I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher in Feb 2011
Interview
First round interview consisted of a standard run through of resume and a pricing case regarding a pharmaceutical drug launch.
Second round interview involved 1 math exam (about 15 questions GMAT/SAT difficulty level), interviews with senior consultants, directors, and a partner. Also a fit test during lunch interview. Overall 4 cases.
People were all really nice and they really try to help you out in the cases. However, note that the cases were all really quantitative - know your math!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of when you used creativity to solve a problem.
I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (Stockholm, Stockholm)
Interview
I had 3, 1-hour long interviews with different people. 2 with senior consultants and the last with a director. The first was more heavy on the social aspect, with a 30 min case. The others were much shorter on the behavioural side.
I applied online. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (Milan)
Interview
Processo nel complesso abbastanza lineare, ho applicato tramite il portale poi mi hanno fatto fare un colloquio conoscitivo e 2 casi di market sizing abbastanza semplici (ci tengono tanto a vedere come ragioni)
Went straight into case study without any behavioral questions or discussion with the interviewer. Average interview/ difficulty but I was just not prepared for the layout since it was my first consulting interview.
Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Simon-Kucher with 3.4 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 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 31 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Simon-Kucher overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Simon-Kucher as a Intern according to 31 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 26%
One on one interview: 26%
Personality test: 14%
Phone interview: 12%
Presentation: 7%
Other: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Background check: 5%
Group panel interview: 2%
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