I applied through college or university. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Kearney (Chicago, IL) in Oct 2018
Interview
I did the interview through the school recruiting.
The first round was at school which was a 45 interview with a focus on behavioral questions and a short 15 minutes market sizing.
The second round was in Chicago office: 1. Excel test 2. three back to back interviews and 3. Written case.
Excel test was an hour test on an excel sheet. Knowledge of regression, pivot table and the capability to get insight into the data is important.
Three interviews were mostly with senior managers or partners. Two of them gave a short case as well. The main focus was on communication skills and data analytics experiences.
Written case: 75 minutes to read the case, do the analysis and make a powerpoint (not on sticky sheets). Presented for 10 minutes and was questioned by the interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Failure question
- How do you do when you are not interested in a topic in a meeting or class.
- Have you recently learned something new?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Kearney (Chicago, IL)
Interview
First, there was a technical case study which required some data analysis. After that, there were 2 45-min back to back interviews; one behavioral with a partner, and one case study interview with a team principal.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you failed. Why do you consider it a failure?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Kearney (London, England) in Jun 2018
Interview
Round 0: Initial phone call with the hiring manager
Round 1: A 40' behavioral interview with an Associate, followed by a technical test
Round 2: A 40' behavioral interview with a Sr. Principal, followed by a shorter more general/fit type interview with a Partner
Heard back on the decision the very next day
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
1. Tell me a time when you managed conflict in your team;
