Senior Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Simon-Kucher with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 45% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Consultant roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Senior Consultant according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
Presentation: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Other: 7%
Background check: 3%
Drug test: 3%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (Boston, MA) in Oct 2015
Interview
Applied through on-campus recruiting program. First round interview was a 45 minute interview with a 30 minute case and 15 minutes on my career interests and background. Final around interview was a 4 hours saga which involved a 15 minute quantitative test and three 45 minute interviews. All interviews had 30 minutes for case interview and 15 minutes for behavioral/fit questions.
Interviewers were nice and friendly people. All cases were centered at pricing and had different difficulty levels. Cases with partners are more qualitative and brainstorming type.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about my work background and relevant work experience
-HR scan then partner interview then hr offer round. Non trad hire. Interview process was fully virtual and I thought it was pretty straightforward. Took about 6 weeks from start to finish.
-Most behavioral q's felt standard, and the case was fine
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-Why pick you over existing traditional consultants
-Tell me about yourself
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (Milan)
Interview
Il colloquio è andato bene, è stato un colloquio standard nelle consulting companies. Processo con un business case. Ho ricevuto risposta in maniera veloce e il processo è stato molto chiaro e veloce.
Did soar with Simon Kucher which gave me interview oppourtunity. Interview followed. Final interview with multiple consultants and a partner. It was alright in difficulty. Took a long time to hear back.