I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at ZS Associates (Pune) in Oct 2010
Interview
HR screening, Puzzle round, Case round, Manager round, Principal round, Final offer. Business case was interesting to solve and was not expecting it. Met few people on the same day and was impressed with the work they do. Overall, the process was quick and I was able to get the offer within a few weeks. It may depend on the need and the position as well though.
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Business case was interesting to solve and was not expecting it
Phone screening > 2 case study interviews + personality/fit/general interview > offer. There was 3 month gap between phone screening and getting offered the first interview which was not the most ideal.
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Typical case study questions that you will be asked in consulting interviews. There was a qualitative case with one interviewer and a quantitative case (with graphs/figures) with another interviewer.
There are three interviews in 1 day -- 1 behavioral, 1 unstructured case, 1 structured case. There are 3 different interviewers per interview, where you will engage with a few managers, consultants, and associate principals
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Tell me a time where you were stressed / overwhelmed and how did you handle it, in a team environment?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at ZS Associates
Interview
Very pleasant and straight forward. Consisted of 2 rounds - the first one being one case, and the second being two case interviews and one behavioral. You have about a week notice between rounds, which gives time to prep. There are also practice cases online that help a lot!