Managing Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at PA Consulting with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Managing Consultant roles take an average of 57 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PA Consulting overall takes an average of 37 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PA Consulting as a Managing Consultant according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Background check: 18%
Skills test: 18%
Group panel interview: 9%
Phone interview: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at PA Consulting (London, England) in Sep 2015
Interview
Standard application - CV and cover letter, online numerical tests and interview. Would be beneficial to focus on that fact that you specialise at PA consulting in a certain area, which is quite different to other companies.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at PA Consulting in Apr 2025
Interview
Met three senior leaders, each interview one hour. None of them were connected in anyway, seemed messy and chaotic, God knows how many more rounds there was going to be so I gave them an ultimatum.
I applied through other source. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at PA Consulting (London, England) in Sep 2023
Interview
Good professional interview process initially - yet to hear the results and suspect I never will. Second interviewer seemed to look for network connections and not be interviewing for the same role as the first interview. Also one hour scheduled and interviewer immediately said only had thirty minutes…. Second interviewer did not appear to enjoy working there …
Met with 4 different partners and needed to present a partner / MC case around my business plan. We then had a discussion on which level I would be best to come in at
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience, clints, expected revenue you can bring in, etc. All very normal senior level questions.