I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (Durham, NC) in Sep 2024
Interview
1. First round: 30-minute case study with a post-PhD consultant. This is pretty straightforward and can be trained through normal case studies.
2. Final round with three Principal-level employees. Pretty exhausting but straightforward again. Be ready to make mistakes and take it on the chin. Lots of behaviorals before the cases, I would draw those out because then the case becomes a bit shorter and there's more trust.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, why consulting, why SK, how does this fit with your career goals.
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.
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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