I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at ZS Associates (New York, NY) in Jul 2023
Interview
Applied for a role in a specialized group as an Associate Consultant. Previously came from a B4 firm in strategy and was looking for better pay and more ownership. I applied online without a reference, then had a screening call with a recruiter. After the screening call, I had an interview with a director as an R1. After that, I went to a final round; in the final, I had a structured case, unstructured case, and PPMD interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Choose a project you worked on in your previous job. Please walk me through your role. What is something you would do differently? What did you do after this project ended?
Went through the typical HR call in the initial stage; I felt that the interviewer was disinterested, but still proceeded to mention that the team will schedule an interview with me by end of the week.
I followed up a week after when they initially mentioned I can anticipate to hear back from the team. The process entailed 2 stages, with the initial stage online, and the second stage in person.
Interview comprised of 5 rounds,
1) HR phone screen for role alignment
2)Technical discussion with Senior Consultant (tools, data engineering/SQL)
3)Hiring Manager round (technical + behavioral)
4)Project presentation on an end-to-end pipeline (with Senior Manager & Associate Principal)
5) Final discussion with Principal
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about the project you worked on where you created an end-to-end data pipeline
It was very streamlined and structured. Three rounds and the first round was the most difficult one, this was followed by a case study and two rounds testing my technical capability followed by a fitment round.