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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2010 in New York, NY (took 2 months)

After applying online I received call from HR Manager within two working days. She then sent me link to case interview study material. After 5 weeks she scheduled my further interview. Evening before my interview she called me to tell that interview may not be case interview. It was kind of late to give this kind of information because I was already knee deep into studying case interview and had not really thought about any other kind of questions. On the day of interview manager called me 15 minutes late. Interview was not case interview. It was like any other normal interview. It caught me off-guard. After hardly ten minutes and breaking my speech in between interviewer ended the interview.

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How do you perform segmentation analysis?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2010 in Madrid (Spain) (took a day)

Two 1:1 interviews, 15-20 min of personal questions, 30 of case study. 1 math-logic test with 26 questions (similar to GRE/GMAT questions, not hard but time-consuming). One of the interviewers and I didn't get along, at all. Only got feedback from him.

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Tell me a story about a time in which you led a team and there was a conflict.

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2010 in Prague (Czech Republic) (took 2 days)

After my CV was selected I was invited to sit a test in the office. It is the classic test very similiar to the one on the web page. I passed and got invited to interviews which are happening every month once. Interview day consists of 3 interviews with consultants in the morning and if you are sucessful, 2 interviews with partners in the afternoon. Interviews are 60% case study - very technical, 40 % CV and experience.

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Calculate how much coil is needed in the plant according to its characteristics...

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2010 (took a day)

Applied as an APD candidate after they came to my school. Didn't think I would get past the application screen because of my unconventional work experience. However, got called in for the IWIA in jersey city. Did the early session: Got there at 9, sat down for the exam, which was ok. The breakout sessions were really helpful in getting me into the case mindset as I had never done such an interview before. This probably showed.

Interview Questions

case interview was a semiconductor business that faced a decision whether to move into circuit board business.

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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Aug 2008 (took 2 days)

great communications with recruiters, testing was a bit challening, interview fast paced

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Analytical

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Negotiation Details

not able to negotitate

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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Aug 2008 (took a day)

IT Analyst, Started with One hour skill test, Top performers called in first, Panel Interview. Job Offered on the spot ,if you impress them.

Interview Questions

How would you like see yourself in Five years( Justify)

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What was the most difficult issue you resolved and how.

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Negotiation Details

Take it or leave it.

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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jan 2009 (took a day)

Online applications were due in September. I was notified in December 2008 that I was selected for an interview in January 2009. They provided a lot of helpful information throughout the process with online resources, web conference, practice cases, workshop at the local office, and a buddy to answer any questions.

The interview consisted of a reasoning test (written) and two back-to-back interviews, each consisting of a case and a behavioural question.

Interview Questions

Give an example of a time when you had to persuade someone.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jul 2010 (took 2 weeks)

The company sent an email to specific students from the university, and upon submission of cover letter and resume, they got back to us inviting us to take their written problem solving test. They included a sample of the test (also posted on their website) to help us review for it, since it was quite difficult. You can also check out other consulting company websites for sample exams, but their styles vary. It helped doing them and reading their test-taking tips though, so be sure to go through them.
During the test itself, I was with 4 other schoolmates in the room and we were given an hour to complete a 26-question test - roughly about 2 minutes per question (time management was essential). Tip: If the question seems to complicated to solve in 2 minutes, skip, then go back to it, or make an intelligent guess.
I heard from them a week later, inviting me for Round 1 of interviews. They even sent a profile of my interviewers, which was pretty helpful because you get to know what to expect. Unfortunately, my first interviewer had to fly off to Jakarta the night before the interview, so we had a video conference interview. I think it made me nervous and I had a harder time thinking through things, because I couldn't really feel how the interviewer was reacting towards my responses. Besides having 1 personality type question, most of the time was spent on analyzing a case. Think through your answer first, don't be afraid to ask questions, and have a logical framework. I got thrown off because my interviewer kind of dismissed my initial points as irrelevant, but they're very helpful in helping you get through it.

My second interviewer was with a principal (10 years experience) in the company. She was also very nice about it, and very personable. Our interview went more smoothly and quickly, and I really enjoyed talking to her. Again, with the case she was really helpful. What I appreciated the most though, was that even though in the end they didn't take me, she was the one who personally called me back to inform me about their decision and even gave me feedback about what I could improve on based on the interviews I had. Having said that, given the opportunity, I'd definitely apply there again because of the great people that work there.

Interview Questions

A CEO of a Russian alcohol distributor is planning to expand into alcohol production. What would be the factors you'd consider to see if he should pursue this idea?

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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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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2010 (took 2 weeks)

Submitted resume and coverletter. Resume needs to emphasise on significant leadership qualities and academic achievement with distiction. Hiring process includes 1 pst test and 3 interviews. I am now waiting to begin the process after being invited to the test.

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The interview consisted of a Background Check.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2009 (took a day)

McKinsey invite people with advance degress from premier schools, the interviewing process consist of a DA/DI round followed by 2 case study session which accordin to them are just test processes but I personally believe they evaluate the candidates in this process. The result for the first round of interviews are declared the very next day.

Interview Questions

The business case was regarding a wine 2 competing wine companies producing 3 class of wines in a given fictitious location. The aim is to achieve a 10% growth rate of one of the company.

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