Boston Consulting Group Associate interview questions
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Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Boston Consulting Group with 4.3 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 86.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 15 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 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Boston Consulting Group as a Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Toronto, ON)
Interview
Two rounds (each with two separate interviewers). All four interviews included 15 min focused on fit/past experiences/leadership and 30 minutes of a case interview. Cases were across different industries, and interviewers rewarded logical thinking and communication over pre-existing knowledge
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you experienced conflict on a team - what did you do?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (París) in Feb 2022
Interview
Grande flexibilité dans le processus, possibilité de l'accélérer si réponse d'un cabinet concurrent. Feedbacks rapides (dans la journée) et très détaillés suite aux entretiens. Interviewers globalement bienveillants, qui s'intéressent véritablement au candidat.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Ciudad de México) in Feb 2021
Interview
2 back-to-back interviews en each of the 2 rounds.
First round interviews are given by Consultants, final round interviews are given by Project Leaders or Partners.
Each interview consists of 15-20 minutes fit interview, a 30 min case question and 5 minutes for you to ask questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience questions like "Tell me about a time you show leadership"
Then business case questions.