Huron Consulting Group interview questions

First round was a 30 min interview with two questions, about 15 min for each question. The person interviewing typed everything. It was a behavioral style interview. Round two was the same but the questions were 45 min. Two questions again, behavioral style.

The interview process at Huron was very person focused at my school because we were a targeted school for them. We had two rounds of interviews on campus and then one final round of "interviews" in Chicago. There was a misunderstanding between myself and the interviewers that went unnoticed and as a result I did not received an offer. However, I will say that the company was very considerate in terms of scheduling an exit interview to go over why I was not offered a position. The first round interview was a behavioral interview. Standard questions such as "why Huron?" "why consulting?" "why healthcare" were asked. Basically the way I approached these questions was simply to explain how my education and past experiences have affected my personality and way I carry myself and why those traits are perfectly suited for Huron. I of course also did research on the company and knew about how strong the healthcare practice was and what service line most excited me. The second round interview was a lot more intense and I almost made a critical error. Do not assume that the interviewers are form HR because most likely they are not. Every interview I had was with a working consultant who had taken time off to do the interviewing. Ask the interviewers questions about their service lines and their experiences in order to gain a better understanding about all of the service lines. There was a case interview and behavioral interview during the second round. The case interview consisted of a situation concerning a fictional hospital that wanted their ED department to be revamped to become more efficient. It was also stated that there were really long wait times at points in time and as the interviewee you had to discuss ways to figure out what information to collect, how to collect the information, how to utilize/analyze information, and what ways would the recommendations be presented. There are a lot of good answers but int his case it is good to note that there was not any information about location provided so I decided to take the case to an urban setting and talk about competition and that most likely, as a direct result of the long waits and inefficiencies there is business being diverted to competitors that we should be be to recoup once changes have been implemented. I also spoke about functional groupings in terms of intake responsibilities and the types of work staff needs to conduct should be coordinated directly with how they are staffed, not with how they are paid. Everyone does not need to see a doctor, etc. I went to Chicago for their final round interview and as a result of forgetting my cell phone charger, couldn't use my cell phone alarm clock. However, as I have now learned, in this situation; use the wake up call service!!! I forgot to use that and was 10 minutes late to breakfast downstairs. I also misread the email invite that stated there would be interviewers at breakfast too. This was why I wasn't "client ready" in their mind. So if one lapse of judgment over the course of a month is enough to rule you out, I don't know how tolerating they are of slightly imperfect on time records. I hope this helps the next person trying to become a member of this great company. I am just a little upset that such small things and concerns were not voiced to me in person and addressed in a prompt manner. The post interview format was delayed by two weeks and therefore added to my uncertainty concerning why I was not offered a position.