I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Egon Zehnder (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2015
Interview
The interview process consisted of a phone interview that last about 30 minutes which was mostly behavioral, an explanation of what the company does, your potential position as a summer analyst and some questions for the interviewer. The phone interview did not need any real preparation, just some careful thought about how you would answer some questions like "what did you do in this situation when someone challenged you?" etc etc. The in-person interview took place at my university, which was two 45 minute back to back interviews starting with a behavioral interview and then a case. The case wasn't too difficult, it was just more about showing your enthusiasm and potential to the interviewer. They were more interested in seeing your thought process more so than the responses you came up with. Overall, not too difficult of an interview process. Just be confident, personable, do some research on the company, and you should be fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you go about researching filling a CFO position for Avon in North America? How do you handle situations where your superiors do not agree with your point of view? Why do you want to work for us?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Egon Zehnder (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2016
Interview
I applied through the school career center. There was a phone interview for the first round, and on-site interview for the final round. The phone interview was 30 mins long, and final one was 1:30 hrs back to back interviews. The interviewers were all friendly and very chill to talk with, but they asked sharp questions once in a while, so I recommend that you stay on your toes even when the conversation is going smooth.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interview questions were general behavioral questions but with emphasis on your communication skills: ex. tell me about a time you had to push your opinion to someone who disagrees with you
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Egon Zehnder (Atlanta, GA) in Feb 2016
Interview
Sent them my resume, then had brief phone screening, was contacted a couple of days later about a skype interview. took two hours (1 hour of behavior, 45 min case, 15 min questions). it was pretty standard. the case was an executive search case and didn't require math. people were friendly. second interview involved talking to about 4 different analysts and they got to ask various questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
whats been a valuable experience?
why egon zehnder?
what experiences qualify you for this?
