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Updated Mar 22, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Associate Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting
Posted Mar 22, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Sydney (Australia) (took 2 weeks)
Very fast process, from time of application took only a few days before interviews were set up. Interview format was three thirty minute interviews, consisting of 2 case studies and one general interview.
Then if successful the next week they give you a presentation and take you out to dinner with the other candidates. Then you have two thirty minute interviews with the partners later in the week.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Associate Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting
Posted Feb 12, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in City of London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
The interview consisted of two one-on-one meetings with consultants plus an easy numeric skills test.
Each meeting, in turn, consisted of a general chit-chat about past achievements, future expectations, etc. and a case interview question. I only spent a couple of days going through "Case in Point" assuming that my background as a successful PhD-level life scientist will show my analytical skills and learning abilities, even if I am not yet experienced at case problems. This was a mistake - I was not shortlisted for the next round and when I asked for feedback, I was told that my case interview performance was below their expectations, while everything else was fine. While case interviews may be the only way to screen graduates, using them as principal means to select people wishing to switch from other successful careers may not seem like the most sensible strategy. However, like it or not - if you wish to get the job at the LEK, I suggest you get some experience in case interview questions.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Associate Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting
Posted Jun 18, 2011
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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 Feb 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 1 week)
Hiring process was very smooth. CV/cover letter based screening for first round.
Two interviews in round 1 and a test.
Interview 1: (Manager) Short case- How much does a taxi driver earn in London per annum?
Interview 2: (Consultant) Estimate the light bulb market in the UK?
Test: Very basic math test; no need to prepare for this
Round 2: Two interviews
Partner: Very hard case on the automobile dealership market. Data presented in the form of charts.
45 mins long. Need to be very alert and pay attention for ques. Distribution channel based problem.
Manager: 30 min case
Estimate the size of the confectionery market in the UK?
Why LEK? Speak about your leadership roles and what do you bring to the table?
Are you considering other offers?
Don't say you are. Can really put them off.
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Interview 1: (Manager) Short case- How much does a taxi driver earn in London per annum?
Test: Very basic math test
Partner: Very hard case on the auto mobile dealership market. Data presented in the form of charts and asked to analyse.
45 mins long. Need to be very alert and pay attention for ques. Distribution channel based problem.
Manager: 30 min case
Estimate the size of the confectionery market in the UK?
Why LEK? Speak about your leadership roles and what do you bring to the table? Are you considering other offers?
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Associate Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting
Posted Feb 13, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Boston, MA (took 2+ weeks)
On-campus interview consisted of two interviews: a business strategy case and a market sizing question.
Second rounds consisted of three interviews: business strategy case, market sizing, business strategy case.
The interviewers for the strategy cases were much more interested in your approach to thinking rather than specific numbers - so often, they asked you to walk them through your thought process.
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Associate Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting
Posted Feb 15, 2010
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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 Feb 2010 in Boston, MA (took 2 weeks)
3 rounds
1st Round - Phone Screen (Judges mutual interest of candidate and company)
2nd Round (on campus) - 2 30-minute case-based interviews with consultants or associate consultants. One market-sizing question and a strategy based case.
Final Round - 3 30-minute case-based interviews with a partner and two managers. One market-sizing, a business strategy case, and a business logic case (advise the company how to allocate its resources based on a strategy case)
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No negotiation
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Associate Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting
Posted Nov 5, 2009
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took a day)
The on-campus interview included two different interviews. Both had cases and generally they spent 10 or 15 minutes on behavioral and the rest of the time on cases. One case was very quantitative, the other was very much grounded in strategy and didn't really involve numbers. Everyone seemed really nice and willing to help!
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Associate Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting
Posted Oct 24, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2007 in Boston, MA (took 2 days)
Employee referral led to in-office visit, although I had to contact the HR person a few times first. Interviewed with 2 consultants, both PhDs in life science. 45 mins each, behavioral and cases, with the cases coming from actual projects they had worked on. LEK emphasizes quantitative analysis and the cases probe on that, but they were not too difficult. Behavioral part focuses on why LEK and how you'll fit. 2nd round was the following week with 1 manager and 2 partners. All were behavioral and cases, with more emphasis on fit. Overall, the interviewers were sharp and friendly. The work culture was focused and hard-working, everybody is pretty busy during the working day.
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Was not able to negotiate. Company usually starts people off in specific salary bands, with better compensation as you progress
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Associate Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting
Posted Sep 18, 2009
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2007 (took a day)
The interviewer was very laid back, but not in a good way. He was tired, underdressed, and uninterested in really asking any questions. I wonder if he had gone to campus parties the night before. They seem to specifically want only Economics majors, and those intent on becoming lawyers. Coming from an engineering background, with only an economics major, the company was not interested in analytical ability as much as they were general economics knowledge. Since they didn't really ask questions, I can't say the interview was difficult, but it's hard to impress someone with typical interview talk when they cannot seem to keep their eyes open.
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Associate Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting
Posted Mar 18, 2009
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2007 in Los Angeles, CA (took a day)
Initial communications made at the career fair and "consulting night" on campus. After that, it consisted of applying for the position through the on-campus website. After being selected, there were two case interviews for the first round, which was held on-campus. These are each 30 minutes long, with each containing about a 15-20 minute case interview, one is more quant (market sizing), the other is more strategy focused. After that, there was a similar set of interviews during the 2nd round, located at the LEK office in Los Angeles. Here, there are 4 interviews, at least 2 cases, and 1-2 "fit" interviews, typically with engagement managers and VPs (partners)
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Very little room to negotiate. L.E.K. and consulting firms in general all have very comparable offers for the Consultant position. I was, however, able to negotiate my start date, and it seemed as though there was ~flexibility up to 3 months in either direction
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