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Consultant at Oliver Wyman
Posted Nov 18, 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 Oct 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 3 weeks)
Initially had a quantitative and logic reasoning test - each was 20 minutes and consisted of 30 questions. They were quite difficult and from the sounds of it no one completed the entire test. Once this phase was passed, two interviews with consultants were arranged. One was a case interview and the other a CV interview, each was 30 minutes. Decision and feedback were provided the next day based on the interviews. Overall was a positive experience and very well organized.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Graduate Position at Oliver Wyman
Posted Nov 13, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 2 weeks)
I applied quite early and got an invitation to take the tests that were really tough. Overall the experience was quite pleasant, I just wish I had more time to prepare
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Internship at Oliver Wyman
Posted Nov 2, 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 Feb 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 2 days)
The interview consisted of one group task, 3 case study interviews and 1 CV interview. There was also lunch provided and an opportunity to speak to a number of recent graduate recruits to the firm.
The group task had 8 people in, and lasted one hour. We split into pairs with each pair given one task. We had to read through some data, and try and find the key bits of information. Then we had to present what we had found to the rest of the team, and to someone from Oliver Wyman who was asking an the team manager.
In the CV interview, I was asked to expand on parts of my CV, and asked general competency questions.
The case study interviews all started with a general chat, sometimes about my CV, or just other questions. Then we worked through one particular case, which took about 20 mins. All the interviews were, in total, about 30 minutes each.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Consultant at Oliver Wyman
Posted Sep 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 May 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 3 weeks)
The first round interviews (4) was very straightforward and consisted of mostly market sizing questions. The second round (4) was considerably more advanced, with complicated computational problems as well as strategic ones (will divesting obtain a bank's desired cost reductions). Although I did not receive an offer, it was a very positive and well managed experience.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Intern at Oliver Wyman
Posted Jan 20, 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 Mar 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
CV Screening, Assessment Test and one round of 5 interviews - 4 case based 1 CV-based. Questions were:
1. Estimate number of bank accounts in the UK and the resultant amount of savings.
2. If you rob a bank and carry out everything you can in 2 bags, can you retire?
3. Entry into China insurance market.
4. Forgot another one
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Graduate at Oliver Wyman
Posted Dec 1, 2010 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Dec 2010 in City of London, England (United Kingdom) (took 1+ week)
Case study questions, 30 minutes , and 30 questions
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Summer Intern at Oliver Wyman
Posted May 29, 2010
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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 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 1+ week)
First sat a numerical test - the maths was very easy but it's basically impossible to finish all the questions on time, and they penalise you for incorrect answers and I think they reward you for making no mistakes. You need to pass the test in order to move onto the second round, which consisted of a group interview where we had to solve a business case and present it to some consultants, three case interviews and a CV interview. Case interviews weren't too difficult but varied a LOT from interviewer to interviewer - one was more of an informal chat on price discrimination (in relation to Tesco mobile), another just wanted me to do maths. In the CV interview the interviewer presented a case involving a PR scandal and asked how I'd handle the situation, in the role of the director of the firm under (true) accusations - however after talking to other interviewees it seems like my interviewer was the only one who did this.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Consultant at Oliver Wyman
Posted May 6, 2010
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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 Nov 2009 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 3 weeks)
Oliver Wyman was very professional in handling the entire hiring process. Communication was prompt and decisions were made within 24 hours. Process started with 2 tests, math and verbal. Not many people complete all questions in test. There is negative marking. First round is two 1:1 interviews. It will either be two case studies or one case study and one personality test. Final round is 3 case studies and 1 personality test with MDs.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Internship at Oliver Wyman
Posted Apr 5, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 2 days)
The people at Oliver Wyman are very laid back and down to earth. I had 3 interviews in the first round (2 case interviews and 1 CV interview) and one math test. The math test was really hard since you only had about 30 seconds for each question and it took at least 15 seconds just to understand many of the questions. I only scored about 50 % but it was enough. In the second round I had 3 case interviews. One of the case interviews was a brain teaser where the interviewer was more interested in how I structured my thinking than the actual answer itself. The brain teaser was really hard. I later tested it on 4-5 other students. Nobody came up with the right answer.
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Remember that the Oliver Wyman culture really is different from many other firms. Some of the interviewers met me in T-shirts and were really friendly. Just relax and do your best.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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Financial Services Associate Consultant at Oliver Wyman
Posted Feb 17, 2010
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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 Nov 2009 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
After passing their numeracy/verbal tests, I was invited to an on-site interview at their Bond Street HQ. The first interview was with an Oxford alumnus and was completely personality/competency based. The conversation lasted 30 minutes and was very relaxed. After a wait of a couple minutes, the HR person came and took me to the case study interview. I was not expected to write very much and the interviewer lead me along much more than I expected. Everything went according to plan but no offer. Whatcha gon do?
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