Boston Consulting Group Associate Consultant interview questions
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Associate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Boston Consulting Group with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Consultant roles take an average of 49 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Boston Consulting Group overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Boston Consulting Group as a Associate Consultant according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
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Two initial tests - math (gmat style) and logical.
Three interviews - 2 principals and 1 partner. All the interviews were classic estimation / business-case type.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Estimate how many tennis balls are sold in our country in one year.
Estimate the consumption per mile of an airplane
I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Bruselas) in Sep 2011
Interview
The interviews are very much focused on the analytical skills of the individual.
For experienced hires, there is first a serie of 2 1:1 interviews with a consultant and a project leader.
During the second appointment, there is a 2 hours paper case to prepare and present to a partner. Then there is another live case with a partner.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (New York, NY) in Oct 2011
Interview
There are two rounds of interview at BCG, and both run on the same format - a fit interview first followed by a case interview. The first round is with associate consultants, while the second round is with senior level consultants. BCG is friendly, but remember to be very business oriented
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the most spontaneous thing you have ever done?