I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (New Delhi)
Interview
BCG is a fantastic Firm, and its selection process is one of the most professional. I have only good things to say about their US team.
The Indian office (esp. Delhi), however, is another story altogether. They are a right mess.
Lateral recruitment and career progression are not aligned with US or Europe, and seem patently illogical and unfortunate.
The recruitment process is fairly standard - with 2 rounds of interviews. Each round consists of 2-3 interviews. Each interview is supposed to be composed of a case and a behavioral part.
Unfortunately, the Delhi-based interviewing consultants evidently lack a key skill - listening. And irrespective of how many interviews they might have conducted, they seem particularly poorly equipped to manage case interviews. In fact, in one case, (based on the feedback later provided to me) the interviewer actually expected me to do the exact opposite of what one is supposed to do in solving a case.
To top it all, they seem pretty cavalier and unprofessional as far as the process and logistics go.
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Nothing difficult or unexpected. Only unexpected thing was the unprofessionalism of both HR and interviewers (multiple reschedules, turning up late, lack of structure, not adhering to scheduled time slots, etc)
Muy estándar, en total 2 rondas con 2 entrevistas cada una. La primera ronda suele ser más fácil, pero la última con los partners sí te hacen mucho stress test y challenge.
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Cuéntame sobre tu CV y una experiencia de conflicto que has tenido.
I applied online. I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group
Interview
Round 0: online aptitude test and problem-solving test; video cover letter
Round 1: online case followed by live case with a consultant
Round 2: 2 live cases back to back
I interviewed at Boston Consulting Group (Kuala Lumpur)
Interview
Got to second round with 4 different interviewees who were all generally quite laid back and easy to talk to. Case studies were quite challenging but interviewees will guide you through it.
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Classic fit questions e.g. tell me about yourself, intention and rationale to joining BCG