I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Korn Ferry (Los Angeles, CA) in Dec 2018
Interview
The interview process was very painful and long. If you want candidates to stay interested in a position, communicate with them about next steps. I had to follow-up with the recruiter multiple times to get the ball rolling on my interview process. For a human capital firm, the process should be updated with better technology for scheduling interviews, etc. It is nice to email a particular contact, but do not leave the candidate waiting over two weeks for next steps.
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Why are you interested in this position and why Korn Ferry?
Several interviews with consulting services business development managers. Discussed professional experience, types of potential roles, typical compensation considerations, etc. Also discussed how the project management and consulting roles are identified and pursued.
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To explain my expertise and experience in the HR functional and technical space
The process involved a few steps and psychometric tests, but no case studies. It consisted of 4 rounds, focusing on evaluating specific skills and traits through various assessments and interviews.
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What do you know / think about Korn Ferry offerings?
I was ghosted after two interviews with the recruiting team which was surprising since this is a human capital consulting firm. Everyone I've met from Korn Ferry has been great, but was a bit disappointed that the process was not more formalized or communicated.
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What areas of the practice would I be interested in and why?
Senior Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Korn Ferry with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Consultant roles take an average of 56 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Korn Ferry overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Korn Ferry as a Senior Consultant according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 26%
Personality test: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Drug test: 6%
Skills test: 6%
Background check: 3%
Other: 3%
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