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Updated May 25, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Consultant at Alvarez & Marsal
Posted May 25, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took 2 days)
First had a 45 minute interview with 2 people. This interview included behavioral questions and some case questions. Second interview was a group case study with other applicants that lasted about 3 hours. Then there were a few more 1-1 interviews.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Intern at Alvarez & Marsal
Posted May 24, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Dallas, TX (took 3 weeks)
I interviewed on campus. It was a one-on-one interview over a 30-minute period. There were absolutely no behavioral questions. It was all conversational, and, frankly, relatively easy. I was asked back for an office visit in the Dallas office, which was relatively brutal. I had 6 interviews. Yes, SIX! They were all 30 minutes. Four were back-to-back, then lunch, then two more. I really liked the people, but I did not get an offer.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Director at Alvarez & Marsal
Posted May 7, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Atlanta, GA (took 2 weeks)
A&M is a case based interviewing model.
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Reason for Declining
Financially imprudent.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Business Consultant at Alvarez & Marsal
Posted Nov 28, 2011 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 2 days)
First a phone interview with a managing director, easy to talk to, just asking about you. Then, if invited, an onsite interview with consisted of a group case study with 2 others; intense case and a presentation of your findings. Rigorous case, but overall a valuable experience. Everyone you meet is extremely easy to talk to, and overall a good group.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Consultant at Alvarez & Marsal
Posted Nov 13, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 2 weeks)
First round consisted of two one-on-one interviews; each had behavioral and case components. Everyone was very nice and cordial. Found out the next morning that I had been invited for an on-site interview.
Final round was a bit odd. We had a group case interview with a huge amount of documents and 3 hours to prepare and create slides (on paper.) People walked in at various times pretending to have certain roles in the client company. The whole thing was very organized, but didn't go well in practice and we were penalized for things that seem arbitrary or unreasonable. For instance, about 10 minutes into the case someone pretending to be the CFO walked in and we were expected to have read all the documents and formulated important questions to ask him in that amount of time. The people watching us seemed displeased that we weren't prepared in that amount of time. They also were upset that we took notes on our papers instead of writing things on the white board.
After the group case were 3 fit/experience interviews, which were about what you might expect.
About 3 days later I was called and informed that I was not offered a position. I asked a contact in the company what had happened, and he said that I should have showed more leadership in the case and that our case group didn't do as well as the other case group. It was, of course, impossible to take charge of the case when a team member had declared at the very beginning that she would be leading the case. Also, being evaluated as an individual candidate based on the performance of a team of people I had never met seemed unfair to me.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Consultant at Alvarez & Marsal
Posted Nov 13, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Houston, TX (took 2 weeks)
First Round was a one on one with a managing director. Compared to other consulting firm interviews this one was very casual and didn't even involve a case. My interviewer seemed genuinely interested in my personality instead of just my intelligence which I appreciated.
Second Round they invite you to the office for a group case interview. You are put into a team and are given a limited amount of time to analyze some data and present your suggestions/findings. It was a very positive experience (though it can be very stressful for some) and they got back to me very quickly to make an offer.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Associate at Alvarez & Marsal
Posted Sep 21, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 (took 3 weeks)
Straight forward, behavioral, final interview over Skype
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency.
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Tax Intern at Alvarez & Marsal
Posted Jul 31, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 (took a day)
I applied through my schools career site (only required to submit a resume). I was notified by email that I was selected for an on-campus interview. The interview went really well. It was more of a chat than an interview, just a "get to know you" type of thing to see if I'd fit in. The interviewer was really nice and made me feel comfortable (he told me not to be nervous and that he wouldn't make the interview painful). He just asked me basic things like "tell me about yourself" "why accounting?" why tax?" etc. He called me a couple of days later and offered me the position.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager at Alvarez & Marsal
Posted Nov 26, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2008 in Chicago, IL (took 1 week)
Four 1:1 interviews in the office.
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Negotiation Details
Yes. A&M was willing to negotiate. The base salary was much lower than my previous employer. A&M was willing to increase the bonus to make up the difference, however this initial bonus as deducted against my annual performance bonus.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Consultant at Alvarez & Marsal
Posted Oct 19, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Urbana, IL (took a day)
I just finished the 1st round phone interview with A&E. True to all the other reviews, its was much more like a conversation or a personality interview than a (tell me about a time when...) interview. I actually gave him a few (tell me about a time when...) responses and he cut me off and said, "hey im just trying to gauge your personality"
Because of that, il give it 50/50 that i get asked for a second round on site interview. In general, the interviewer seemed nice and was easy to talk to.
Best of luck!
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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