Summer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Boston Consulting Group with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Analyst roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 48 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Boston Consulting Group overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Boston Consulting Group as a Summer Analyst according to 48 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Skills test: 12%
Group panel interview: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Personality test: 6%
Other: 4%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Beijing, Beijing) in Mar 2017
Interview
Not a good experience for a good company like BCG. The interviewer is ignorant of investment and does not understand the differences between buy side research and sell side research. He simply kept abashing the field of equity research and boasting that how posh consulting is.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Self introduction, talk about former internships
Mini case, market entry problem: A fashion magazine wants to enter the market of fashion education, chose an appropriate sub market to enter.
I applied online. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Denver, CO)
Interview
Smooth, well organized, with great resources available for prep. Was partnered with a current consultant to run a mock interview the week before the first round. Scheduling was clear and flexible.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Atlanta, GA) in Sep 2025
Interview
There was an online case interview through a chatbot and a zoom interview which was a case/behavioral hybrid. The zoom interview was 35 minutes 25 of which was dedicated to the case.
I applied online. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group in Jun 2025
Interview
Two rounds virtually. First round was one case plus behavioral, and an online asynchronous case. Second round was two case + behavioral back to back. All cases were interviewee led with aid from interviewer.