I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (Madrid) in Sep 2024
Interview
Very elaborate and lengthy process (lasted 4 months in total). The scope of the interview kept changing as one progresses. Had only 1 round of technical interview and 3 rounds of case studies. Local language is a must even if you are trying for a super technical role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When faced with adversity, how will you deal with it?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher (London, England) in Mar 2025
Interview
Months after applying online, I got an invitation for an online 30 minute HR interview. Simple behavioral questions like why consulting or why data science, and technical questions about background in data science.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Simon-Kucher in May 2023
Interview
I appeared for 2 rounds. Selection was based on a case study like assignment submission. 2 Data Scientist were present in the 1st round and question related to Tree based algorithm used in the case study and Overfitting were asked. Price changes with relation to sales data changes with feature isolation was asked. In the 2nd Interview a senior manager was there. Good amount of time was spent on ice breaking and questions related to role and then a case study with Marketing mix model about a Tourism agency was asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q What are your views on Data Manipulation? Q What should be the KPIs for this case? Q As a Data Scientist what will be your value preposition in this case?
Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Simon-Kucher with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 42 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 Data Scientist according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Group panel interview: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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