The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group in Feb 2009
Interview
Basic consulting interviews
Two 1:1 case interviews - On campus
Three 1:1 case interviews - At the office
The case interviews are very standard fare. Make sure you do many many mock interviews before doing the real thing. Very few people can wing it. There are a number of books out to help you practice putting together a structure. These are helpful. i strongly believe the hardest part of the interview is structuring the problem up-front, so the books can help you here. As is anything all it take is practice. It will show in your presentation skills.
The second round interviews are very similar to the first with the exception that they are conducted by partners. Partners tend to be much more loose with the cases they give, which means you are likely to get someone unconventional questions. The interview is not necessarily harder, but it is a little bit more nerve racking.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
IT firm expanding to new city - How would this work? What would we think about?
Muy estándar, en total 2 rondas con 2 entrevistas cada una. La primera ronda suele ser más fácil, pero la última con los partners sí te hacen mucho stress test y challenge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cuéntame sobre tu CV y una experiencia de conflicto que has tenido.
I applied online. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group
Interview
Round 0: online aptitude test and problem-solving test; video cover letter
Round 1: online case followed by live case with a consultant
Round 2: 2 live cases back to back
I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Kuala Lumpur)
Interview
Got to second round with 4 different interviewees who were all generally quite laid back and easy to talk to. Case studies were quite challenging but interviewees will guide you through it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Classic fit questions e.g. tell me about yourself, intention and rationale to joining BCG