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IMS Health Consultant Interview Questions & Reviews
Getting the Interview 12 Interviews
Interview Experience 11 Ratings
Consultant at IMS Health
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Jan 2013 – Reviewed Apr 10, 2013
Interview Details –
Three rounds, first two where phone interviews one with HR and the next was with Engagement Manager which did at the end a small business case. (4P)
Once I past that round I was invited to a third round in company headquarters in NY for a full day , where I had three case interviews and one behavioral interview.
Interview Question – Teach me something I don't know? View Answer
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Consultant at IMS Health
No Offer – Interviewed in Plymouth Meeting, PA Jun 2009 – Reviewed Nov 10, 2009
Interview Details – Phone interview followed by two full days of face to face interviews. Everyone seemed happy with roles.
Interview Question – Wanted point of view on plans. View Answer
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Consultant at IMS Health
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Seoul (South Korea) – Reviewed Feb 24, 2013
Interview Details –
HR interview + Manager level interview in English and in Korean
Took 2 days for interview, and got offer after 8 days after the final interview
Interview Question – Typical interview questions Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Anything is negotiable
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Consultant at IMS Health
No Offer – Interviewed in Basel (Switzerland) Oct 2012 – Reviewed Oct 23, 2012
Interview Details – very professional contact and setting up meetings. quick response. somewhat schematic, but seems to be fair and equal opportunity.
Interview Question – Asked about salary expectations. Answer Question
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Consultant at IMS Health
No Offer – Interviewed in Oct 2012 – Reviewed Oct 7, 2012
Interview Details – I applied through campus recruitment - response within 5 days - first round interview consisted of 30 mins of behavioral, 30 mins of math and logic (GMAT like test) and 30 mins of case-based Q&A (graphs based and answer questions)
Interview Question – need to show your ability in doing their analytical work in terms of pharma sales and marketing (e.g. how to size sales force) Answer Question
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Consultant at IMS Health
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in London, England (UK) May 2009 – Reviewed Sep 14, 2012
Interview Details – Was referred by an employee. Had a CV screen and then 2 interviews followed by a presentation. Overall pretty lightweight though it did require specialized knowledge of pharma. overall the process seemed a bit erratic. people were friendly and office as very nice, very professional. The process took a really long time which was disappointing.
Negotiation Details – Couldnt really negotiate on salary. Was only able to raise it by £1k.....
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Consulting at IMS Health
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Toronto, ON (Canada) Jun 2010 – Reviewed Jun 18, 2012
Interview Details –
First, a general phone interview, covered salary expectations and past experience.
Then, a Round One interview, 45 minute behavioural with hiring manager & HR followed by 45 minute test
Finally, Round Two was in front of a panel
Interview Questions
- Give an example of a time you completed a large analysis Answer Question
- Give an example of a time you encountered conflict, and how you resolved it Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There was no negotiation
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Consultant at IMS Health
No Offer – Interviewed in Cambridge, East of England, England (UK) Dec 2010 – Reviewed Apr 7, 2011
Interview Details – First had phone interview, then 2 face to face interviews, consisting of competency and case studies and a presentation.
Interview Question – Give a situation where you've failed Answer Question
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Consultant at IMS Health
No Offer – Interviewed in Oct 2010 – Reviewed Nov 9, 2010
Interview Details – 1st round with a HR manager, I was asked the questions of why this job field, how much do I know about consulting and other technical background related. After that I was invited to a dinner along with other candidates, talked about general (nothing about the job) stuff for 2 hours. I have a final round coming up in 3 weeks.
Interview Question – what do you know about consulting? Answer Question
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Consultant at IMS Health
No Offer – Interviewed in Toronto, ON (Canada) Jun 2010 – Reviewed Jun 23, 2010
Interview Details –
I was referred by a friend. I had a quick phone conversation with a very nice HR manager, and I was informed that I've been selected for the interview.
The interview was one hour-two parts. One part was a behavioral interview with a consultant. I was asked typical questions: tell me about yourself, etc. I was asked about weaknesses and strengths that are important for my Job at IMS health, and those that are not important (2 by 2). Also some questions like tell me about a case that you had to do some analytical work. Another question was tell me about a case that you had to deliver under pressure and strict deadline. The other half hour was case interview with a consultant. The case was very structured. I was given slides containing all necessary information, and I had extract data from graphs, or calculate number of salespeople that the client afford, and finally suggest the best solution.The case was very straightforward and only required basic quantitative skills (they provide pen and paper and calculator too).
Interviewers and receptionist were all extremely nice. I think it's a very friendly environment. I guess that working culture is very supportive, too. I guess it's less competitive than big consulting firms. Consulting group is relatively small (less than 10 people I guess) but the whole Toronto office probably has more than 50 employees. They don't have partner position for consultant. They have very nice offices.
This is the first round interview.
Advice for a candidate: think of your strenghts and weaknesses. Think of situations that you delivered under pressure or with strict deadlines. Think of situations that you conducted heavily analytical tasks. Just be yourself.
For the case, you don't need preparation. Just apply very basic quantitative skills and some judgment at the end.
Interview Question – Tell me about a situation that you had to do analytical work in your last job? Answer Question
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