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Updated Apr 18, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Consultant at Oliver Wyman
Posted Apr 1, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Munich (Germany) (took 3 months)
Very organized and professional. I had six interviews in total, 2 on the phone and 4 on 1:1 with partners.
We had a lot of opportunities to mingle and get to know the persons at the office: they invited us for dinner and lunch. The persons we met were very nice, open and with very different backgrounds and center of interes.
My advice for the interview: prepare cases!
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The interview consisted of a Skills Test, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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GMC Intern at Oliver Wyman
Posted Mar 30, 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 Mar 2011 (took 3 weeks)
- 1st Round: 20 min/30 questions quantitative skills test (online)
- 2nd Round: 30 min Phone Case Interview with Associate Consultant; incredibly nice and helpful; don't be afraid of them being mean, they are just as interested in helping you solve the case as you are; very helpful feedback call the day after; will definitely apply again once I have more experience with case interviews
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Skills Test.
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Analyst - Health and LIfe Sciences at Oliver Wyman
Posted Mar 28, 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 Dec 2010 in New York, NY (took 5 weeks)
First a math test, impossible to finish but I made it through.
Then a phone case interview with an analyst, she was very nice and helpful, gave great feedback. The first case was a simple profit loss case.
Then another phone interview with a partner, he was also quite nice and helpful. A little slow to get back to me, but eventually he did.
Took them a few weeks to get back to me to schedule the final round in-office interview. All expenses paid. Went up to NYC, had 3 case interviews and 1 behavioral, all 1:1. The interviewers were alright, I wasn't very impressed but didn't have a big problem with them. One walked out of the interview at one point "for a second" and didn't return for 5 minutes, which was frustrating. Another came off as fairly un-intelligent.
What ticked me off was that they called me literally 10 minutes after I left the office to give me a rejection... I was in a cab trying to catch my flight... and provided no feedback except "you know, the competition." What did they expect putting a college senior up against an MBA, an investment banker, and someone with consulting experience?
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of an IQ/Intelligence Test, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Consultant at Oliver Wyman
Posted Mar 15, 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 Mar 2011 in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) (took 2 months)
Met Oliver Wyman recruiters at a university recruiting event in US and was referred to colleagues in Dubai after expressing interest in ME practice. Spoke by phone with Dubai manager to gather information about the office and applied online to Dubai. Was first asked to take an online test consisting of 30 multiple choice questions. First round was a phone interview with a consultant, second round was a phone interview with a partner.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Phone Interview.
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Analyst at Oliver Wyman
Posted Feb 25, 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 2010 in Chicago, IL (took 2 weeks)
Interviewed through on-campus recruiting. There was a computer-based quantitative test first. Then first round, two case interviews. Second round was 3 case interviews and 1 behavioral. The process was very well planned out. We were invited to networking events before interviews. The people at OW are super friendly and approachable, and I could really see myself enjoying working with them.
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Negotiation Details
I didn't negotiate, I thought the offer was quite generous
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Analyst at Oliver Wyman
Posted Feb 21, 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 Oct 2010 in Al Hajarayn (United Arab Emirates) (took 2 weeks)
The application process consisted of an online IQ/Math test and then two phone interviews and finally an in-office with Dubai partners held in Boston. The first phone interview was quite simple and easy. Started with basic questions about me and my education for about 2-3 mins and then went on to a case, which wasn't too hard, the interviewer was very nice and friendly and guided me through the whole interview and told me right away that I had passed to the second phone interview round and asked me if I had any questions for them. The second phone interview was exactly the same format, however this time around the interviewer was not friendly at all, he called me about 20 minutes later than the scheduled time. He tried to make the interview very hard but his way of doing that was by constantly interrupting me and pushing me off track rather than giving me a more difficult case.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Summer Intern at Oliver Wyman
Posted Feb 9, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in New York, NY (took a day)
Had two sections - behavioral and then case
Behavioral was rather straightforward, simple fit questions (including why OW?)
Case was vague, the question was: how does a bank make money?
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The interview consisted of a Personality Test and a 1:1 Interview.
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Analyst at Oliver Wyman
Posted Feb 9, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Boston, MA (took a day)
Interviewed with 2 senior consultants (30 min each), one behavior and one case. The behavioral component consisted of fairly standard quesitons -- why OW, tell me about a time you had difficulty working within a team, what's your proudest accomplishment, etc. The case tripped me up -- it was a fairly standard expectation problem if I recall correctly, but definitely a different flavor of case from McKinsey, Bain, BCG, & co. I got the impression that they expect their candidates to be up to snuff with their probability, so make sure you brush up beforehand. In general firm culture seemed a bit stiff, but both interviewers were fairly friendly and turn around time was reasonable.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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FS Consultant at Oliver Wyman
Posted Jan 23, 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 Jan 2011 (took a day)
Invited to take assessment test, very limited time for the number of questions, but fairly straightforward. Invited to first round interview, consisted two half hour interviews, one case study and one CV based. CV interview carried out by a consultant-very relaxed, case study carried out by a partner-a bit more challenging.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Consultant at Oliver Wyman
Posted Jan 22, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in Boston, MA (took 2 months)
Like everyone says, there is a skills test, 2 phone interviews and then an in-office interview. Helpful feedback is quickly provided by the interviewers. Very organized and pleasant process to go through compared to other firms. OW has a slightly different approach to case interviews than other firms, very focused on candidates ability to structure problem, not as concerned with the answer. Best for candidate to be very deliberate in framing answer, and not make too many assumptions without clarifying that you are making them first with interviewer. All in all a pleasant experience with a talented group of people.
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Reason for Declining
Would have gladly worked at OW, but received an offer from my 1st choice that I couldn't refuse.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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