I had two interviews, both had a very positive, conversation-like atmosphere.
In both, there first were some personality-related and motivational questions, then I had to solve a case (1 market sizing, 1 business), and finally I had to present a topic I was given in advance (present a brand that you think has a clever marketing strategy; why Simon Kucher & Partners among all other consultancies).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Estimate the annual consumption of raw coffee in tons in Switzerland
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%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Group panel interview: 2%
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