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Simon-Kucher interviews FAQs
Life Sciences 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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Life Sciences roles take an average of 13 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 Life Sciences according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
One on one interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (Boston, MA) in Jul 2014
Interview
Applied through university recruiting and got a first-round phone interview. The interview was 15 minutes of fit and a 30-minute case. The interviewer was friendly and gave me good feedback afterward as well.
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (London, England) in Feb 2022
Interview
The process consisted of a written application (CV + CL), followed by online tests, HR interview, then a final assessment day.
The HR interview was motivation and fit, the assessment day was split into 2 interview; 1 being a case study the other fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The HR interview was nice and friendly so too was the first interview on the assessment day. (Why consulting? Why SKP? Describe a time you have changed your approach? What does a consultant do?)
The case study was ridiculous, given 2 hours to read 102 slides then get asked case study question (cost to treat a disease, what recommendations , what would you price drug X at and how would you approach that).
I think the worse thing was the feedback. I was rejected by someone from the HR team who I had never spoken to before and when I asked 'which interview did I need to explain my answers more concisely in?' She didn't event know I had two interviews.
I applied online. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (London, England) in Oct 2021
Interview
2 interviews- 1 general HR chat. Mainly why SK, and other behavioural questions. Second interview was actually an assessment centre in the London office. Given two hours to prepare your case and make a presentation on it. Lots of articles and data to read through. Presentation was in front of a partner and a consultant. Quite hard and time pressured
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (New York, NY) in Apr 2021
Interview
The first round was not nerve-racking at all and they just go to know you. I did not make it to the second round, so I am not sure how the technical part was.