Associate 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 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
Personality test: 15%
Drug test: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (Boston, MA) in Jan 2020
Interview
Super day with 6 cases and a written math test. Interviews varied by person, and the partner interview they asked me to go line by line in my CV and explain how my experience would benefit SK
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does your experience fit SK? and various cases
1 test en ligne
5 entretiens organisés en 2 journées
Dont 1 test Excel, et autres entretiens contenant un fit (personnalite, marcours et motivation) et un cas de 30 minutes sur une des problématiques que pourrait rencontrer un consultant
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Quel est le chiffre d'affaires d'un restaurant McDonalds en France
Structured and standard. Behavioral fit and case interview. First round with manager and final round with director and several partners. The overall process took around 2 months. One of the case interview is more creative and need the interviewee to drive the conversation. Others are relatively standard and conversational.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (Dubai) in Aug 2023
Interview
Nice interviewers and an overall smooth interview process; 30 minutes of behavioral and 30 minutes of a case study. I didn't make it past the first two rounds but they gave me a profitability case for the first one and a drug pricing case for the second