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Updated Feb 10, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Graduate at PA Consulting
Posted Feb 10, 2012
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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 Jan 2012 (took 2 weeks)
Initial phone interview was a general competency with questioons relating to past experience and degree. Very friendly and helpful throughout, the interviewer put me at ease straight away. This lasted about 40mins. The next day I was asked to complete numerical and verbal reasoning tests online. Again after only a day I was invited to an assessment centre which consisted of a 1 to 1 technical interview about my degree and work experience. After this a case study role play and finally a group excerise and presentation. The entire day lasted about 5 hours and was a nice experience. I recieved feedback within a week but was unsuccessful. The company kept me up to date on my progress throughout and could not have been more helpful (other than to offer me the job!)
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.
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Management Consultant at PA Consulting
Posted Nov 23, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 (took 2 months)
the interview was a positive experience - the company had done their homework - know what they were looking for and knew what a potential recruit would want. The process was seamless, the recruitment staff very professional polite and incredibly friendly. The partner that interviewed me had huge integrity, knowledge and gravitas. A great advert for their company
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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Consultant Analyst at PA Consulting
Posted Oct 24, 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 London, England (United Kingdom) (took 4+ weeks)
Phone interview with HR, Numerical & verbal tests, another phone interview, a personality questionnaire, followed by a full day assessment centre with presentations, case studies, partner interviews, group discussions & personality fit discussions. Final stage was a further partner interview.
Negotiation Details
Good. Be clear & upfront of your expectations.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Analyst at PA Consulting
Posted Apr 14, 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 May 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 4+ weeks)
Started of with phone interview and several tests. Afterwards I went to a case interview and in the third round a partner interview.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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PR Manager at PA Consulting
Posted Mar 28, 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 New York, NY (took 5 months)
The interview process is long; it took over 5 months. In the final interview, I interviewed with 3 people and had to make a presentation on my strategy for the role. I also had to take a analytics and verbal assessment test. The people were all very focused, intelligent and passionate about their roles. The culture was somewhat staid but a few were very keen on changing that.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.
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Consultant at PA Consulting
Posted Aug 22, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2009 in Washington, DC (took 2 weeks)
Seems like they are expecting cut back. Not impressed by the enthusiasm of the interviewer.
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Reason for Declining
Seems like they are expecting cut back. Not impressed by the enthusiasm of the interviewer.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Principal Consultant at PA Consulting
Posted Aug 16, 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 Jul 2010 (took 7+ weeks)
Initial communication was via recruiter. First interview was 2 different managing consultants and HR. Also had to undertake reasoning and personality tests online, outside of the interview process. Second interview was a technical interview, 1 partner by phone and 1 partner in person. Demanding but relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Questions were generally based around experience and capabilities but I was also asked a few technical questions to back up claims from my CV. Also asked some forward looking questions about what I could bring to the role.
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Negotiation Details
Negotiation was very much pre-offer and first talk about salary was a reasonable offer tabled.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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Research Analyst at PA Consulting
Posted Jul 28, 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 Jan 2008 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
Interviewed by a panel of interviewers. People were very warm and helpful during the interview. It is not a stress interview rather the interviews try to get you into a comfort zone in order to understand your personality traits.
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Negotiation Details
Not able to negotiate much
Other Details
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 Background Check.
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Principal Consultant at PA Consulting
Posted Jun 29, 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 Aug 2008 (took 3+ months)
A long and involved process - phone interview with HR, then series of personality and intelligence tests over the internet, then interview with peer, then interview with Partner followed by presentation finally further interview iwth Senior Partner
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Negotiation Details
Nothing, didnt move for salary so as long as they matched my current package I was happy.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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Analyst at PA Consulting
Posted Apr 15, 2010
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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 Jan 2008 (took 5+ weeks)
It was a very long interview process - well in excess a month. It started with a telephone interview with a HR person. Followed by an online intelligence test. Followed by three 1:1 interviews. Hr ensured that I was always up to date with the latest info so I knew where I stand in the process. But it was just too long of a process...
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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