I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (Philadelphia, PA) in Sep 2020
Interview
Prepare for a wide variety of cases as the interviewers try to make sure that you did not just memorize one or two frameworks. Also helps to have a concise, 30 second to one-minute answer for 'tell me about yourself'
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
Why Simon Kucher over other firms
Nearly one month after applying and not hearing back at all, I received a mail asking for availability to have a call the very next day, which I gave. The next morning, at 8am sharp I received a call from a random number, he didn’t heaven introduce himself properly, and just asked a couple of super general questions (background and why consulting, why SK) before hanging up. Never heard back from them since (3 months ago)
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (Los Angeles, CA) in Mar 2022
Interview
2 rounds: 1st round 1 case 30 mins and 5 mins behavioural. The case was a life sciences case since I was applying to the healthcare analyst position. 2nd round is super day. Interview led case
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you approach a drug pricing case? How would you leverage insurance coverage to figure out drug prices
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (Istanbul) in Jun 2021
Interview
3-4 rounds of interview (including a case interview)
Starts with a general phone interview + 2 manager interviews (1 being the case case) + a final partner interview before the final offer
Business Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Simon-Kucher with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Business Analyst roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Business Analyst according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Phone interview: 20%
Presentation: 10%
Other: 10%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
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