Management Consulting Interview - Beyond the Case Interview
August 7th, 2008 |Whilst case interviews are considered the more challenging side of the consulting interview, it is important to be aware of other types of interview questions that you will inevitably face when interviewing with a top management consulting firm such as Mckinsey, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain, Booz Allen Hamilton, Mercer, L.E.K Consulting, A.T. Kearney, Roland Berger or others. A case question is often only 30 minutes of a 1 hour interview. This is especially true in long interviews (one hour or more) and later round interviews once you have proven your abilities in answering case questions.
Below you can find some common behavioral interview questions that you may be asked in a management consulting interview as well as some additional consulting specific interview questions. Try to think how you would answer these interview questions if they were asked to you!
Behavioral Interview Style Q’s
- Describe a time when you were faced with a stressful situation that demonstrated your coping skills.
- Give me a specific example of a time when you used good judgment and logic in solving a problem.
- Tell me about a time when you had to use your speaking and presentation skills to influence a groups opinion.
- Explain a situation when you had to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to get a job done.
- Have you ever had too many things to do and you were required to prioritize your tasks.
- Give me an example of a time when you had to make a split second decision.
- What is your typical way of dealing with conflict? Give me an example.
- Have you ever had to motivate others? Tell me about such an experience.
- Give me an example of a time when you used your fact-finding skills to solve a problem.
- Highlight your top achievements accomplishments?
- What is the most important thing that you have learned in the past year?
- What has been your biggest setback?
Common Consulting Interview Q’s
- Why do you want to work in consulting? And why this firm?
- What do you believe a consultant does? What would you consider to be the three most important qualities of a successful consultant?
- How is our practice different from other consulting firms?
- If I was to review your performance after six months, what do you think my evaluation of you would be?
- Which firms are you interviewing with? How have you gone?
- If given an offer, how will you decide whether or not to accept it?
- What do you think are the differences between your current company and this firm?
- What do you think you’ll add to this firm?
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One Response to “Management Consulting Interview - Beyond the Case Interview”
By Willy on Aug 10, 2008 | Reply
I will definitely use those questions in the future.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
All the best,
Willy