I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at ZS Associates (New York, NY)
Interview
Applied through campus recruiting, three rounds of 30-minute interviews back to back. It was a pretty chill atmosphere, probably one of the best out of the ones I experienced.
I think the key is doing your research on the company values and knowing exactly what differentiated ZS from other firms.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral and Fit, Structured Case, Unstructured Case
Phone screening > 2 case study interviews + personality/fit/general interview > offer. There was 3 month gap between phone screening and getting offered the first interview which was not the most ideal.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical case study questions that you will be asked in consulting interviews. There was a qualitative case with one interviewer and a quantitative case (with graphs/figures) with another interviewer.
There are three interviews in 1 day -- 1 behavioral, 1 unstructured case, 1 structured case. There are 3 different interviewers per interview, where you will engage with a few managers, consultants, and associate principals
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time where you were stressed / overwhelmed and how did you handle it, in a team environment?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at ZS Associates
Interview
Very pleasant and straight forward. Consisted of 2 rounds - the first one being one case, and the second being two case interviews and one behavioral. You have about a week notice between rounds, which gives time to prep. There are also practice cases online that help a lot!
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ZS Associates interviews FAQs
Associate applicants have rated the interview process at ZS Associates with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 54 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at ZS Associates overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at ZS Associates as a Associate according to 54 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Phone interview: 18%
Skills test: 15%
Personality test: 9%
Background check: 9%
Group panel interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 5%
Other: 4%
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