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Simon-Kucher interviews FAQs
Summer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Simon-Kucher with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Intern roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 15 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 Summer Intern according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Skills test: 25%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Phone interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2022
Interview
1-st round virtual interview: about 5min behavioral questions (why company, why consulting), one 40min case (typical case questions: profitability, market entry, brainstorming, numerical calculations etc.), 1 interviewer from the SF office: a senior manager at Simon-kucher Partners, from the tech and venture capital industries
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
case about technology to improve the taste of plant-based meat
It was a very smooth process. The first step was an online assessment (questions were standard numerical / logical assessment questions as with most consultancies) followed by HR interview (motivations, background, basic questions) followed by case interview
The first round was an HR Call and the final round was a case interview with partners. I had some preparation time. Following the preparation, I was asked some questions about the case and myself
Very chill, very friendly. Two rounds, first round is 1 to 1. second round is 3 back to back with partners. first round only have case interview, second round is case with behavioral. And it's more of partner free style type.