I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (New York, NY) in Sep 2021
Interview
HR set me up for an initial phone screen that was cancelled 5 minutes before it was scheduled to begin. Later that day was emailed asking if I was available in 15 minutes for an interview. When I was unable to make that appointment we set up another time the following week. At the time of this scheduled interview I sat in the zoom room for the entire length of the interview waiting to be let in by the interviewer. After reaching out to the interviewer via email about 10 minutes in to this scheduled block I finally received a response after the scheduled 30 minutes had elapsed. They stated that a previous meeting had run over. Not a problem. I maintained that I was flexible with my schedule. HR suggested times to reschedule and I responded with my availability. About a week goes by and they finally get back to me stating that the partners have moved on from my application.
I can't help but feel that the HR person conducting the initial screening cheated me out of the opportunity to even interview with the company. I understand they probably advanced to the next stage of interviews, but it was the HR persons poor time management that took away this opportunity from me.
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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