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Updated Dec 25, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Consultant at Monitor Group
Posted Dec 25, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Cambridge, MA (took a day)
The recruiters for Monitor were very energetic and personable. During the interview process, we were given a case study of around 10 pages consisting of a 4 pages worth of summary and 6 pages worth of graphs and charts. I was given 25 minutes to answer 3 questions within the 10 pg packet. When the interview started, the first question was about the quantitative section. I had oversimplified the quantitative question using assumptions from previous experience. The interviewer made me go over the entire quantitative question and walked me step by step, at that point I saw I had forfeited the interview from his tone. The interviewer was a industrial engineer from Georgia Tech, he seemed mild mannered and cerebral. Main point is to take the full time to nail the quantitative portion and to thoroughly read the summary within a confined time to allow for problem solving. Also, your notes will be taken up so its important for you to demonstrate organization.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Case Team Member at Monitor Group
Posted Dec 11, 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 Boston, MA (took 2 months)
Very friendly and very helpful. This is probably the one place that I really enjoyed the whole interview process
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Internship at Monitor Group
Posted Oct 31, 2011
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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 Oct 2011 in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (Brazil) (took 2 months)
First, the candidates do a GMAT like test. If approved, they are called for a case interview.
The case interview consists of a written case, which one reads alone and must solve three questions. The interviewer comes and the interviewee explains how he got to the results.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Background Check.
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Internship at Monitor Group
Posted Oct 11, 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 Jul 2011 in Zurich (Switzerland) (took 3+ weeks)
The first round consists of two 1:1 interviews with 30 minutes preparation each. you will be handed a booklet of about 15-20 pages with background infos, charts etc and 3 tasks. then you'll work through the 3 tasks with the interviewer. this takes about 45 minutes. the remaining 15 minutes is about you and your motivation
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Winter Internship at Monitor Group
Posted Jun 26, 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 Apr 2011 in Johannesburg (South Africa) (took 6 weeks)
Interview process started with an online application. Shortlisted candidates were then invited to sit an on campus analytics test.
Candidates who passed the test were invited to a case study interview. Case study was very similar to that on the Monitor website - watch out for small details in the fine print.
Candidates who performed well in this round were invited to final round interviews and flown to Johannesburg. The first day consisted of a dinner with company executives followed by a group case study interview(similar to first round except done in a group setting and a more difficult case) Monitor executives watch silently. The final interview consisted of a role play dealing with client interaction.
Ended up not getting an offer to the botching the group case study(made a market sizing mistake)
Received extensive feedback after the interview process as well as throughout the interview process - a consultant would call one up to prepare one for each round of interviews.
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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, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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Associate Consultant at Monitor Group
Posted May 26, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 (took 4 weeks)
Monitor Group's interview process differs from other major consulting firm. First round consists of GMAT type exam. There was a long wait as scheduling the Analytics Test seemed to be a challenge. Receptionist seemed nice, overall experience however was cold and impersonal.
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I Applied Online.
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Consultant at Monitor Group
Posted Mar 10, 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 Feb 2011 in Cambridge, MA (took 1 week)
Overall it was a great experience to interview with Monitor Group. People were very nice, polite, and very relaxed, to the point where sometimes it felt like an informal conversation. Monitor really will test how good you can take feedback, and if you can improve upon the feedback received from first round.
FIRST ROUND. 1 hour long. It starts with 15 minutes of going through 2-3 pages of text, and about 5-6 slides in a laminated booklet, and attempt to answer 3-4 questions. After the 15 min are up the interviewer comes in and asks you to walk him/her through your answers to the questions. After the initial 15 minutes I had just finished reading the booklet and started answering the first question, so I got kinda nervous since I did not have good answers to the other questions. First questions is quant, and the other ones are qual. Try to STRUCTURE your approach to every question and be open about the information you are missing and what you would need to answer the question, then the interviewer can help you answer them. The name of the game here is "LET"S SEE HOW YOU THINK (how structured you are), AND WALK ME THROUGH YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS (communication skills, clear, concise). Last 15-20 min of fit/behavioral interview.
After a few days I was contacted for a final interview at their HQ.
FINAL ROUND. Group presentation. About 3 hours long. The name of this game is COOPERATION and TEAM WORK. Get to know the candidates before the interview starts. Give tips, be willing to receive tips. First 30 min everybody gets same laminated booklet of about 16 pages, with a a mix of text and charts (no questions yet). The next 30 minutes everybody gets 1-2 pages of a personalized section of the case, which also contains 3-4 questions that are exclusive to you. Take the time to read, understand, and prepare your presentation. Your section will probably be testing your weaknesses from the first round interview, so make sure you work on the feedback you get from the first round interviewer. After the first hour, everybody has 15 min to present and 3 min to prepare the board and for the team to read your section. Use the whole board, include the team on your analysis. BE A GOOD LEADER. YOU OWN YOUR 15 MIN. DON'T OVERPOWER THE CONVERSATION, BUT DON'T LET OTHERS DOMINATE YOUR PRESENTATION. Last 30 min spent on a one-on-one behavioral/feedback interview/session with a consultant.
Got offer a few days later.
Make sure you go through the case example Monitor has on its site. Know SPECIFICALLY why you want to work with Monitor and not other consulting firm. Monitor is very unique, so it's not that hard to find differences, but make sure you do your homework. And network, network, network.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.
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Internship at Monitor Group
Posted Mar 1, 2011
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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 Feb 2011 in Cambridge, MA (took a day)
1 hour interview. They give you a case study based off of one the company has actually done and you have one analytical (math) question and two more holistic ones. You get a really crappy elementary school calculator and a lot of information- more than you can process in 15 min. They come back in and ask you to walk through your thinking- I got the sense that it was about whether the numbers were close, but behind that, really whether your methodology was right and how you approached the question. How do you view the market, why do you see this firm as a competitor and this firm as not one? Etc etc.
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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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Consultant at Monitor Group
Posted Feb 12, 2011
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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 Feb 2011 in Cambridge, MA (took 3 weeks)
I was initially contacted months ago, and asked if I was interested in coming in for an interview. The first interview occurred approximately three weeks ago.
The first interview started with a case interview. I was given ~30 minutes to review a packet of information (text and charts, ~15 pages) and a series of questions about that information. Following that time period, the interviewer returned and asked me to give answers to the questions, explaining my thought process in detail. Some of the questions were quantitative in nature, others were more qualitative. This case interview was then followed up by a 1 on 1 "fit" interview. (e.g. "Why consulting?" "Why Monitor?" etc.)
Approximately a week later, I was invited for a second interview and given detailed feedback from my first interview.
The second interview was a group interview, with approximately five candidates. We each reviewed identical packets of material for 30 minutes. We were then each given an individual packet of material to review for another 30 minutes (each individual had a unique individual packet which was related to the group material). Each candidate was then given ~15 minutes to present their individual material and the questions they were given. They also presented their answers, but solicited feedback from the other members of the group. Cooperation and collaboration is the name of the game for this group interview, not competition!
The group interview was then followed by a one-on-one interview with more "fit" style questions.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.
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Consultant at Monitor Group
Posted Dec 22, 2010
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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 Nov 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
Written case study interview. I was placed in a room with two other candidates and given 20 minutes to go over about 15 pages of texts and graphs. The case was on a pharma company who wanted to buy out one of its rivals. One quant question, two qualitative questions. There is no way you will finish in 20 mins....you have to have a rough idea of what you are going to answer before speaking to the consultants. Organization is critical when answering. Overall its a very casual interview.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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