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Updated May 22, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Senior Associate at Revel Consulting
Posted May 22, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2012 in Seattle, WA (took 3 weeks)
I received a phone call within twelve hours of hitting submit. The phone interview was not much of an interview but rather an overview of Revel, it's pure consulting methodology and it's business model/compensation structure. [HINT: think of 2-3 good questions about the firm when your recruiter is delivering the pitch.] At the end of this interview, I was invited to come for in person interviews: a behavioral and a case study interview. These were scheduled for 2.5 weeks after phone interview.
The 1:1 interviews were fairly straightforward. Standard questions during behavioral. It was a very relaxed, almost informal, interview.Case study was also standard - make an action plan and provide suggestion with limited information. I felt I underperformed on case study component. [HINT: be prepared to use a dry erase board to work through your solutions] So I left fairly certain no offer was forthcoming.
I left the interview impressed with Revel, its culture and its recruitment process. It seems like a firm where an individual can grow and contribute simultaneously and where an individual can exchange ideas, test theories, and innovate solutions. The people I met were sharp, articulate and excited about the firm. Although I did not anticipate an offer, I was glad to learn of the firm and to meet some of its players.
I sent emails of thanks to my recruiter, interviewers, and scheduler. A week passed with neither update nor response, so I followed up with my recruiter to inquire about a decision timeline or a status update regarding my application. No reply.
I understand the logic of this approach ("why waste our time if we are not moving forward"), but Revel seems to pride itself on being a firm that respects people and their lives, obligations, opinions, etc. In the interviews, each person I spoke with gushed about the personal respect embedded in the firm's culture. So I found this aspect of the application process a bit confusing to be honest. Although my interactions with the firm were few and brief, I expected a little more from it.
That said, the interview experience was positive overall. Be prepared to hear a pitch about the firm (telephone interview), to discuss your experiences and practices (behavioural), and to solve a few problems on the fly (case study). As for post-interview protocol, don't expect to hear from Revel if you think the interview went poorly.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Recruiting Manager at Revel Consulting
Posted Mar 7, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took 2 weeks)
I received a call about an internal management role with Revel Consulting and had the interview time scheduled with the internal manager (to be left nameless) only to realize this individual was new to his role and didn't have a clue about the role and didn't understand what he was looking for, the basics of the interview. This was the individual I would be directly reporting to and he doesn’t really know how to sell the company and I didn't feel that there is a good structure in place from what he said.
From a brief conversation I gathered that they don't know what they need, know what they want or what authority to give or how to manage the function... what more can I say who would take a job that sounds this dysfunctional. Seems like a churn role and maybe that is why so many internal people have left recently.
I asked the process and formality of what was already happening and there were processes or any improvement that had been made from past suggestions so why would I want to walk into a dysfunctional organization... glad I only took the interview so far it could have been worse if I had taken the job.
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Reason for Declining
There was no direction and I heard from past employees that it wasn't a good place to be or to grow.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Associate at Revel Consulting
Posted Dec 19, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2009 in Kirkland, WA (took 1 week)
Phone interview to understand culture and answer questions. The flow as personable and I had time and space to all my questions
In person interview was a mix of impersonal and problem solving skills. I had submitted my resume and the manager has reviewed it, and asked detailed questions. He provided answers to any additional questions I had. I provided detailed answers to a number of capability based questions and scenarios (client management). Overall I could see the culture and liked what I saw. Offer letter was quick and the package was completive.
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Negotiation Details
Reasonable process answered question and had open discussion about value provided.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Consultant at Revel Consulting
Posted Dec 8, 2011 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Kirkland, WA (took 4 weeks)
My experience with Revel was not necessarily negative nor exceptionally positive. I first had a phone screening with a recruiter who explained about the company and a few weeks later she scheduled an interview with two managers, one to give a case study interview and the other to do a “behavioral” interview.
The case study interview consisted of the manager providing scenarios to see how one problem solves. However, very little information or context was provided for a problem that would need to be more thoroughly analyzed to come up with appropriate solutions. The behavioral interview consisted of walking a person through my resume and answering a project management related question. I didn’t feel that either assessed my competencies, past experience or future potential well at all. It seemed that they had already made a decision about my qualifications.
Candidates should beware that their “Pure Consulting” - “reduces the barriers between great minds and great opportunities” is silly marketing messaging. It only means they work just like the other “boutique” consultancies – they manage the client, negotiate the rate, write the SOW and occasionally touch base with the client. They want the consultants to focus only on the work. Nothing new there.
Revel doesn’t actually provide a collaborative work environment nor do they provide any professional development training as their website states. When I asked about this, they said that they don’t do much team project collaboration and I was told they have no formal development programs for associates – they only do occasional peer-to-peer mentoring or brown bag lunches on a topic. Again, same as other consultancies. Also, their pay rates are no higher and in some cases lower than other consultancies. Revel needs to better evaluate people who have broad and deep experience, knowledge and ability. People who have years of industry experience and have managed an array of projects, from strategy to execution. I think Revel thinks too highly of themselves and have an elitist attitude. Revel is not a company with which I would want to work .
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Associate at Revel Consulting
Posted Aug 2, 2011 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Kirkland, WA (took 3 weeks)
The interview process consisted of a 30 minute phone screen, primarily focusing on getting to know you and taking a quick look into your background and past experience. The next step was an interview with two separate managers, both lasting about 45 minutes to an hour. The first interview was a behavioral interview, seeing how you interacted in past experiences and to see how you would react if a similar situation came about. The second interview was a case interview with the interviewer given a “for instance” scenario to see how you problem solve. It seemed that the interviewers were looking for candidates who fit the culture of the company and not the specific project. Once a candidate receives the stamp of approval, they then begin to look for the right project and you begin to interview with different clients to find a project that suits you.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Operations at Revel Consulting
Posted Jan 13, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2009 (took 2 weeks)
The interview process seemed to flow very quickly with interviews lasting about 15-20 minutes. Phone interview and in person interview was very detailed and informational but the last interview was very short and didnt seem to serve a purpose.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Consultant at Revel Consulting
Posted Sep 24, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2009 (took 4 weeks)
At the time the copnay hired to positions, not to have a bench. As a result the interview/hiring process took quite a while. Once they had secured a position i recieved a call and we closed with an in person 1:1 interview.
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Negotiation Details
Rate negotiation is limited to what what the client will pay, thier markup and what you will settle on.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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