Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Senior Associate Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – 1st interview was a phone screen with HR. Second interview was a phone call with a partner that was very conversational. Final round was an onsite interview with three different interviews. One interview was behavioral, another was a conversational consulting case, and the final interviews was a big case presentation.

Negotiation Details – Tried to negotiate on a number of different things but did not get anything. Be happy with what you get.

Interview Details – The day stated at 8am .... I was given 1 hour to prepare for my case presentation. I had 3 interviews - behavioural interview, case interview and presentation to a partner. The interview last about 2 hours. Case interview was tough and they want to see how well you know your industry. The presentation was to test not only your presentation skills but also whether you could come up with a strategy and present it to senior management. Everyone was friendly and put me to ease .... I knew by the end of the interview that this would be a good place to work.

Negotiation Details – there is no negociation on salary and benefits ... however you can negotiate your start date

Interview Details – The interviews on the phone were great. They were basically resume screening, why diamond, what can you bring, salary expectations etc. The in person interviews were behavioral, case study & presentation, and probing/logical reasoning.

The folks seem to be nice but have an attitude problem. They seem to think that they are the only ones who know what to do and how to do it, while rest of the companies out there are nothing. Based on my observation and interactions with entry-level analysts, I can conclude they are brainwashed. Of course, why not because majority of the employees come from Accenture world. I also noticed they lived under fear and were afraid to express their own opinions.

Reason for Declining – I want the company that will listen to my opinions and allow me to share ideas. I didn't think it would be possible at Diamond.

Interview Details – initial interview was through a referral. Started with HR phone screen, followed that same week by an phone interview to test functional experience in my specified industry. Lastly, had a 1/2 day on-site final rounds which included a behaviorial interview, a situational interview about one of the consultants' past projects and a case interview. I was sent the case 48 hours in advance to prepare and additional information was provided on-site with an additional 60 minutes to prepare a 3-5 page hand presentation for a partner.

Negotiation Details – there's no negotiating.

Interview Details – This was for Experienced Candidates. On-Campus recruiting is similar.

1st step: initial phone screen with recruiter - talked about interest in firm, background, etc.; 30 minutes
2nd step: phone interview with manager - talked about background, experience, etc.; 30 minutes
3rd step: 3 part in-office interview - it included detailed case presentation (info was emailed night before), behavioral interview, case presented orally.

Overall the experience was enjoyable. The people I spoke with throughout the process were fantastic and they made the favorable.

Interview Details – Three parts:

1. Phone interview with HR representative. Pretty standard, off-the-list type of questions to screen why you want to work for the firm and to learn a bit more about your background.

2. Phone interview with Manager. This is the Airport Test. Delving a bit more into your background and ensuring that you would be a good person to be "stuck at the airport with" ... Also, in this round, I was informed as to which industry focus I was being considered with, so the consultant asked me relevant questions to that end.

3. In-person interviews. Three parts.
A. Behavioral with Manger. It was standard fare. He gave me mini situations to assess and rated me based on some trait they were looking for.
B. Situational. This is actually a standard case interview with a Principal that you would have at any of the other big consulting houses.
C. Case. You get a business case 48 hours in advance, you review it, then you arrive the morning of, get a page-long case question, and prepare a 3-7 slide presentation in an hour, which you then actually present to a Principal.