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Updated May 22, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Consultant at Slalom Consulting
Posted Jul 18, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in Portland, OR (took 1+ week)
I was being hired out of state, so this is probably not typical. I applied online via Slalom's website, and immediately (within 3 hours) was contacted by their recruiter who wanted to schedule a phone interview. After the initial phone interview, I scheduled my in-person interviews (I was traveling to Portland anyway). I was interviewed by 3 people, including the GM, the Director, and another consultant. Prior to receiving a formal offer, I was asked to have another phone conversation with the GM.
The two key things about this interview process: Slalom is really interested in the cultural and work environment fit of new hires. From a cultural perspective, most employees are from the big consulting firms and are looking for a more relaxed, less stress (and less traveling) environment. From a work perspective, the Portland market is small and the work can be less exciting than other metropolitan areas, so they wanted to make sure I was ok with that.
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Negotiation Details
Out of the 3 companies I interviewed with, this was the easiest. I was able to negotiate a small relocation package to help me move, as well as exactly the compensation package I was looking for. If Slalom wants you, they are easy to negotiate with.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Office Manager at Slalom Consulting
Posted Jul 23, 2011 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Jul 2011 in Atlanta, GA (took 1+ week)
The interview process was very quick. The recruiter made the position sound amazing. I was thrilled to be asked back so soon. I met with the GM the following day.
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Reason for Declining
After meeting with the GM and learning that it was less of an interview...and more of a way to sit me down to say "We'll hire you as long as you don't want to make anything" .... I figured this wasn't the place for me.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Consultant at Slalom Consulting
Posted Jul 2, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 (took 1 week)
Very informal interview process. I was contacted by a national recruiter, then referred to a local recruiter in my city. I met with the local recruiter first, then with the Managing Director for the office. Both meetings were in the local Starbucks.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Consultant at Slalom Consulting
Posted Jun 7, 2011 — 1 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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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took 3 weeks)
The recruiter was very supportive in terms of accommodating the candidate's schedule and was prompt in scheduling interview sessions with folks at Slalom. Overall a very positive experience. Everyone was professional.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Consultant at Slalom Consulting
Posted Jun 5, 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 Jun 2010 (took 4+ weeks)
Coffee meeting with local manager, followed by lunch informational interview with local practice leadership. All meeting coordianted via email. Strong push and focus on the company's people focused culture and all the events that were available to it's people.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Consultant at Slalom Consulting
Posted May 27, 2011
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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 May 2011 (took 3 weeks)
Very professional interview. Slalom responded quickly to application process, interview, and an offer was made within days of group interview. Cultural fit was very important. All of the interviewers stressed the importance of openess and transparency and left time for questions about the company.
Seems like this company has gotten the point about how what doing what is best for its employees leads to satisfied customers.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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BI Consultant at Slalom Consulting
Posted May 11, 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 Dec 2010 in Chicago, IL (took 3 months)
Was contacted out of the blue by one of their in-house recruiters. The process was almost comical in its frustration. I wasn't really looking for a job, but seemed like an interesting place so I talked with him and tried to setup an interview only to have it canceled again and again. Days would go by without any contact and then suddenly he would try again to schedule a face-to-face meeting only to cancel the day of.
After many failed meet-up attempts I finally had a day off and was thus able to meet with the recruiter for a few an hour or so at their office. I was admittedly unprepared and pretty much had everything that could go wrong, go wrong, including me being late and showing up under-dressed due to a sandwich mishap in my car. However after another week of not hearing anything I called him again and he said he was glad everything went so well and that he wanted me to meet with the director of the practice.
We actually got something setup, though I had to take a personal day from work to make it happen, and after the pain of the rest of the process I thought the interview went great (it was a fairly standard non-technical interview that lasted about an hour) and yet I never heard from either again. Not knowing if it was the recruiter's usual flakiness or disinterest I tried contacting both the recruiter and the interviewer a few times, so the lack of contact was certainly not an oversight, but it definitely left me annoyed. I still think it seems like an interesting place but, wow, I still can't believe how much the whole process sucked.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Consultant at Slalom Consulting
Posted Mar 23, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Feb 2010 (took 2 months)
A painful process that is ambiguous and unnecessarily long. The process consisted of 4 interviews that all took place on different days. I was never given an overview of where I was at in the process and when I asked that very question I was given answers like well it is up to you what the next steps are. Very odd and unorganized process.
The recruiters used words like congratulations and the door is wide open which led you to believe that an offer was forthcoming when it only meant another interview was being lined up.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Management Consultant at Slalom Consulting
Posted Mar 2, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in Los Angeles, CA (took 2 weeks)
I sent in my resume through the website and got in touch immediatley with recruiters and even some of the leadership team down in Los Angeles. The interviews consisted of meeting with someone to see if there was a good cultural fit and another to review skills. Culture is obviously very important at this company, and the people were all very friendly.
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Negotiation Details
I was given a very fair offer after volunteering an offer I received from one of the Big Four. They have a very unique compensation model which was one of the reasons I ended up working here.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Consultant at Slalom Consulting
Posted Feb 3, 2011 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Atlanta, GA (took 2 weeks)
Run-around to get on the docket, had to pull some strings. Did a 1:1 interview at lunch for 1 hour, but was not offered lunch. Second interview was at office at lunch over 2 hours but no lunch offered and I had to pay my own parking. Offered same day. Interviewees need to go in knowing the difference between independent contracting, employee consulting, and company employee to recognize what a gem this is, if you are competent at what you say you do. If you are useless, go to Accenture.
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Negotiation Details
No. Timing is everything. They tend to interview, but only offer if they can place you immediately. So definitely try to get in, but timing is everything.
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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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