I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Sydney) in Mar 2011
Interview
I applied online. Received a call from the Recruitment Director. Organised a first-round interview.
First round consisted of two interviews, 1 hour each (fit questions, case, general questions), with a consultant and then a project leader.
Second round consisted of two interviews with Principals.
Final round consisted of two interviews with Partners.
Cases tended to get more interviewer-led as the seniority of interviewers increased. By the partner round I forgot I was doing cases and just entered into more of a discussion. It was actually a lot of fun and I ended up being quite relaxed by the end.
I found out I had an offer about an hour and a half later by phone.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the one thing in the world you're really passionate about?
I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Jakarta)
Interview
- CV
- Online Casey
- First Round 2x interview with Principal
- Second Round 2-3x interview with Partners
Overall not very hard if you trained well, although i imagine
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case interview standards, sometimes a bit abstract especially on partner level
3x case interviews, interviewee led, questions about experience and relevant background, always dig deeper to understand details eg on leadership experience. Cases vary all the time, need to ne ready for anything. Thinking js rewarded
Case interview about merger and acquisition
Was medium difficulty has a lot of brainstorming and analytical elements
Required quick thinking structuring and deep analysis to really ace it easily
Practice is def mandatory and failure to do so will lead to failure