IQVIA Associate Consultant interview questions

I don't wanna be rude. But I have to say it was a very DISGRACEFUL interview day at their office. 1. They tested your soft skills during the lunch, ALTHOUGH they told you that lunch will NOT be taken into credits in the morning introduction section. One of my feedbacks given was that I haven’t showed my communication skills as well as my interest in their company during the lunch. I understand that some consulting firm will use these dinner or lunch as part of the evaluation process, but since they have stated that lunch will not be taken into consideration when making decisions. Giving misleading information, and even lying to candidates, shows no transparency at all. 2. They showed no manner during the lunch, used it just as a routine process of interview. They did not even allow me to finish my food. I was told to go back to interview room with still one sandwich and one steak in my plate unfinished. Reason for that was that their team needed the pantry to discuss. During the lunch, I was surrounded by 4-5 their colleagues, asking questions like, why consulting? why Munich? why working in Germany? why pharma industry? – Really uncomfortable lunch I have to say. I was busy answering their questions, and was subsequently told that “I showed no interest in their company”. 3. The feedbacks were superficial and slighted-over. 80% of feedbacks regarding my case study were inaccurate or even incorrect. Seems that they haven’t stayed concentrated during me illustrating my cases. I understand that companies are always looking for the most proper candidate for a position given the limited headcount. I also understand that decisions of rejections should always be made, no matter in which kind of manner. But please, use a graceful and decent manner.

The first round was a basic conversation where the Principal Consultant just gets an understanding of your profile. The second round was a Case interview round. I was given 2 separate cases to work on and present the solution to the panel. This round was a mix of both case interview and some detailed questions about the points in the resume. After having answered the questions posed by the interviewee to the panelists and the presentation was given on the solutions one panelist was asking questions on the solution that was provided while the other panelists were asking specific questions pertaining to the projects/prior work experience along with a few behavioral questions. Then a week later I had an interview with the HR - standard HR questions. They just wanted to know whether you would accept the offer and would sustain in the organization - pretty direct questions. The final round was with the Senior Principal where he asked questions pertaining to the resume and a few other technical questions from the previously presented case Studies