I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Brussels) in Sep 2016
Interview
Round 0: telephone interview. General questions: why BCG, why management consulting etc.
After that, the case interviews start. I read most of the preparation available across the internet, but all my cases were impossible to prepare for. You will have to be creative to find a useful framework once the problem is presented to you.
Round 1:
A) computer test. Case-like number questions with multiple choice answers (+- 1h)
B) Case interview + general questions with a project leader (+-1h)
Got feedback the next day. Useful stuff to improve for your next round. You are also assigned a "buddy": someone at BCG you can ask any question you'd like but who does not interfere at all with your application procedure. Great system.
Round 2:
A) In basket case with a principal: around 30-40 pages with text, quotes, graphs, numbers etc. to solve 3 case-like questions. You get 2 hours to prepare some slides to answer these questions. This is followed by a 1h interview where you have to explain your reasoning. Also, the same general questions.
B) Case interview + general questions with a principal (+- 1h)
This is where your stamina is tested because it's right after the in basket case
Got feedback after 2 days. Again useful stuff to improve for your last round.
Round 3:
A) Case interview + general questions with a project leader (+- 1h)
B) Case interview + general questions with a sr. partner (+-45 mins)
Got feedback the next day. Did not get an offer but they didn't really explain where I dropped the ball. Sr. partner was 20 minutes late, disinterested from the start and kept using his phone during the interview. Left me with a sour feeling after a generally very positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for BCG?
Why do you want to get into management consulting?
Why should we hire you?
Are you applying anywhere else?
What have you learned at your current job?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Hyderābād) in Dec 2025
Interview
Experience based on the campus recruitment process - Buddy interviews (non-evaluative) followed by two rounds of case interviews and some typical Human Resource questions, such as introduction, Why consulting? Why BCG?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case - You have the Govt of India as your client, they want to organise an AI summit. How do you go about it?
I applied online. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (London, England) in Dec 2025
Interview
Online maths assessment via chatbot. R1 was 2 case studies back to back with consultants/principals online, pretty standard cases with a few fit questions. R2 was same format but with partners. I had a very tough unconventional case for one of them and an unpleasant interviewer who gave a lot of negative responses, but in hindsight that may have been pressure testing.
I first received a call to schedule the interviews. Before the main interview, I completed an online case with a chatbot, which was an interesting and structured exercise.
The first interview included a short FIT interview (about 15 minutes) followed by a case. The interviewer was very friendly, knowledgeable, and genuinely willing to help — overall, a very positive experience.
The second round consisted of two cases and two FIT interviews. This experience was less positive: one interviewer came across as quite negative about the company, which left a poor impression, while the other interviewer was professional and helpful.
In the final round, I had two cases and two interviews — one with a Principal and one with a Partner. The interview with the Principal was disappointing, as he was distracted and spent much of the time on his laptop or phone. However, the interview with the Partner was very engaging — I learned a lot, and he gave valuable insights into the firm and its culture.
Overall, the process was well-structured and intellectually interesting, but the experience varied greatly depending on the interviewer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why consulting - why BCG - leadership and teamplayer questions