Boston Consulting Group interview questions

Really intense company. Really intense interview. First round interview consisted of two back-to-back case interviews with two different people, both holding at least an MBA. It was exciting though, doing case interviews with really smart and seasoned professionals. Definitely be prepared to do some calculations (bring paper and pencil, of course).

I saw the initial job posting on an e-mail that was forwarded to me, applied, then went through an initial phone screen (fit only) with a current Consultant. A couple of weeks later I received an invite to first round case interviews: 2 45-minute interviews, each consisting of a case and fit portion. My interview advice would be: 1) Prepare very extensively: I'd recommend the materials on caseinterview.com as a starting point 2) "Cracking" the case is secondary: it's the process, and the comfort and smoothness with which you approach the cases that counts. 3) Have a least a couple of strong stories in response to the standard fit interview questions: got tripped up when my prepared story to a leadership question didn't seem to impress the interviewer, and he rephrased his question. On the fly, I ended up giving a nice story, but in hindsight, it didn't have much to do with leadership.