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Boston Consulting Group Intern Interview Questions & Reviews
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Intern at Boston Consulting Group
No Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2013 – Reviewed May 4, 2013
Interview Details – Lean process, with less steps than the other consultancy firms. Could be more supportive by offering coach or trainning sessions for the candidates, as the other firms did. Also could give feedback to their candidates as a way to improve their chances to learn and grow for other opportunities. Great format of case interview by presenting data and graphics in paper as the case advance.
Interview Question – Business case with slides and printed data, not only verbal presented data. Answer Question
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Intern at Boston Consulting Group
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA May 2010 – Reviewed Nov 1, 2012
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Very interesting: they called me right after my application to come by for interview.
Just prepared myself a bit with case in point, after all they don't want you to use a predefined framework, they want you to create a framework on the spot. The first round was rather hard, while the in basket case in the second round wasn't too hard.
Btw, you always need some luck to survive :)
Interview Question – How did you persuade people one time? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – no
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Intern at Boston Consulting Group
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY – Reviewed Sep 27, 2012
Interview Details – went to several events, got through first round of interviews, enjoyed all people met, did not get an offer for the summer but was encouraged to apply for a full time offer in the fall
Interview Question – be ready for a question about a time you messed up and how you rectified the situation/what you learned Answer Question
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Intern at Boston Consulting Group
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Warsaw (Poland) Jul 2010 – Reviewed Jan 22, 2013
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Quite tough and many stages. I was surprised by some of the questions, especially those analytical ones. As these questions usually follow the same pattern I would advise you to read a book about them before you go to the interview.
Be sure you are well dressed, confident and prepared.
Interview Question – About number of pianos im Poland. Answer Question
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Intern at Boston Consulting Group
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Stockholm, Stockholm (Sweden) Dec 2011 – Reviewed Jan 23, 2013
Interview Details – First round interview consisted of one numerical test and one to one case interview. Second round was one case interview and third round was an interview with partner and principal. Usually the interviews started with 10-15 min fit questions i.e. Why BCG? Why management consulting? Followed by 20 minutes business case and 5 min Q&A. Interviewers and HR were really friendly.
Interview Question – Tell me about an industry and company you really like and why! Answer Question
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Intern at Boston Consulting Group
No Offer – Reviewed Dec 4, 2012
Interview Details – Applied online, got call inviting me to the office for a first round interview. Had two case interviews: first one went great, but bombed the second one. Both interviewers were relatively senior employees, but were nice, although you could tell they had other things to do. Asked lots of questions, made BCG seem great to work for.
Interview Question – Case Interview 2 Answer Question
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Intern at Boston Consulting Group
No Offer – Reviewed Oct 31, 2012
Interview Details – I attended a Businnes and company presentation on campus, then mailed one of the speaker so I managed to have my cv to be checked as soon as possible. After the green light for the cv screening I was invited to the first round interview. Two 1v1 case interview and 1 interactive case at pc. After 1 week I got the news that I passed the first step so I got invited to a second and last round, again 2 1v1 interviews on cases (harder than before) and one last 1v1 with the hr manager.
Interview Question – What do we sell in consulence? Answer Question
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Intern at Boston Consulting Group
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Vienna (Austria) Mar 2011 – Reviewed Oct 19, 2012
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Fancy invitation to a 5 Star hotel all included down to the driver.
Very interesting assessment days with a large case study
Interview Question – Initially no support during the case study. The intention was to watch us figuring it out by ourselves Answer Question
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Intern at Boston Consulting Group
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in São Paulo, São Paulo (Brazil) Sep 2011 – Reviewed Sep 25, 2012
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3 parts:
- Fit questions
- Business Case
- Ask what you want
Interview Question – Tell me two characteristics of your personality you have to improve and how you'll do that. View Answer
Negotiation Details – No negotiation, I just signed the contract. It was really good so no need to change.
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Intern at Boston Consulting Group
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Mar 2011 – Reviewed Jun 14, 2012
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Two standard case interviews with partners, back on back (final stage).
Atmosphere quite relaxed, sounded more like a conversation - though of course you always have to pay attention to staying on track and delivering convincing, articulated answers.
1st case was more of a brainteaser - estimate the annual income of a taxi driver in Italy. Then a few fit questions (why BCG, why consulting, guide me through your resumé).
2nd case - Food & beverage industry, redefining the distribution strategy, a bit more complicated. Then other fit questions (most important achievement, why would hire you, tell me something that's not on your CV).
Overall very positive - I joined them for an internship and the office culture is extremely informal - with lots of empowerment for newbies like me.
Interview Question – Tell me something that's not on your CV View Answer
Negotiation Details – No negotiation
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