I applied online. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (Singapore) in Feb 2017
Interview
- Begins with a standardised online test in areas including math, logic, and verbal reasoning
- Three interviews, each consisting of a case, fit-based questions, and an opportunity for us to understand more about the firm
- Was interviewed by a consultant, a senior consultant, and a director
- Cases are either marketing/sales focused, or pricing focused
- We were asked to prepare a slide deck presenting who we are, why we're a good fit for the firm, and a unique pricing case study
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Brain Teaser - There are two doors, with a guard outside each one. Behind one door is a treasure chest, but you don't know which one. Moreover, one guard always tells the truth, while the other always tells a lie - but you don't know which is which. If you had the ability to ask a guard (not knowing which one they are) one question to tell you which door to open for the chest, what question would you ask?
Zwei Interviews direkt hintereinander für jeweils 1h.
Musste jeweils eine Präsentation vorbereiten. Eine über eine Marketingstrategie und eine warum man sich für SKP entschieden hat.
Personal fit plus Case Study. Meistens zu Pricing oder Growth
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Wieso SKP?
Wieso Consulting?
Was macht einen Consultant aus?
1 primo colloquio con l'HR, seguito da tre successivi colloqui tecnici, in cui è stato svolto un Business Case con associate, manager e senior manager. Il processo rispecchia lo standard di altri colloqui, casi nella media come difficoltà
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher
Interview
Der gesamte Prozess lief sehr einfach und transparent. Die Gesprächspartner waren sehr nett & man konnte alle Fragen stellen. Cases waren herausfordernd, aber mit Vorbereitung gut machbar. Sehr angenehm war die zeitige Rückmeldung nach dem letzten Interview.
Associate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Simon-Kucher with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Consultant roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 39 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 Associate Consultant according to 39 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Skills test: 16%
Presentation: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
Background check: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Group panel interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Drug test: 1%
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