AlixPartners VP interview questions

The worst interviewing experience I have been through. The process was 2.5 months, I spoke with 12 people, they kept changing schedules on me at the last minute, and 1 of the 2 partners I was to Skype with on my last interview didn't even bother showing up, while the other babbled on about how great they were and that they were the special forces of consulting (drinking an excess of koolaid much?). Other consultants I interviewed with were really great and supportive, but the overall process was extremely badly managed, and demonstrated a lack of professionalism.

The process was straightforward but was very long indeed. It took 4 months and there were very long gaps between interviews, with no explanation from the HR team as to why this was the case. The process consists of 3 phases: - Interviews - I had 4 interviews, each with a Director. The format of the interviews was casual, and covered both competencies and CV review. - Testing - 3 hours of general maths / critical reasoning and logical reasoning tests, personality tests, including a 15 minute interview with a psychologist. Tests were straightforward, a step down from GMAT. - Interview with MD - I did not get to this point. General feedback on my experience: - This company puts a lot of emphasis on personality testing and, from what I could tell, based much of their hiring decision on your results in these tests. - The HR team is not equipped to work with potential senior hires. Their interaction with me brought back memories of the graduate recruitment processes I went through 15 years ago. Very different from what I have experienced everywhere else. - They did not provide me with any tangible feedback on why I was not successful with my application. - I was impressed with all of the Directors I met. I felt the general company culture was refreshing and would have liked to have progressed further.