a last minute change of the project or due date how would you react?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at ERM
Interview
I applied through LinkedIn and after a few weeks, I was contacted by their Talent Acquisition team. I met the team just for a quick GTKY, and within that session it was decided for my application was pushed forward to the relevant Partner, subject for further assessment. Miraculously got through that screening and was invited to an interview. The interview was not too gruelling, had plenty of questions on past experience and technical knowledge. It was also an opportunity for a personality fit test with the rest of the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Past relevant experience pertaining to role. Past relevant experience with ERM's clients.
3 rounds of interview. First is a standard screen interview with recruiter , then the next two are with seniors/partners. The process was online facetime interview. Overall a good process
Consultant I applicants have rated the interview process at ERM with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant I roles take an average of 57 days to get hired, when considering 30 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at ERM overall takes an average of 40 days.
Common stages of the interview process at ERM as a Consultant I according to 30 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
One on one interview: 16%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Other: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Personality test: 2%
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