I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher
Interview
Case study right from the beginning. There was no initial behavioral interview. The interviewer was great with assisting through the case. Case was pretty straight forward. Overall interviewer was great, I made some silly mistakes but ultimately got to the correct answer
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Question 1
Typical strategy style case study interview involving marketing and revenue optimization
Step 1 is a cognitive reasoning test, Step 2 and 3 are 2 video conference interviews and then step 4 is 4 more in person interviews with leaders of the office and division you are applying for
Goed contact gehad met de recruiters, die contact opnemen na het aanmelden. Rondes volgen elkaar snel wat het proces aangenaam maakt en je na de online assessment de interviews binnen twee weken kan hebben afgerond.
I applied in-person. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (Munich, Bavaria) in Mar 2026
Interview
4 Runden: erste Runde online Assessment, zweite Runde case Study Vorbereitung mit allgemeinen bewerbungsfragen, dritte und vierte Runde vor Ort mit case Studys und Brain teaser fragen. Typische Fragen wie warum man in Beratung arbeiten möchte. Nette Mitarbeiter
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Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Simon-Kucher with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 59% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 113 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 Consultant according to 113 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 37%
Phone interview: 18%
Presentation: 12%
Skills test: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Background check: 4%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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