A.T. Kearney Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – Campus hiring process
Got to know people in the firm and vice versa during various events on campus including coffee chats, case study practices etc.
Interview settings are comfortable and not aggressive or attacking
Diversity is highly respected and appreciated

Negotiation Details – Offers are standard when out of campus
Smaller items such as moving fees etc could be negotiated

Interview Details – First - Phone interview for one hour involving mostly behavioral questions
Second/Final - Full day of interviewing at HQ. 4, 45-minute, one on one interviews with different management levels within the firm and then a 3 hour technical assessment on excel, access, and SQL.

Negotiation Details – No negotiation

Interview Details – The process consisted of two phone interviews (each with a fairly basic case study) and an all-day interview in Chicago that included 5-7 face to face interview, case studies and lunch with the other interviewees and members of the interviewing team. The interviewers tended to focus on past experiences, ability to communicate and 3-4 case studies.

Negotiation Details – Received a call and the offer was outlined; I was asked to call by the end of the week with a reply. I was told to please call with any questions or counteroffers prior that.

Interview Details – Typical business school interviewing process. First round: two case interviews with Manager or Principal Second/Final round: three interviews. One is a 1 hour live case with a manager the other two are with Partners. One of which is a standard case and the other is a more typical behavioral fit interview.

Interview Details – two rounds, in total about 5 1:1 interviews

Interview Details – I applied through my university's on-campus recruiting program. There were 2 rounds of interviews. 1st round was 30 minutes long and included a long behavioral section, and then a short back-of-the-envelope case. After about 3 weeks, I received an email inviting me to the HQ in Chicago for final rounds.

For the final rounds, they flew in a couple of senior managers and a VP to perform the interviews. There were 3 behavioral interviews, a lunch with the interviewers, and some additional staff members. Then finally, I had 1 hour to go through a written case and create a powerpoint using the A.T. Kearney template. And then I had 15 minutes to present the powerpoint in a boardroom with the same people I had behavioral interviews with.
I got a call-back the next week with an offer!

The people were very friendly and jocular, and the organizational structure and interactions were very flat. Though one of my interviewers was a VP, there was no real sense of hierarchy in any interactions he had with me or the other staff members.

Negotiation Details – I was able to negotiate my start date, but the salary was non-negotiable. But it includes a performance based bonus, as well as a company yearly bonus.

Interview Details – Flew in night before. interview on a.m. with HR rep, then afternoon with junior level.
End of day with direct

Interview Details – As an off-campus hire, the interview process was much faster. There were 2 phone pre-screening interviews, basically to evaluate your interest in consulting, and then a "power day" with 1st round interviews in the morning, and 2nd round in the afternoon (if you make it to the 2nd round). The interviews were a typical mix of case/fit. Interviewers were at the level of a manager and above, expect to meet at least 1 partner in the second round. Although ATK typically includes a presentation portion in the interview process, I did not get one.

Negotiation Details – Did not negotiate.

Interview Details – In a phone interview you are asked macroeconomic policy questions. They are interested in trends and doing business in various regions. Then for the interview, they set you up at a computer, where you are given a company that wants to make x investment in either country A or country B. On the computer you have economic indicators of both countries from the economist intelligence unit. You have 45 minutes to make a powerpoint presentation about why you chose country A or B. Then you present to the team and they quiz you.